- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘American Pie 2’ review
“American Pie 2” — Writer Adam Hertz serves up more of everyone’s favorite characters from 1999’s hit comedy, primarily Stifler (generational icon Seann William Scott),
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- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘Almost Famous’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Almost Famous’ makes you feel all warm and fuzzy By JOHN HANSEN Oct. 13, 2000 “Almost Famous” is so relentlessly warm
- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘Bring It On’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review Cheerleading satire ‘Bring It On’ is shallow yet engaging By JOHN HANSEN Sept. 22, 2000 While it may not be worthy
- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘Me, Myself and Irene’ review
“Me, Myself and Irene” — The Farrelly brothers’ latest film has plenty of their trademark disgusting images, but it’s short on laughs. The film’s saving graces are
- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘Someone Like You’ review
“Someone Like You” — This romantic comedy is neither funny nor romantic, it’s just boring. A woman in the talk show industry (Ashley Judd) posits
- John Hansen
- October 6, 2017
First episode impressions: ‘Kevin (Probably) Saves the World’ (TV review)
“Kevin (Probably) Saves the World” (8 p.m. Eastern Tuesdays on ABC) is both the most original show of the fall TV slate and very familiar. Let
- John Hansen
- August 23, 2017
Rob Thomas’ ‘Cupid’ (1998-99) hits romance bullseye
When I think of Rob Thomas’ TV shows, “Veronica Mars” and “iZombie” immediately spring to mind, but that leaves out what might be his best
- John Hansen
- July 27, 2017
Silverstone’s ‘Miss Match’ (2003) deserved better verdict
“Miss Match” (2003, NBC) ranks toward the top of the list of shows that were destined to be sure-fire hits yet somehow weren’t. Alicia Silverstone was
- John Hansen
- July 15, 2017
‘Young Americans’ (2000) a brainy, pretty ‘Creek’ spinoff
Perhaps more so than any other TV show lost to history, “Young Americans” (2000, The WB) benefits from a rewatch. Although I watched the whole eight-episode run
- John Hansen
- May 26, 2017
One-season wonders: ‘Swingtown’ (2008) (TV review)
I like “Swingtown” (2008, CBS, available on DVD and Amazon streaming) almost entirely for the way it recreates the Summer of 1976, yet it’s totally defensible as