Mystery
‘Sphere’ reviews
John’s “Sphere” review, NDSU Spectrum, February 1998 John’s “Sphere” flashback review, May 10, 2021
‘Psycho’ (1998) reviews
John’s “Psycho” (1998) review, NDSU Spectrum, December 1998 John’s “Psycho” (1998) flashback review, Dec. 11, 2020
‘I Still Know What You Did Last Summer’ reviews
John’s “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer” flashback review, July 3, 2020 John’s “I Still Know What You Did Last Summer” review, NDSU Spectrum, November 1998
‘The Haunting’ review
“The Haunting” – The second adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s novel “The Haunting of Hill House” has Liam Neeson conducting an experiment on the nature of fear under the guise of an insomnia study. The twist […]
‘The Blair Witch Project’ review
“The Blair Witch Project” – This low-budget film from Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez has a seemingly can’t-miss premise: Three student filmmakers venture into the Maryland woods to research the legend of the Blair Witch, […]
‘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 […]
‘8MM’ review
“8MM” – “Seven” writer Andrew Kevin Walker returns to the seedy side of human nature, using the underground porn industry as a metaphor. Nicolas Cage delivers a riveting performance as a detective obsessed with finding […]
‘Disturbing Behavior’ reviews
John’s “Disturbing Behavior” flashback review, July 31, 2020 “Disturbing Behavior” – This is the pleasant surprise of the summer movie season. David Nutter’s film is a powerful treatise on a major problem in society and, […]