’28 Days Later’ review
“28 Days Later” – This new British horror classic starts with a killer premise — a guy wakes up in a hospital to discover he’s (seemingly) the last man on Earth. It eventually turns into […]
Horror Movies
‘Soul Survivors’ review
“Soul Survivors” — Eliza Dushku, Wes Bentley and Melissa Sagemiller star in this horror film that tries desperately to be weird and original. It seems that writer/director Steve Carpenter structured the whole film around a […]
‘Session 9’ review
“Session 9” — A group of workers goes in to clear asbestos from an abandoned insane asylum. One of the workers becomes obsessed with old tape reels of doctor-patient conversations. You’d think it would be […]
‘Jeepers Creepers’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review Little-known actors save ‘Jeepers Creepers’ By JOHN HANSEN Sept. 7, 2001 “Jeepers Creepers” has one of the best opening 10 minutes you’ll ever see. A brother and sister are driving home […]
‘Scary Movie 2’ reviews
John’s “Scary Movie 2” flashback review, Oct. 19, 2021 “Scary Movie 2” — It’s tough to criticize a film when descriptions like “stupid,” “crass,” “vulgar” and “obtuse” could actually be considered compliments. The Wayans Bros.’ […]
‘Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Shriek’ offers a few jokes not found in ‘Scary Movie’ By JOHN HANSEN Oct. 27, 2000 “Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th” isn’t quite in the […]
‘The Exorcist’ reviews
John’s “The Exorcist” flashback review, Oct. 21, 2020 NDSU Spectrum: Movie review New footage makes ‘Exorcist’ scarier than ever By JOHN HANSEN Oct. 27, 2000 Like “Lost Souls,” “The Exorcist” works due to the mood […]
‘Lost Souls’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Lost Souls’ offers a beautifully bleak spin on reality By JOHN HANSEN Oct. 27, 2000 The basic elements of “Lost Souls”—exorcisms, God and the Devil, possession, the end of the world, […]
‘Urban Legends: Final Cut’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Urban Legends’ a finely crafted horror gem By JOHN HANSEN Sept. 29, 2000 As one of the characters in “Urban Legends: Final Cut” points out, filmmaking is a collaborative process. Yet […]
‘Cherry Falls’ review
“Cherry Falls” — This horror movie delights in satirizing two of pop culture’s funniest things — sex and violence — as a psycho starts offing virgins in Cherry Falls, Virginia. Although smartly-made with a good cast, […]