John Hansen

Deus Irae

PKD’s ‘Deus Irae’ (1976) explores dark side of religion

PKD flashback (Book review): Philip K. Dick teams up with Roger Zelazny to explore dark spiritual doings in the post-apocalyptic “Deus Irae.”

Firefly The Ghost Machine

Lovegrove steps up game in ‘Firefly: The Ghost Machine’

Book review: After two relatively weak entries, James Lovegrove steps up his game in his third “Firefly” tie-in novel, “The Ghost Machine.”

Spectre

‘Spectre’ (2015) an overblown Bond-Blofeld battle

An outsider’s take on the James Bond saga (Movie review): The fourth Craig entry delves into core elements of the 007 saga.

Skyfall

‘Skyfall’ (2012) an elite example of action, intrigue

An outsider’s take on the James Bond saga (Movie review): Daniel Craig’s third entry in the saga is an action masterpiece.

Bone Tomahawk

‘Bone Tomahawk’ (2016) is gritty, brutal, great

Frightening Friday (Movie review): Kurt Russell leads a stellar cast in this gritty, brutal and great mashup of horror and Western.

Austin Powers trilogy

Yeah, baby! ‘Austin Powers’ films (1997-2002) skewer Bond

Throwback Thursday (Movie reviews): Yeah, baby! The “Austin Powers” films mostly connect in making fun of James Bond tropes.

Quantum of Solace

Bond takes step back in ‘Quantum of Solace’ (2008)

An outsider’s take on the James Bond saga (Movie review): 007 plays in his new sandbox in this confusing piece of action and intrigue.

‘Now Wait for Last Year’ (1966) expansive yet personal for PKD

PKD flashback (Book review): The novel is about a massive space war, yet Dick couldn’t get his mind off his personal problems.

‘Alienist’ makes welcome, if not happy, return with ‘Angel of Darkness’

First episode impressions (TV review): “The Alienist” makes a welcome but downbeat return to TV for its second season, “Angel of Darkness.”

‘Firefly’ side trips: ‘Bad Company,’ ‘Boss Moon’ and ‘The Outlaw Ma Reynolds’ (2019-20)

‘Firefly’ flashback (Comic book reviews): Boom! Studios pairs its regular “Firefly” series with a handful of one-shot issues early in its run.