- John Hansen
- December 30, 2020
John’s top 10 TV shows of 2020
Like everything else, TV took a hit in this year of the pandemic, but networks felt the impact more so than streaming and premium. The
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- John Hansen
- October 19, 2020
‘Haunting of Bly Manor’ a beautiful, flawed meditation on love
With “The Haunting of Bly Manor” (Netflix) – his spiritual (pun intended) sequel to 2018’s “The Haunting of Hill House” — Mike Flanagan continues to
- John Hansen
- September 3, 2020
Relatively thin schedule offers some highlights
The pandemic has wreaked havoc with fall TV scheduling (it’s hard to tell one socially distanced, masked story, let alone fill a slate with them),
- John Hansen
- January 1, 2020
Movies and TV shows John is looking forward to in 2020
Here are 10 movies and 10 TV shows I’m looking forward to in the new year: “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” (TV series, Jan. 7, NBC) —
- John Hansen
- December 28, 2018
John’s top 10 TV shows of 2018
It’s never before been so hard to pick the 10 best shows of the year, as streaming services deliver strong short series on a regular
- John Hansen
- October 23, 2018
‘Haunting of Hill House’ masterfully uses horror as a template for processing life
Some people won’t watch horror movies or TV series because they don’t want to be scared. As I was drying my eyes after watching the
- John Hansen
- September 22, 2018
Fall TV 2018: Thoughts on 8 new shows and how long they will last (Commentary)
There are more good shows on TV than ever, but the traditional fall season has become the dumping ground for the least exciting new series
- John Hansen
- November 30, 2017
‘The Haunting’ review
“The Haunting” – The second adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s novel “The Haunting of Hill House” has Liam Neeson conducting an experiment on the nature of