- John Hansen
- July 17, 2024
‘The Fall Guy’ freefalls from its high ambitions
“The Fall Guy,” the latest epic actioner from writer Drew Pearce – who collaborated with Shane Black on “Iron Man 3” (2013) – really wants
‘The Fall Guy’ freefalls from its high ambitions
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- John Hansen
- July 11, 2024
‘The Opposite of Sex’ (1998) mulls contrasts, mostly with success
“The Opposite of Sex” (1998) is a small film that announces big things, namely Christina Ricci’s emergence into adult roles and Lisa Kudrow’s branching into
- John Hansen
- July 3, 2024
‘The Manxman’ (1929) explores all sides of love triangle
Alfred Hitchcock was not known for remaking other people’s films, but one example is 1929’s “The Manxman.” It follows a 1916 version, based on an
- John Hansen
- June 27, 2024
‘Spaceballs’ (1987) remains a pitch-perfect parody of ‘Star Wars’
“Spaceballs” (1987) is funny from start to finish, connecting on a high percentage of jokes and generally having an appealing sense of humor to carry
- John Hansen
- June 26, 2024
Hitchcock takes a swing at boxing in ‘The Ring’ (1927)
Since the beginning of movies, there have been boxing films. The sport was so quickly recognized as cinematic that by 1927, when writer-director Alfred Hitchcock
- John Hansen
- June 20, 2024
‘The Good Girl’ (2002) illustrates danger of obsession with one person
“The Good Girl” was my No. 1 movie of 2002 because I admired how writer Mike White and director Miguel Arteta captured how depressing the
- John Hansen
- June 19, 2024
‘Young and Innocent’ (1937) a simpler, sweeter ‘39 Steps’
Alfred Hitchcock released “The 39 Steps” – his prototypical light thriller about an innocent man on the run, and a woman caught up in a
- John Hansen
- June 5, 2024
‘Godzilla Minus One’ (2023) is Japan’s ‘Independence Day’
Surprising for a nationalistic era in human history, 2023 saw the release of two World War II films that aren’t particularly complimentary toward their source
- John Hansen
- June 5, 2024
‘Throw Momma from the Train’ (1987) a decent throwaway comedy
With “Throw Momma from the Train” (1987), prolific sitcom writer Stu Silver uses the premise of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train” (1951) as a
- John Hansen
- May 30, 2024
‘John Carter’ (2012) shows the property’s influence on ‘Star Wars’
Less than a year before Disney bought and plundered “Star Wars,” it took a crack at a sci-fi/fantasy hit with “John Carter” (2012), a grand