- John Hansen
- July 3, 2023
All 35 of Philip K. Dick’s science fiction novels, ranked
From his perch in the mid-20th century, Philip K. Dick (1928-82) was a great predictor of how the 21st century would be – because he
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- John Hansen
- June 12, 2023
All 9 of Philip K. Dick’s non-SF novels, ranked
In the late 1950s, Philip K. Dick found a career as a science fiction writer, and quickly became quite good at it, delivering several classics.
- John Hansen
- June 5, 2023
Visions of the future: All 12 Philip K. Dick movies, ranked
For RFMC’s 3,000th post, I figured we should do something special, so let’s combine two of my favorite things: Philip K. Dick and movies. So
- John Hansen
- May 25, 2023
All 13 movies written and directed by Kevin Smith, ranked
To mark the 40th anniversary of “Return of the Jedi,” since I wrote a thorough tribute piece 10 years ago, I decided to look back
- John Hansen
- May 19, 2023
The hauntings of Mike Flanagan: All 13 of his films and TV shows, ranked
In appropriate fashion for the horror genre, Mike Flanagan slowly crept onto the scene in the 2010s, making increasingly good, modestly budgeted films. Then he
- John Hansen
- May 18, 2023
The good times and the bad: All 10 ‘Fast & Furious’ movies, ranked
“Fast X” is fast approaching, and while it’s hard to imagine anyone cares anymore, worldwide box-office results prove they do. (These films cost $200 million
- John Hansen
- May 5, 2023
All 9 ‘Scream’ movies and TV seasons, ranked
Since 1996, the “Scream” franchise has been the touchstone for the new era of screen entertainment wherein audiences give an increasing amount of feedback to
- John Hansen
- July 16, 2022
On the cutting edge: Every Michael Crichton film, ranked
Michael Crichton died in 2008 and will therefore never write or direct another film – although if his estate’s policy against selling his books’ rights
- John Hansen
- July 9, 2022
The near-futurist: All 28 Michael Crichton novels, ranked
We’ll never get another novel from Michael Crichton (1942-2008), unless another manuscript emerges from his old computer files as if by magic – as most
- John Hansen
- May 28, 2022
Top 10 observations about ‘Top Gun’ (1986)
“Top Gun” (1986) was a staple movie of the video-store era, the most likely film to pop up in a stack of VHS tapes your