‘Girlfight’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review In ‘Girlfight,’ life is like a boxing match By JOHN HANSEN Oct. 27, 2000 Diana Guzman hates the world. The Latin youth has no ambition and no role models. Her school […]
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‘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, […]
‘Almost Famous’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Almost Famous’ makes you feel all warm and fuzzy By JOHN HANSEN Oct. 13, 2000 “Almost Famous” is so relentlessly warm and fuzzy that at times I just hoped for a […]
‘Remember the Titans’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review ‘Titans’ is a great football movie and more By JOHN HANSEN Oct. 6, 2000 “I’m not saying I’m perfect. None of us are. But as a team, we are perfect.”
‘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 […]
‘Bring It On’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review Cheerleading satire ‘Bring It On’ is shallow yet engaging By JOHN HANSEN Sept. 22, 2000 While it may not be worthy of cheers, the cheerleading satire “Bring It On” deserves a […]
‘The Watcher’ review
NDSU Spectrum: Movie review Director spices up serial killer trappings of ‘The Watcher’ By JOHN HANSEN Sept. 22, 2000 Ah, that staple of fall movies is here: the serial killer flick. The latest entry in […]
‘The In Crowd’ review
“The In Crowd” — I think this was supposed to be a spicy suspense thriller about a group of young people obsessed with maintaining their image, but the characters are so poorly written and the editing […]
‘Mission: Impossible II’ reviews
Shaune’s “Mission: Impossible II” review, Dec. 6, 2018 John’s “Mission: Impossible II” flashback review, May 3, 2020 “Mission: Impossible 2” — With director John Woo at the helm, you’d think “M:I-2” would deliver enough gratuitous action and […]