It’s great to revisit ‘Unbreakable’-verse in ‘Glass’
Movie review: “Glass” is overlong, but the thrill of seeing the worlds of “Unbreakable” and “Split” combine doesn’t wear off.
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It’s great to revisit ‘Unbreakable’-verse in ‘Glass’
McAvoy puts on a show in trilogy capper ‘Glass’
Spoiler-free movie review: This trilogy-capper we didn’t know we needed is another unconventional superhero film from Shyamalan.
‘The Sixth Sense’ reviews
John’s “The Sixth Sense” flashback review, July 19, 2021 “The Sixth Sense” – This psychological thriller stars Haley Joel Osment as a boy who sees dead people and Bruce Willis as the psychologist who tries […]
‘Armageddon’ review
Brainerd Dispatch: Completely random slice of pop culture 1998 was the year of ‘Armageddon’ By JOHN HANSEN July 10, 2008 This is going to sound kind of random, but 1998 will always be the year […]
‘Sin City’ review
“Sin City” – This adaptation of Frank Miller’s gritty and remarkably violent comics, directed by Robert Rodriguez in a nearly panel-by-panel style, is three mini-movies in one. The second, starring Benicio Del Toro’s head, and […]
‘Unbreakable’ reviews
John’s “Unbreakable” flashback review, May 4, 2019 NDSU Spectrum: Movie review Shyamalan’s latest casts an unbreakable spell By JOHN HANSEN Dec. 1, 2000 There have been movies about superheroes before. There have been movies exploring […]
With thrilling ‘Split,’ Shyamalan is back
Movie review: M. Night Shyamalan’s notoriously up-and-down career achieves an “up” with the surprise horror gem “Split.”
‘Die Hard’ Christmas movie poll is dead wrong
Movie review/commentary: Poll results say “Die Hard” isn’t a Christmas movie. It makes me wonder if Americans should be trusted to vote on anything.
‘Sin City’ sequel ‘A Dame to Kill For’ offers more of the same, but that’s not such a bad thing (Movie review)
“Sin City: A Dame to Kill For” was apparently made for me and about five other geeky guys, as almost no one went to see it on its opening weekend. One of the theories for the […]
A couple of quirky love stories: ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ and ‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ (Movie reviews)
Two stylized films recently released on DVD take unconventional approaches to love stories. In both cases, the ambition slightly outstrips the execution, but both “Safety Not Guaranteed” and “Moonrise Kingdom” held my attention and are worth a rental. The […]