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Superhero Movies

The Batman

Reeves’ grounded, hardboiled ‘The Batman’ flies high

March 8, 2022February 6, 2023 John Hansen Batman/Gotham

Movie review: The writer-director takes the Batman back to his “World’s Greatest Detective” roots in a delicious mix of brooding noir and hopeful romance.

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Eternals

‘Eternals’ (2021) lacks the usual MCU fun, but has gravity

January 25, 2022April 18, 2025 John Hansen Marvel Cinematic Universe

Movie review: “Eternals” is the weightiest, most sober MCU film. It doesn’t overcome that default setting despite an admirable try at character building.

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Venom 2

‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ (2021) silly but well-made

January 4, 2022January 3, 2022 John Hansen Movies

Movie review: The “Venom” sequel looks great and has an oddly appealing throwback vibe, even though it doesn’t have anything new to say.

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Spider-Man No Way Home

Spider-Verse tastily envelops ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’

December 31, 2021April 18, 2025 John Hansen IMDb Top 250 Movies

Movie review: The partnership between Sony and Marvel becomes a beautiful thing as the MCU embraces the multiverse with smarts and humor.

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Top 10 Movies of 2021

John’s top 10 movies of 2021

December 31, 2021December 31, 2021 John Hansen DC Extended Universe

2021 movies: The pandemic is getting old, but you gotta admit getting new movies straight to our homes is a silver lining. Here are my 10 favorites of 2021.

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Shang-Chi

MCU machine rolls into China for ‘Shang-Chi’

November 14, 2021February 9, 2022 John Hansen Marvel Cinematic Universe

Movie review: Asian fans have their huge Marvel movie with “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.” It’s a lot like other Marvel movies.

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Fall Movie Preview

Fall movie preview 2021: Release dates, plus 7 films in the spotlight

September 11, 2021October 9, 2021 John Hansen Horror Movies

Fall movie preview: The fall offerings return to normalcy with theatrical releases. Many will be immediately available for home viewing, too.

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The Suicide Squad

‘The Suicide Squad’ is Gunn’s latest pop-art masterpiece

August 9, 2021April 18, 2025 John Hansen DC Extended Universe

Movie review: James Gunn can make colorful entertainment like this in his sleep, but it’s the extra attention that makes this sequel better than the original.

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Black Widow

Harbour, Pugh steal the show from ‘Black Widow’

July 26, 2021April 17, 2025 John Hansen Marvel Cinematic Universe

Movie review: Maybe it’s not worth the overlong wait, but “Black Widow” is pretty great thanks to Florence Pugh and David Harbour.

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Zack Snyder's Justice League

Snyder’s ‘Justice League’ beefs up Steppenwolf, DCEU

March 25, 2021April 18, 2025 John Hansen Batman/Gotham

Movie review: The Whedon and Snyder versions are polar opposites. The most notable metric is that the original is 2 hours long and this one is 4 hours.

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Since 2009, John Hansen has been reviewing new and old movies, TV, books and comics. Tom Simmons joined the RFMC team in 2024. We review sci-fi, horror, noir and much more.

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