Despite team-up, ‘Karate Kid: Legends’ is legendarily dull

July 12, 2025July 12, 2025 John Hansen Cobra Kai/Karate Kid

Movie review: The franchise’s branches intertwine, but without the humor of “Cobra Kai,” this sixth film packs little punch.

Giger, Henstridge, weirdly great cast keep ‘Species’ (1995) going

July 11, 2025July 11, 2025 John Hansen Horror Movies

Frightening Friday (Movie review): This sub-“Alien” creature feature should theoretically go extinct, but it’s weirdly watchable.

‘Reservoir Dogs’ (1992) launches Tarantino’s career with a quiet bang

July 10, 2025July 10, 2025 John Hansen IMDb Top 250 Movies

Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Though the film took a while to be widely appreciated, the Seventies nostalgia of Nineties cinema starts here.

‘Companion’ and the shame of trailers telling the whole story

July 6, 2025July 6, 2025 John Hansen Horror Movies

Movie review: Thatcher is great in a darkly winking thriller about budding mistrust at a lake retreat. After the spoiler warning, I share thoughts on the marketing.

Prowling for an unsung Eighties slasher? Try ‘The Prowler’ (1981)

July 4, 2025February 22, 2025 John Hansen Horror Movies

Frightening Friday (Movie review): Slathered with trope-building sequences and sub-Hitchcockian suspense, Zito’s film nonetheless has a shlocky pull.