- 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
- December 26, 2023
‘Barbie’ doesn’t fully exploit culture-clash humor
“Barbie” wouldn’t be a good idea for a product tie-in movie, except that it’s about how it’s not a good idea for a product tie-in
- John Hansen
- February 27, 2020
‘The Nice Guys’ (2016) is Black’s masterpiece
“The Nice Guys” (2016) is an entertaining action thriller even if a viewer isn’t already a fan of director/co-writer Shane Black. Viewed through the lens
- John Hansen
- February 18, 2019
‘First Man’ is one small step for space-program cinema, one giant leap for insight into Neil Armstrong (Movie review)
After his love letters to jazz — “Whiplash” (2014) and “La La Land” (2016) — a film fan wouldn’t be surprised if director Damien Chazelle’s
- John Hansen
- January 23, 2018
‘Blade Runner 2049’ is gorgeous … and slooooow
“Blade Runner 2049” (2017) – now available via Redbox and streaming – brings us back into the world of the 1982 Ridley Scott classic. It
- 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 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