‘The Lone Gunmen’ reviews
John’s “The Lone Gunmen” flashback review, johnvhansen.com, May 8, 2011 NDSU Spectrum: TV review ‘Lone Gunmen’ finds its niche in comedy By JOHN HANSEN May 5, 2001 At first, “The Lone Gunmen” didn’t seem like […]
Comedy
‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 1 reviews
John’s “Gilmore Girls” Season 1 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, Nov. 7, 2013 NDSU Spectrum: TV review ‘Gilmore Girls’ makes you want to hug your TV By JOHN HANSEN May 4, 2001 I’ve always been a fan […]
‘Boston Public’ Season 1 reviews
NDSU Spectrum: TV review ‘Boston Public’ sheds light on the teachers’ point of view By JOHN HANSEN Feb. 9, 2001 “Boston Public” is not your stereotypical high school drama. Despite some surface similarities to “Dawson’s […]
‘Freaks and Geeks’ reviews
John’s “Freaks and Geeks” flashback review, March 16, 2023 NDSU Spectrum: TV review ‘Freaks,’ ‘Creek’ put different spins on high school By JOHN HANSEN January 2000 It seems natural to compare newcomer “Freaks and Geeks” […]
Mockumentary ‘American Vandal’ is also a gripping mystery with spot-on performances (TV review)
“American Vandal” – an eight-episode fictional docu-mystery that dropped last fall on Netflix – explores the snicker-worthy case of someone spray-painting penises on 27 cars. And to be sure, creators Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda […]
Surprisingly funny ‘Girls Trip’ is the female answer to ‘The Hangover’ (Movie review)
So I got “Girls Trip” (2017) because my wife and a friend were dying to see it. They watched it by themselves before I did and told me that it was terrible: “It wasn’t funny, […]
‘Pitch Perfect 3’ ends the franchise on a low note (Movie review)
“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.
Sherman-Palladino achieves career hat trick with ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
TV review: The creator of “Gilmore Girls” launches her third great series, this time via Amazon Prime.
‘Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist’ reviews
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 […]
