- John Hansen
- March 31, 2022
Affleck, de Armas keep ‘Deep Water’ from sinking
The sex appeal of Ana de Armas and the brooding charisma of Ben Affleck take center stage in “Deep Water” (Hulu), an adaptation of Patricia
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- John Hansen
- March 29, 2022
‘Adam Project’ adds Reynolds’ riffing to kiddie plot
Similar to Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds has become an actor who cranks out similar, vaguely likable, harmless comedies. In fact, “The Adam Project” (Netflix) comes
- John Hansen
- March 27, 2022
‘West Side Story’ (2021) an ugly tale presented with false beauty
“West Side Story” (2021), director Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of the 1957 stage musical, chronicles an ugly 20-block area of New York City fought over by
- John Hansen
- March 25, 2022
King poetically chronicles dying small town in ‘’Salem’s Lot’ (1975)
“Carrie” (1974) was a remarkable debut novel, but Stephen King’s sophomore effort “’Salem’s Lot” (1975) is even better. Here we see a confident, almost fully
- John Hansen
- March 17, 2022
‘I Want You Back’ a super-cute yet unpredictable rom-com
One of the reasonably fresh concepts for romance-theory nerds in “I Want You Back” (Amazon Prime) is the “slow burn.” Lots of people can be
- John Hansen
- March 8, 2022
Reeves’ grounded, hardboiled ‘The Batman’ flies high
Hollywood trends can be measured in “Batman” pictures, and the current social-media driven zeitgeist finds filmmakers actually listening to filmgoers. In the 1960s, camp was
- John Hansen
- February 23, 2022
Blake stakes out next gen in ‘Buffy: In Every Generation’
First, the elephant in the room. “Buffy: In Every Generation” (January, hardcover) takes place in an alternate timeline – in almost-present day, but with “Angel”
- John Hansen
- February 22, 2022
Sorkin stays in comfort zone in ‘Being the Ricardos’ (2021)
Writer-director Aaron Sorkin’s “Being the Ricardos” (2021) is like an episode of “Sports Night,” “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” or “The Newsroom.” That’s a
- John Hansen
- February 21, 2022
Midge seeks comedic voice in ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 4
We live in a time when everyone has a voice and no one is heard. I can safely say something controversial on my blog without
- John Hansen
- January 31, 2022
Crichton, Preston present big adventure in ‘Micro’ (2011)
Michael Crichton left us with one last grand mystery upon his passing. We know he wrote “over a third” of “Micro” (2011) before he died,