- John Hansen
- May 8, 2014
‘Veronica Mars’ is back, and it’s like she never left
“Veronica Mars” is back in movie form this week on DVD in a wonderful relaunch of the franchise (the first of a new line of novels
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- John Hansen
- May 6, 2014
Exploring ‘TMNT’ multiverse: 12 different continuities!
In my previous blog post, I lamented the fact that “Star Wars” is officially switching from one continuity to two (“Legends” and the new Disney-overseen
- John Hansen
- May 4, 2014
For fans whose interest goes beyond the films, Disney continues to sap the fun out of ‘Star Wars’ (Commentary)
Disney has been doing a great job of sucking the fun out of “Star Wars” since it purchased Lucasfilm in October 2012. First, it canceled
- John Hansen
- April 15, 2014
Series recovers with 4th film, animated ‘TMNT’ (2007)
After a 14-year absence from the big screen and probably a half-dozen near misses at a “TMNT IV” being made, the Turtles finally returned in 2007 with
- John Hansen
- April 13, 2014
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III’ (1993) is saga’s low point
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III” (1993) is so maligned by fans and non-fans alike that it’s possible that snarky blog and YouTube reviews are the only
- John Hansen
- April 4, 2014
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze’ (1991) hasn’t aged well
I thought “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze” (1991) was such a cool movie when it came out, largely because of Vanilla Ice.
- John Hansen
- March 27, 2014
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ (1990) a great superhero film
When people ask me my favorite superhero movie, I always say “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (which will mark its 24th anniversary on Sunday) and it’s always
- John Hansen
- February 19, 2014
Love of ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ lingers
Out of my Mount Rushmore of favorite entertainment franchises – the others being “Star Wars,” “Buffy” and “The X-Files” – “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” is
- John Hansen
- January 5, 2014
Comics, TV and movies John is looking forward to in 2014 (Commentary)
These are the comics, TV shows and movies I’m most looking forward to in the year ahead: (more…)
- John Hansen
- December 27, 2013
‘Gravity’ a high-tech piece of minimalist filmmaking (Movie review)
Starting with its nearly 20-minute uncut opening shot of George Clooney and Sandra Bullock floating in space making repairs on a scientific satellite, the entire