Lists and Rankings

Fall TV 2015: 6 returning favorites worth checking out (Commentary)

The ax fell fairly lightly on TV shows at the end of last season, and as a result we have a nice selection of returning

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A dozen random observations about ‘Jaws’ for its 40th anniversary

“Jaws” debuted 40 years ago this month, and I was lucky enough that my local theater featured an anniversary screening. Needless to say, the film totally

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John’s 10 favorite ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ sketches (TV commentary)

“Inside Amy Schumer” (9:30 p.m. Tuesdays on Comedy Central) is only in its third season, but in my opinion Schumer has already secured her spot as

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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

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All 8 long-running ‘Star Wars’ Legends comics series, ranked (Comic book commentary)

With the new ongoing Marvel comic series, not to mention the trailers for “Episode VII” and “Rebels” Season 2, drawing interest from new and casual

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10 movies John wouldn’t mind seeing this summer (Commentary)

Here are my picks for 10 movies to check out this summer: “Maggie” (May 8) – This could be what “Cop Land” was to Sylvester Stallone

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Ranking ‘Gotham’s’ iconic rogues after Season 1

“Gotham’s” first season was popular among mainstream audiences (an 8.0 rating on IMDB), although Entertainment Weekly and the Onion AV Club gave it mediocre reviews throughout

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Movies, TV, books and comics John is looking forward to in 2015 (Commentary)

Here are 10 movies, TV series, books and comics I’m looking forward to in 2015: “Marvel’s Agent Carter” (TV show, Jan. 6, pictured) – While I’m

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John’s top 10 movies of 2014

These were my 10 favorite movies of 2014: 1. “Dumb and Dumber To” – Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels effortlessly slip back into Lloyd and Harry’s born-of-stupidity

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John’s top 10 TV shows of 2014

These were my 10 favorite shows of 2014: 1. “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (Season 6, Netflix) – “The Clone Wars” saves the best for last with

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