‘Road Trip’ review
“Road Trip” – This comedy combines the now-ubiquitous gross-out element with some genuine humor and likable characters. Breckin Meyer, Seann William Scott, Amy Smart, Tom Green and DJ Qualls – a rare screen nerd who […]
Teen Drama
‘Loser’ review
“Loser” – Writer-director Amy Heckerling’s (“Clueless”) latest effort is a romantic comedy that falls firmly into the category of “cute movie” rather than “dumb movie” by doing a lot of little things right. (Also, it […]
‘The Faculty’ reviews
John’s “The Faculty” flashback review, Dec. 25, 2020 “The Faculty” – Teacher creatures attempt to take over Herrington High, but the students fight back in Robert Rodriguez’s film that gives an extra chill to the […]
‘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, […]
‘Freaky Friday’ review
“Freaky Friday” – If you’ve seen their previous work, you’ll know that Jamie Lee Curtis as a teenager trapped in an adult’s body and Lindsay Lohan as an adult trapped in a teenager’s body isn’t […]
‘Swimfan’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Swimfan’ is a waterlogged would-be thriller By JOHN HANSEN Sept. 13, 2002 “Swimfan” isn’t all wet, but it doesn’t exactly make a splash either. Let’s just say that director John Polson […]
‘Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys’ review
“Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys” — The Fargo Theater usually offers a respite from inane mainstream films, and one example this summer was the flawed yet compelling “Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys,” which screened in […]
‘Lost and Delirious’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Video review ‘Lost and Delirious’ a delicate character study By JOHN HANSEN Dec. 7, 2001 It’s hard to believe that love and betrayal, themes that date back to the very roots of literature, […]
‘Ghost World’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review Living in a melancholy ‘World’ By JOHN HANSEN Nov. 9, 2001 Most films about teenagers take us through the process of disillusionment. A character starts out loving the world, then they […]