‘Spider-Man 2’ (2004) is everything a superhero sequel should be
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): Raimi’s darker yet delightful followup is everything a superhero sequel should be.
Author: John Hansen
‘Spider-Man 2’ (2004) is everything a superhero sequel should be
‘Happy Death Day 2U’ wrings more fun out of ‘repeated day’ premise with clever genre-hop (Movie review)
It’s accurate to call “Happy Death Day 2U” a dumb movie, and accurate to call it a smart movie. It seems as if Blumhouse studio asked writer-director Christopher Landon (who also directed the 2017 original, […]
Pattinson’s ‘Good Time’ (2017) a morbidly funny NYC romp
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This Pattinson starrer is a crazy, morbidly funny romp through the city’s mean streets.
‘Karate Kid Part II’ (1986) a solid but safe sequel
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This is a solid but safe sequel that journeys to Miyagi’s home island.
‘John Wick 3: Parabellum’ has a blast playing in its sandbox
Movie review: The Wick-versus-the-world showdown is set in this thrilling third chapter.
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Afterimage’ (2006) (Book review)
In the early days of the “Buffy” books, the series released just a handful of Season 1-2 novels before staking out Season 3 as its primary storytelling ground. With the book series still popular enough […]
‘Homicide’ (1991) is smart, depressing, violent
Mamet Monday (Movie review): This film is a smart but depressing meditation on racism, self-worth and the cycle of violence.
Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man’ (2002) nails casting and tone
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): “Spider-Man” nails the casting and tone for Sam Raimi’s web-crawler origin story.
‘Karate Kid’ (1984) a flawed classic for young viewers
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This is a sloppy, incomplete film, but also a timeless classic for young viewers.
John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)
Here are my 10 favorite characters from the last 12 months of television, from networks to cable to streaming, counting down from 10 to 1: