John Hansen

Dead Mountain

P&C unearth another New Mexico conspiracy in ‘Dead Mountain’

Book review: Preston & Child effectively give readers what they want in the fourth novel featuring Nora Kelly and Corrie Swanson.

TMNT Season 3

‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Season 3 (1989) goes out in a ‘Big’ way

‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): Episodes 38-47 of Season 3 feature transformations, alternate dimensions … and Zach.

Insidious The Red Door

‘Insidious: The Red Door’ keeps character focus, forgets the scares

Movie review: We check in with the Lambert family for the first time in a decade as Patrick Wilson directs the fifth “Insidious” film.

Diary of the Dead

Romero tackles found footage in ‘Diary of the Dead’ (2007)

Frightening Friday (Movie review): The zombie-film auteur starts a new timeline and new apocalypse in order to explore new technology.

TMNT Season 3

Leatherhead, Usagi enter the fray in ‘TMNT’ Season 3 (1989)

‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): Metalhead also makes his debut amid episodes 30-37 as we continue our look at the classic cartoon.

The Continental

‘The Continental’ is a tasty supplement to ‘John Wick’

TV review: Focusing on stylish crime drama rather than groundbreaking action, this miniseries gives us the background of Winston Scott.

Land of the Dead

‘Land of the Dead’ (2005) shows easy mastery of zombie fiction

Frightening Friday (Movie review): Twenty years after the original trilogy, Romero smoothly continues the saga with a strong batch of characters.

Amityville ranked

Get out! A ranking of the 11 primary ‘Amityville Horror’ movies

Movie list: The “Amityville” series goes nearly 50 deep, but I’ve narrowed it down to 11 main entries, which I rank from worst to first.

Reptile

‘Reptile’ an engrossing, old-fashioned crime drama

Movie review: Grant Singer’s debut explores many topics, but maintains an engrossing focus as we follow Benicio Del Toro’s police detective.

TMNT Adventures 14

‘TMNT Adventures’ gets worldly in Issues 12-20 (1990-91)

‘TMNT’ flashback (Comic book reviews): We look at nine issues wherein Dean Clarrain’s nature-themed series builds its own world.