- 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
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- 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
- John Hansen
- January 6, 2016
The 10 best short stories in ‘The X-Files: Trust No One’ (Book review)
“The X-Files” returned to comics in 2013, it will return to the small-screen for six episodes starting on Jan. 24, and last year it returned
- John Hansen
- January 2, 2016
Movies and TV shows John is looking forward to in 2016 (Commentary)
Here are some movies and TV shows on my radar in the year ahead: “The 5th Wave” (movie, Jan. 22) – Chloe Grace Moretz stars in
- John Hansen
- December 31, 2015
John’s top 10 movies of 2015
These were my 10 favorite movies of 2015: 1. “Spotlight” — This chronicle of the Boston Globe’s 2001-02 probe of rape allegations in the Catholic Church is
- John Hansen
- December 26, 2015
10 random observations about the Christmas classic ‘Gremlins’ (Movie commentary)
I’m not as big of a Christmas movie guy as I am a Christmas TV guy, but I have settled on my answer – at
- John Hansen
- December 24, 2015
John’s top 10 TV shows of 2015
These were my 10 favorite TV shows of 2015: 1. “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (Season 1, The CW) – In blending musical numbers, broad comedy and genuine character drama
- John Hansen
- December 2, 2015
John’s top 10 songs from ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’ so far (TV commentary)
Two new shows I kept on my viewing schedule have already been canceled – “Wicked City” and, for all intents and purposes, “Minority Report,” which
- John Hansen
- October 13, 2015
The 25 biggest ‘Star Wars’ Expanded Universe unanswered questions (Books and comics commentary)
Before its cancellation in 2014, the “Star Wars” Expanded Universe (now called Legends) was a treasure trove of interconnected stories, creative retcons, and – admittedly
- John Hansen
- September 12, 2015
Fall TV 2015: 2 PKD adaptations and 5 other new shows worth checking out (Commentary)
The laboratories of innovation are churning away in the world of TV. Competition from cable, pay cable and – most recently and importantly – Internet