- John Hansen
- March 14, 2024
‘Sydney White’ (2007) is a little dopey, but mostly cute
Writer Chad Gomez Creasy has a cool idea for “Sydney White” (2007) – to take the basic outline of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarves”
‘Sydney White’ (2007) is a little dopey, but mostly cute
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- John Hansen
- August 19, 2022
Mainstream ‘Last House on the Left’ (2009) still harrowing
As with Wes Craven’s 1972 original, director Dennis Iliadis’ “The Last House on the Left” (2009) might be underrated because of its rape scene. Although
- John Hansen
- June 28, 2022
‘Shark Night’ (2011) shallow but humorously entertaining
“Back to the Future Part II” (1989) imagines “Jaws 19” hitting theaters in 2015. Rather surprisingly, that franchise didn’t have another entry after the fourth
- John Hansen
- June 25, 2022
‘Superhero Movie’ (2008) a predictable ‘Spider-Man’ spoof
“Airplane!” (1980) used the exact plot of “Zero Hour!” and added exaggerations and absurdities to hilarious effect. “Superhero Movie” (2008) — produced by “Airplane!’s” David
- John Hansen
- June 24, 2022
Paxton adds quirkiness to West’s ‘The Innkeepers’ (2012)
Sara Paxton, who looks like Alexis Bledel mixed with Kirsten Dunst, fell off my radar after TV’s “Summerland,” where she plays a not-very-likable girl, if
- John Hansen
- September 25, 2016
Once-great ‘Summerland’ suffers a fall in Season 2 (2005)
Other than the animated “Ewoks” series, I haven’t encountered a more extreme example of a good show going bad in its sophomore year than “Summerland” Season
- John Hansen
- September 19, 2016
‘Summerland’ Season 1 (2004) a great beach watch
In the category of TV shows that were never made available for purchase after their original airing, it’s hard to find one more popular than “Summerland.” It