Geek culture is indisputably mainstream today (as evidenced by the 57 superhero shows on TV), but that wasn’t always the case. So when did the transition happen? It was a gradual process, but I like […]
“Pitch Perfect 3” is far and away the weakest film in the franchise. It feels incomplete yet somehow oddly overstuffed, with some story elements that feel extremely out of place.
I was in the tank for “The Greatest Showman” from the first trailer, so take my brief remarks here with a grain of salt.
John’s “Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist” Completely Random Slice of Pop Culture column, Brainerd Dispatch, Oct. 9, 2008 John’s top 10 movies of 2008, May 6, 2009 John’s “Nick & Norah: One movie that’s better […]
“Walk the Line” – He wasn’t just a guy with a cool voice who dressed in black. Country legend Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix) also swooned over a woman (Reese Witherspoon’s June Carter), battled a pill […]
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Almost Famous’ makes you feel all warm and fuzzy By JOHN HANSEN Oct. 13, 2000 “Almost Famous” is so relentlessly warm and fuzzy that at times I just hoped for a […]
“Coyote Ugly” — Aspiring songwriter Violet Sanford (Piper Perabo) takes a job at the titular Big Apple bar. Along with attractive women dancing on bar counters, the film also features a sweet romance, a nice […]
“Roadies” (10 p.m. Eastern Sundays on Showtime), the new series from Cameron Crowe, feels a little more like “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” or “Love Monkey” than it feels like “Almost Famous.” The pilot episode […]
Two new shows I kept on my viewing schedule have already been canceled – “Wicked City” and, for all intents and purposes, “Minority Report,” which had its episode order cut to 10. But the TV […]