- John Hansen
- April 10, 2012
What moment in ‘Titanic’ makes you lose it? (Movie review)
Sometimes it takes a while to appreciate perfection. Don’t get me wrong; I thought “Titanic” was a great movie the first time I saw it, and it
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- John Hansen
- March 20, 2012
Does love really conquer all? ‘Like Crazy’ explores the question (Movie review)
Like a less-dark version of 2010’s “Blue Valentine,” “Like Crazy” (2011) zeroes in on one couple and follows them through the ups and downs of their relationship.
- John Hansen
- January 22, 2012
‘Dating Rules from My Future Self’ makes web TV cool again (Review)
My top show of 2007 was a web series — “quarterlife” — and three of my top 10 of 2008 were web series, headlined by
- John Hansen
- October 10, 2011
‘50/50’ shows both sides of the cancer coin (Movie review)
I wasn’t surprised to learn that Adam, Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s character in “50/50,” is based on screenwriter Will Reiser. Adam has cancer, but he’s not an emotional train
- John Hansen
- September 28, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘Hart of Dixie’ (TV review)
There’s a lot of surface appeal to “Hart of Dixie” (8 p.m. Central Mondays on The CW), including beautiful people (Rachel Bilson, Scott Porter, Jaime King) and
- John Hansen
- September 27, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘Pan Am’ (TV review)
There’s a snort-out-loud scene in the “Family Guy” parody of “Return of the Jedi” where C-3PO explains why he’s wearing a suit and tie aboard
- John Hansen
- September 13, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘New Girl’ (TV review)
With Zooey Deschanel in the title role, I expect “New Girl” (8 p.m. Central Tuesdays starting Sept. 20 on Fox, but the first episode is already
- John Hansen
- September 6, 2011
‘Blue Valentine,’ ‘It’s Kind of a Funny Story,’ ‘Cedar Rapids,’ ‘Hobo with a Shotgun,’ ‘Hall Pass,’ ‘Skateland’ (Movie reviews)
With a few days off from work and a couple weeks to go before the fall TV season, I took the opportunity to rent some
- John Hansen
- August 30, 2011
First episode impressions: ‘I Just Want My Pants Back’ (and thoughts on TV’s rare 20-somethings) (Review)
I spent all of my 20s waiting for a hit show about 20-somethings. I don’t mean that I was staring at my TV, waiting for
- John Hansen
- August 2, 2011
‘Crazy, Stupid, Love.’ And ‘cute’ and ‘smart’ and ‘funny’ (Movie review)
I love a lot of scenes, a lot of moments, a lot of lines from “Crazy, Stupid, Love.,” the best movie of 2011 so far. But one