- John Hansen
- January 1, 2021
3 TV shows and 3 movies to see in 2021
2021 will be a hugely transitional year for television and cinema as they react to our new post-pandemic habits. It could also be hugely entertaining
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- John Hansen
- August 22, 2015
2015: The summer of horror TV (Commentary)
Entertainment trends are a funny thing. Horror movie releases have slowed to a trickle, whereas a decade ago there was a new one in theaters
- John Hansen
- May 11, 2015
John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)
Here are my 10 favorite characters of the moment on shows that recently concluded their season, are ongoing or will soon return for the summer
- John Hansen
- May 28, 2014
Taking a stand against plot holes, or: How the heck did Lester sneak back in to his hospital room?
On the May 20 episode of “Fargo,” we see the step-by-step process by which Lester Nygaard (Martin Freeman) breaks out of his hospital room, switching
- John Hansen
- May 8, 2014
John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)
The recent return of “24” further solidifies that this is an age of shock-value TV, where the body count of main characters is more valued
- John Hansen
- March 17, 2014
‘Hannibal,’ ‘Walking Dead,’ ‘Bates Motel’ provide 1-2-3 TV horror punch (TV commentary)
I have a friend, Shaune, who’s a big horror movie fan, but he has found the current character stuff on “The Walking Dead” rather boring.
- John Hansen
- May 4, 2013
John’s 10 favorite TV characters at the moment (Commentary)
As the 2012-13 season winds down, here are my top 10 TV characters, some of whom will be featured in season finales this month, and
- John Hansen
- April 6, 2013
‘Hannibal’ makes tasty transition to the small screen
In 1999, Thomas Harris’ novel “Hannibal,” the third of the now-four-part book series, was all the rage among my friends, who passed the hardcover around. For whatever
- John Hansen
- July 26, 2009
15 all-time great movies that I hate (Commentary)
You’re welcome to post comments on why these movies are great, but please don’t bother to call me names. You can’t make me feel worse