This time it’s personal in ‘Mission: Impossible III’ (2006)
‘M:I’ flashback (Movie review): This time it’s personal for Ethan Hunt as J.J. Abrams takes the saga’s reins.
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This time it’s personal in ‘Mission: Impossible III’ (2006)
All 6 ‘Mission: Impossible’ films, ranked
Movie rankings: In honor of “Mission: Impossible — Fallout” hitting home rental, here’s my ranking of all six “M:I” movies.
‘Fringe’ Season 1 review
“Fringe” Season 1 (2008-09, Fox), episodes 1-6 – “Fringe” (8 p.m. Tuesdays, Fox) is developing into a cool series.
‘Lost’ Season 2 first episode impressions
“Lost” Season 2 (2005-06, ABC), episode 1 – “Lost” is not the best show on TV (it’s not even the best show in its time slot). The weaknesses became apparent last season when Claire (Emilie […]
‘Lost’ Season 1 review
“Lost” Season 1 (2004-05, ABC), episodes 1-11 – I was hooked on “Lost” (7 p.m. Wednesdays on ABC) from the get-go. The pilot came complete with a plane crash and a monster; if it had been […]
‘Alias’ Season 1 review
“Alias” Season 1 (2001-02, ABC), episodes 1-5 — A close runner-up to “Smallville” for Most Unoriginal Show is ABC’s “Alias,” which took over “La Femme Nikita’s” 8 p.m. Sunday timeslot in addition to stealing all its […]
‘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 […]
One-season wonders: ‘Six Degrees’ (2006-07) (Review)
“This Is Us” will soon to bring the “people living their lives” genre back to TV, and it seems to feature character/story paths distinct from each other. So I thought it would be a good […]
In ‘The Force Awakens,’ the creative side of ‘Star Wars’ dies – with thunderous applause (Movie review)
“Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens,” the first big-screen building block in Disney’s takeover of the empire formerly owned by George Lucas, is frustrating on many levels: It copies the plot of “Episode IV […]
The speculation begins as ‘Jurassic World,’ ‘The Force Awakens’ trailers debut (Movie commentary)
Trying to parse out the plot and character details of a movie based on a trailer – particularly a teaser trailer – is a ridiculous exercise. But – if only to give myself something to […]