- John Hansen
- May 10, 2024
Summer movie preview 2024: 10 films I wouldn’t mind seeing
Here are my picks for 10 major motion pictures to keep on your radar in the summer of 2024. All are theatrical releases, but you
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- John Hansen
- December 31, 2023
John’s top 10 movies of 2023
In movies, 2023 was a year of endings for major action franchises. Sort of; we know that nothing truly ends anymore. “John Wick” bowed out
- 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 31, 2023
Such sights to show you: All 11 ‘Hellraiser’ films, ranked
“Hellraiser” is an oddball among horror franchises, starting with idiosyncratic gore-horror from the writings of Clive Barker, ranging into straight-to-video films where Pinhead (Doug Bradley
- John Hansen
- October 12, 2023
Get out! A ranking of the 11 primary ‘Amityville Horror’ movies
Among all the horror franchises with endless sequels and reboots and knockoffs, none can compete with the “Amityville” series (to use the word “series” loosely)
- 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
- September 20, 2023
Fall movie preview 2023: 10 films I wouldn’t mind seeing
It’s fall movie season, so that means horror (from modest quirky entries to hyped franchise fare), Oscar-baiting biopics and legendary directors unveiling their latest wares.
- John Hansen
- July 30, 2023
All 6 of Agatha Christie’s Mary Westmacott novels, ranked
Agatha Christie’s authorial career became fairly stable about a decade in, so she had the freedom to write non-mystery novels (sometimes called “mainstream” or “literary”
- John Hansen
- July 15, 2023
Spookily successful: All 10 ‘Conjuring’ Universe films, ranked
“The Conjuring” wouldn’t have been an obvious pick for launching the most lucrative horror franchise of all time when it premiered on July 15, 2013.