‘Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Shriek’ offers a few jokes not found in ‘Scary Movie’ By JOHN HANSEN Oct. 27, 2000 “Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the 13th” isn’t quite in the […]
Horror Movies
‘The Exorcist’ reviews
John’s “The Exorcist” flashback review, Oct. 21, 2020 NDSU Spectrum: Movie review New footage makes ‘Exorcist’ scarier than ever By JOHN HANSEN Oct. 27, 2000 Like “Lost Souls,” “The Exorcist” works due to the mood […]
‘Lost Souls’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Lost Souls’ offers a beautifully bleak spin on reality By JOHN HANSEN Oct. 27, 2000 The basic elements of “Lost Souls”—exorcisms, God and the Devil, possession, the end of the world, […]
‘Urban Legends: Final Cut’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Urban Legends’ a finely crafted horror gem By JOHN HANSEN Sept. 29, 2000 As one of the characters in “Urban Legends: Final Cut” points out, filmmaking is a collaborative process. Yet […]
‘Cherry Falls’ review
“Cherry Falls” — This horror movie delights in satirizing two of pop culture’s funniest things — sex and violence — as a psycho starts offing virgins in Cherry Falls, Virginia. Although smartly-made with a good cast, […]
‘Valentine’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Valentine’ delivers holiday-themed horror By JOHN HANSEN Feb. 9, 2001 “Valentine” is not your typical date movie. It is, however, your typical horror movie (but in a good way).
‘What Lies Beneath’ review
“What Lies Beneath” – Director Robert Zemeckis and writer Clark Gregg use the Hitchcockian clichés to great effect in this suspenseful tale of a wife (Michelle Pfeiffer) who is seeing ghosts and a husband (Harrison […]
‘The Gift’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘The Gift’ blends soothing and horrific imagery By JOHN HANSEN Jan. 26, 2001 Director Sam Raimi may be famous for his camp classics like the “Evil Dead” trilogy, but thanks to […]
‘The Mothman Prophecies’ review
“The Mothman Prophecies” — After a fascinating first hour, enhanced by expertly creepy sound design and cinematography, the film runs out of ideas and limps to an overdone conclusion. The script, based on true events, […]
With thrilling ‘Split,’ Shyamalan is back
Movie review: M. Night Shyamalan’s notoriously up-and-down career achieves an “up” with the surprise horror gem “Split.”