‘American Underdog’ (2021) gets at heart of Kurt Warner
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Its portrayal of Iowa is a misfire, but this biopic is an uplifting tale of the undrafted QB achieving his dream.
Anna Paquin
‘American Underdog’ (2021) gets at heart of Kurt Warner
Paquin’s ‘Darkness’ (2002) an artistic mood piece
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Fans of later gems such as “Hereditary” might want to peek into “Darkness,” a wrongly overlooked mood piece.
‘She’s All That’ (1999) is all that it can be
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Thanks to the chemistry between Prinze Jr. and Cook, “She’s All That” makes a case for teen classic status.
Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ a meditative mob movie
Movie review: Scorsese’s latest turns a Hoffa bio and mob flick into a meditation on what’s important in life.
‘Scream 4’ (2011) is saga’s funniest and most meta entry
The ‘Scream’ saga (Movie review): After an 11-year hibernation, the “Scream” saga returns and still has something to say.
All 10 episodes of ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams,’ ranked
TV review: Here are my rankings of the 10 episodes of the Amazon Prime series that adapts selected Philip K. Dick short stories.
First episode impressions: ‘The Alienist’ and ‘Bellevue’ (TV review)
Television dropped two new murder mysteries this week, and both are worthy additions to the decade’s most popular genre worldwide. They’re quite different from each other, with “The Alienist” (9 p.m. Eastern Mondays, TNT) set […]
‘X-Men’ reviews
John’s “X-Men” flashback review, johnvhansen.com, June 14, 2014 “X-Men” – From the opening scenes showing the backgrounds of three main characters to the final epic battle atop the Statue of Liberty, it’s clear that director […]
‘Almost Famous’ review
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 […]
‘Finding Forrester’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Forrester’ recaptures the magic of ‘Good Will Hunting’ By JOHN HANSEN Jan. 19, 2001 In one of the after-school chats in “Finding Forrester,” student-athlete phenom Jamal Wallace (Rob Brown) describes William […]