- John Hansen
- August 9, 2019
First episode impressions: ‘BH90210’ (TV review)
The 2010s have been the decade of nostalgia, so much so that a genuine feeling of nostalgia doesn’t come up much anymore. The existence of
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- John Hansen
- August 8, 2019
Ryder, soundtrack make ‘Reality Bites’ (1994) better than it should be
As far as movies about high school graduates facing the real world go, there are better entries than “Reality Bites” (1994). “Ghost World” (2001) particularly
- John Hansen
- August 2, 2019
All 21 episodes of ‘Roswell’ Season 2 (2000-01), ranked
Mistakenly, I had it my head that Max and Liz – aside from a few brief stretches where they are apart — are a couple
- John Hansen
- July 25, 2019
David steps into Allen role for ‘Whatever Works’ (2009)
As Boris in “Whatever Works” (2009), it’s no surprise that Larry David comes off as a mix of his “Curb Your Enthusiasm” character (which is
- John Hansen
- July 22, 2019
‘The Postman Always Rings Twice’ (1981) launches Mamet’s film writing career
Film being a director’s medium, “House of Games” put David Mamet on the map in 1987. But his big-screen career launched earlier in the decade
- John Hansen
- July 15, 2019
‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’s’ cornball rom-com humor hits the spot
Two of Peter’s classmates have a whirlwind romance on a school field trip. Nick Fury is grumpy about his calls going to voicemail. And to
- John Hansen
- July 6, 2019
Dark Spidey duology wraps with ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ (2014)
Similar to “Spider-Man 3” (2007), so much is going on in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” (2014) that – even if all that stuff is pretty
- John Hansen
- July 4, 2019
‘Wimbledon’ (2004) serves up tennis and romance
Making a great fictional tennis movie is a tall order. The sport is naturally cinematic and filled with personal drama, and there’s no way made-up
- John Hansen
- July 3, 2019
All 22 episodes of ‘Roswell’ Season 1 (1999-2000), ranked
“Roswell’s” Max and Liz are my favorite TV couple of the “meant to be together” type. There’s admittedly something fantastical, idealistic and possibly even unhealthy
- John Hansen
- July 1, 2019
Mamet play gets turned into ‘About Last Night’ … twice
Although the two versions of “About Last Night” are one and two degrees removed from David Mamet’s stage play “Sexual Perversity in Chicago” – on