- John Hansen and Michael Olinger
- August 5, 2018
10 sequels that are WAY better than the original
Do a Google search for “Sequels that are better than the original,” and you’ll be busy for an afternoon, at least until you get tired
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- John Hansen
- July 23, 2018
James Gunn’s firing might be the turning point – in a good way – for fans of good movies (Commentary)
Last week, Disney fired “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (2020) writer-director James Gunn (who also wrote and directed the first two pictures) for tweets
- John Hansen
- July 22, 2018
The new ‘Buffy’ series: A spinoff would be awesome, a remake would be awful (TV commentary)
Fox 21 announced Friday that a new “Buffy” TV series is in the works, with most media using the term “reboot.” This usually means “remake”
- John Hansen
- June 19, 2018
All 18 ‘Jurassic Park’ stories, ranked from tame to tops
“Jurassic Park” might not seem like a candidate for lots of spinoff material – and indeed, the franchise has contented itself with blockbuster films as
- John Hansen
- May 22, 2018
All 15 ‘Star Wars’ Legends Han Solo and Lando Calrissian novels, ranked (Book commentary)
With Disney’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story” about to hit theaters, fans might be interested in digging into the Legends source material. It dates back
- John Hansen
- May 8, 2018
All 13 ‘X-Men’ Universe films, ranked from worst to best
With “The New Mutants” and “Dark Phoenix” pushed back to next year, 2018 has gone from a massive year for “X-Men” fans to a more
- John Hansen
- December 25, 2017
John’s top 40 ‘Star Wars’ comic book stories: The top 10
Concluding the countdown of my top 40 “Star Wars” comic stories, here are my top 10: 10. “Dark Empire” Six-issue series, 1991-92, Tom Veitch, Cam
- John Hansen
- September 23, 2017
10 funniest moments in ‘Family Guy’s’ ‘Blue Harvest’
There are broad “Star Wars” parodies, and then there are insider-y “Star Wars” parodies, and then there’s a near-perfect mix of the two: The “Family
- John Hansen
- July 10, 2017
7 times ‘X-Files’ borrowed from ‘Kolchak’
Today, it’s impossible to talk about “Kolchak: The Night Stalker” (1974-75, following TV movies in 1972 and 1973) without talking about “The X-Files” (1993-present). While this annoys some “Kolchak”
- John Hansen
- May 25, 2017
John’s top 40 ‘Star Wars’ books: The top 10
After at least 160 novels (more if you delve into children’s books) from 1976-2014, the Expanded Universe ended a few years ago, but it’s not