- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘Battlefield Earth’ review
“Battlefield Earth” — This adaptation of L. Ron Hubbard’s saga of a human who rebels against his Psychlo captors in the year 3000 has everything except
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- John Hansen
- November 26, 2017
‘Impostor’ reviews
John’s “Impostor” flashback review, Dec. 10, 2019 NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Impostor’ does a nice imitation of a classic sci-fi theme By JOHN HANSEN Jan.
- John Hansen
- November 25, 2017
Superman awkwardly ‘Returns’ (2006) in Singer’s relaunch
After 19 years away from the big screen, ole Supes comes back in a weird way in “Superman Returns” (2006). Directed by “X-Men’s” Bryan Singer,
- John Hansen
- November 24, 2017
‘Superman IV: The Quest for Peace’ (1987) fails to execute decent concept
In 1985’s “Rocky IV,” Rocky ends the Cold War with an impassioned speech. Two years later, “Superman IV: The Quest for Peace” (1987) offers a
- John Hansen
- November 23, 2017
‘Superman III’ (1983) embraces the humor
Having gotten the heavy backstory out of the way, franchise screenwriters David and Leslie Newman and director Richard Lester (who helmed the theatrical version of
- John Hansen
- November 22, 2017
‘Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut’ (2006) brings Zod to the fore
“Man of Steel” (2013) ends with Superman ravaging Metropolis in order to defeat General Zod, and that destruction becomes a central issue of “Batman v
- John Hansen
- November 21, 2017
‘Superman’ (1978) lovingly launches superhero resurgence
“Superman” (1978) is a product of its time, something that’s more evident today when contrasted with the muscular and modern “Man of Steel” (2013). Still,
- John Hansen
- November 17, 2017
‘Man of Steel’ (2013) lays foundation for DC Extended Universe
Now a franchise of five films with the addition of “Justice League” this week, the DC Extended Universe launched in 2013 with “Man of Steel.” Written by
- John Hansen
- November 16, 2017
6 dumb things and 6 cool things about ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ (2016)
“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” (2106) is the epitome of a movie where the end result is less than the sum of its parts. The
- John Hansen
- November 14, 2017
‘Suicide Squad’ (2016) will someday be thought of as an OK film
For the sake of getting up to date on the DC Extended Universe, I watched “Suicide Squad”(2016), which is now available on HBO. It’s the most