Peter Hyams

Martial arts, laser guns and confusing rules mix in ‘Timecop’ (1994)

It’s hard to say whether “Timecop” (1994) is a good or bad movie, but it’s definitely a gutsy one. Coming from a comic book by

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‘Capricorn One’ (1977) gets off the ground as a conspiracy tale

Earlier this year, Hollywood put out “Fly Me to the Moon,” an alternate-history tale about a faked moon landing during the Apollo program. But cinema

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‘Relic’ (1997) an intense but simple adaptation

“Relic” (1995) is the book that launched the careers of authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, and even after two decades’ worth of great mystery

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‘The Relic’ reviews

John’s “The Relic” flashback review, Sept. 27, 2020 “The Relic” – The book by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child is the scariest novel ever written,

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‘End of Days’ review

My “End of Days” review, NDSU Spectrum, November 1999

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A look back at 2010, and ‘2010: The Year We Make Contact’ (Movie commentary)

With 2010 winding down, I decided to take a look back at “2010,” the 1984 movie, to see how prescient Peter Hyams (the film’s director) and Arthur

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