‘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 […]
Comedy
‘Bring It On’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review Cheerleading satire ‘Bring It On’ is shallow yet engaging By JOHN HANSEN Sept. 22, 2000 While it may not be worthy of cheers, the cheerleading satire “Bring It On” deserves a […]
‘Me, Myself and Irene’ review
“Me, Myself and Irene” — The Farrelly brothers’ latest film has plenty of their trademark disgusting images, but it’s short on laughs. The film’s saving graces are Jim Carrey (finally back in a comedic role!) as schizophrenic […]
‘Someone Like You’ review
“Someone Like You” — This romantic comedy is neither funny nor romantic, it’s just boring. A woman in the talk show industry (Ashley Judd) posits a theory that men are predisposed against monogamy. Judd is […]
‘Sugar & Spice’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Sugar & Spice’ puts the ‘F’ in farce By JOHN HANSEN Feb. 2, 2001 The previews for “Sugar & Spice” looked mediocre, but the movie had the can’t-miss premise of two […]
‘Coyote Ugly’ review
“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 […]
‘Orange County’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review Black and White can’t save ‘Orange County’ By JOHN HANSEN Jan. 11, 2002 Somehow Jack Black has become one of today’s biggest box office draws. I guess it isn’t too surprising, […]
First episode impressions: ‘Kevin (Probably) Saves the World’ (TV review)
“Kevin (Probably) Saves the World” (8 p.m. Eastern Tuesdays on ABC) is both the most original show of the fall TV slate and very familiar. Let me explain: On one hand, there’s nothing else like it […]
‘The Big Sick’ is the year’s feel-better comedy (Movie review)
I used to listen to Kumail Nanjiani’s “X-Files Files” podcast, and occasionally he’d reference the time when his girlfriend was in a coma. Although it registered with me as an unusual thing to have in one’s […]
10 funniest moments in ‘Family Guy’s’ ‘Blue Harvest’
TV review: Ten years after its initial airing, “Family Guy’s” “Blue Harvest” episode remains one of the funniest “Star Wars” parodies.