- John Hansen
- March 10, 2017
The chosen 20: The all-time best ‘Buffys’
Today marks the 20th anniversary of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” which premiered on March 10, 1997. That sentence is technically incorrect – “Buffy” debuted with a movie
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- John Hansen
- October 18, 2016
EW’s 50 Most Powerful Superheroes list has absurd omissions
I asked my friend Jeremy if he had checked out Entertainment Weekly’s 50 Most Powerful Superheroes list in the latest issue and he said he doesn’t “pay
- John Hansen
- September 9, 2016
The 5 best and 5 worst Special Edition/DVD/Blu-ray changes to the ‘Star Wars’ films (Movie commentary)
As longtime fans are well aware, the “Star Wars” films as we know them from the 2011 Blu-ray release are different in several small but
- John Hansen
- September 8, 2016
It’s logical that Anakin appears as ghost of younger self
When George Lucas replaced Sebastian Shaw with Hayden Christensen in the Force ghost scene for the 2004 DVD of “Return of the Jedi” (and therefore the 2011
- John Hansen
- September 7, 2016
What John thought about ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ on its 30th anniversary in 2007 (Movie commentary)
To round out the “Star Wars” movie reviews on my blog, here’s a look back at my 30th anniversary essay for “Episode IV: A New Hope,” published
- John Hansen
- June 3, 2016
‘X-Men’ films should delve even further into individual characters
When the first “X-Men” movie came out in 2000, I was immediately intrigued by all the colorful, distinct characters and their unique mutant powers, and the possibilities
- John Hansen
- May 1, 2016
Supergirl does the minimum, but somehow is seen as a role model
CBS’ “Supergirl,” which recently wrapped up its first season, raises compelling questions about the societal role of someone blessed with extraordinary skills. Although Supergirl is held up
- John Hansen
- February 2, 2016
10 random observations about ‘Groundhog Day’ (Movie commentary)
Here are 10 random observations about one of the greatest comedic dramas – or dramatic comedies – of all time: “Groundhog Day” (1993). I’ll try to not
- John Hansen
- January 18, 2016
The 20 best female ‘Star Wars’ villains before Captain Phasma
I established in my last post that Captain Phasma, despite Disney’s hype, is not the first female “Star Wars” villain, no matter how many qualifiers you load
- John Hansen
- January 18, 2016
10 ‘first’ female ‘Star Wars’ villains before Phasma
Do a quick Google search for “first female ‘Star Wars’ villain,” and almost all the references are to Captain Phasma from “Episode VII: The Force Awakens.” This