‘Deadpool’ reviews
John’s “Deadpool” review, johnvhansen.com, June 13, 2016 Michael’s “Deadpool” review, Top 10 films of 2016, Medium, Feb. 27, 2017
Movies
‘The Fly’ (1986) review
John’s Frightening Friday flashback review, Nov. 28, 2025 “The Fly” – Starring Jeff Goldblum (who kind of looks like a fly) and Geena Davis (who kind of looks like Goldblum), director David Cronenberg’s “The Fly” […]
‘Planet of the Apes’ (1968) reviews
John’s “Planet of the Apes” flashback review, April 3, 2018 “Planet of the Apes” – With apologies to “Forbidden Planet” and “2001,” “Planet of the Apes” is the best sci-fi movie of the pre-“Star Wars” […]
‘The Langoliers’ review
“The Langoliers” – Directed by Tom Holland, “The Langoliers” is among the elite TV movies, Stephen King movies and time-travel movies. It works much like a mystery: The plot twists and turns like a roller […]
‘The Relic’ reviews
John’s “The Relic” flashback review, Sept. 27, 2020 “The Relic” – The book by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child is the scariest novel ever written, so there was really no way director Peter Hyams could […]
‘The Peacemaker’ review
“The Peacemaker” – Soldier George Clooney and presidential advisor Nicole Kidman attempt to stop a nuclear missile hijack in a film that pushes the boundaries of its seemingly haggard premise. Along with its charismatic leads, […]
‘Crimson Tide’ review
John’s “Crimson Tide” Throwback Thursday review, May 8, 2025 “Crimson Tide” – Executive officer Denzel Washington and captain Gene Hackman play off each other brilliantly in this ideological power struggle set aboard a nuclear submarine […]
‘The Rock’ review
John’s “The Rock” Throwback Thursday review, June 3, 2021 “The Rock” – An all-star cast headlines director Michael Bay’s intense tale of a war hero (Ed Harris) who threatens San Francisco with chemical weapons. Infiltrating […]
‘Duel’ review
“Duel” – Steven Spielberg’s made-for-TV debut wrings maximum tension out of a simple premise: A beleaguered businessman (Dennis Weaver) cuts off a semi on the highway and is subsequently pursued throughout the film by the […]
‘Face/Off’ review
“Face/Off” – Admittedly, the method by which Shawn Archer (John Travolta) and Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage) trade faces is absurd. However, it’s easy to accept this conceit as we get to see the good guy […]