- John Hansen
- September 23, 2024
Fall TV preview 2024: 10 shows I wouldn’t mind watching
Is Fall TV still a thing in this era when new stuff starts and ends at all points on the calendar, seemingly at random? It
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- John Hansen
- September 14, 2024
‘Evil’ wraps 50-episode run as one of TV’s sneaky-best shows
The days of being saddened by the end of a TV series, and of wondering if a series finale will stick the landing, are largely
- John Hansen
- May 8, 2024
‘Psycho’ saga takes a truncated shot at TV with ‘Bates Motel’ (1987)
The 1987 TV pilot (sometimes called “TV movie”) “Bates Motel” (NBC) is by far the worst installment of the “Psycho” franchise – rating even lower
- John Hansen
- May 3, 2024
‘Ghostwatch’ (1992) a little-known but highly influential found footage horror film
A fun thing about being a movie fan is that I still come across classics I hadn’t seen before, or – in the case of
- John Hansen
- April 5, 2024
‘The Omen’ TV pilot (1995) is a rightly forgotten branch of the lore
After a franchise’s initial shine of success wears off, that’s often followed by several truncated follow-ups. “The Omen” franchise is a prime example, as the
- John Hansen
- December 30, 2023
John’s top 10 TV shows of 2023
We’re not exactly at a stable point in TV history, so it’s fitting that my list of 2023 favorites includes various types of series. Two
- John Hansen
- October 25, 2023
‘Fall of the House of Usher’ doesn’t collapse under its ambitions
“The Fall of the House of Usher” (Netflix) must’ve been a fun writing project for Mike Flanagan and his staff of eight scribes. They use
- John Hansen
- October 4, 2023
All 10 ‘Exorcist’ movies, TV seasons and books, ranked
On Oct. 6, the “Exorcist” franchise will return in a big way for the 50th anniversary legacy sequel “The Exorcist: Believer.” It comes from the
- John Hansen
- September 21, 2023
Fall TV preview 2023: 10 shows I wouldn’t mind watching
Even as someone who writes about TV shows, I’m not too bothered by the Hollywood strike. If anything, I feel it gives me a chance
- John Hansen
- June 27, 2023
In ‘Amityville 4’ (1989), ‘The Evil Escapes’ into a daytime soap
The line between TV and film has blurred as we approach the point where the two media will be indistinguishable in production values. In 1989,