‘Disturbing Behavior’ (1998) is wild, weird high school horror
Frightening Friday (Movie review): David Nutter’s moody high school horror film is “wrong, bad, bad, wrong,” yet oh so lovable.
Scott Rosenberg
‘Disturbing Behavior’ (1998) is wild, weird high school horror
Tom Hardy stands out in ridiculous ‘Venom’ (2018)
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): A sympathetic Tom Hardy performance stands out in this otherwise ridiculous Spider-Verse spinoff.
‘High Fidelity’ (2000) examines love, music, love of music
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This Nick Hornby adaptation is among the all-time top five films about music and love.
‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ still a fun and funny romp
Movie review: The third entry is more of the same, but it’s still a fun and funny romp.
Calling ‘Impostor’ (2002) ‘padded’ is a fair statement
PKD flashback (Movie review): This short story adaptation truly was padded out after its original cut.
What’s the largest leap in quality between original and sequel? A case for the ‘Jumanji’ films (Movie reviews)
2017 featured one of the longest time gaps between an original and a sequel when “Blade Runner” (1982) was followed with “Blade Runner 2049.” That franchise thus overshadowed “Jumanji” (1995) and “Jumanji: Welcome to the […]
‘Gone in 60 Seconds’ review
“Gone in 60 Seconds” – Typical of a Jerry Bruckheimer production, “Gone in 60 Seconds” is a larger-than-life drama with a sprawling, talented cast. The promised car chases are almost nonexistent until the final act, […]
‘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, […]
‘Impostor’ reviews
John’s “Impostor” flashback review, Dec. 10, 2019 NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Impostor’ does a nice imitation of a classic sci-fi theme By JOHN HANSEN Jan. 11, 2002 Cloning is perhaps the hottest ripped-from-the-headlines movie theme […]