- John Hansen
- December 31, 2020
John’s top 10 movies of 2020
The Oscars are expanding the 2020 movie year by two months in order for more films to get released and compete for statuettes. That’s a
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- John Hansen
- September 17, 2020
‘A League of Their Own’ (1992) a bittersweet slice of time
“A League of Their Own” (1992), based in spirit if not specifics on the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League of the 1940s, is easy to
- John Hansen
- August 24, 2020
‘The Way Back’ puts on full-court press of emotions
Ben Affleck is less interested in playing Batman nowadays and more interested in roles like fallen small-town hoops hero Jack Cunningham in “The Way Back,”
- John Hansen
- April 16, 2020
‘Bronx is Burning’ (2007) chronicles 1977 Yankees’ personality clash
The first episode of the eight-part “The Bronx is Burning” (2007, ESPN) opens with a dugout clash between Yankees manager Billy Martin (John Turturro) and
- John Hansen
- February 19, 2020
‘Ford v Ferrari’ brings niche subject to 7,000 rpm life
Aside from its wonderful locations and car designs that capture the 1960s, director James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari” (2019) is a sober re-creation of a
- John Hansen
- November 8, 2019
‘Cobra Kai’ shows no mercy to the competition, stays badass in Season 2 (TV review)
With Season 2 (April), which recently wrapped its free-to-all run on YouTube Premium, “Cobra Kai” has secured its spot as the best continuation of a
- John Hansen
- September 26, 2019
‘Cobra Kai’ Season 1 (2018) punches up ‘Karate Kid’ saga
The 2010s are the decade when the word “canceled” became softened and pretty much any old fondly remembered thing could be brought back (for better
- John Hansen
- July 4, 2019
‘Wimbledon’ (2004) serves up tennis and romance
Making a great fictional tennis movie is a tall order. The sport is naturally cinematic and filled with personal drama, and there’s no way made-up
- John Hansen
- May 30, 2019
‘Karate Kid Part III’ (1989) a great comedy … but not on purpose
For the first 90 minutes or so, “The Karate Kid Part III” (1989) is shaping up to be the worst of the trilogy chronicling the
- John Hansen
- May 23, 2019
‘Karate Kid Part II’ (1986) a solid but safe sequel
“The Karate Kid Part II” (1986) is definitely a less sloppy film than the original, without its forbearer’s editing errors, but it’s also a slightly