- 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 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
- January 1, 2016
In ‘The Force Awakens,’ the creative side of ‘Star Wars’ dies – with thunderous applause (Movie review)
“Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens,” the first big-screen building block in Disney’s takeover of the empire formerly owned by George Lucas, is frustrating
- John Hansen
- December 15, 2015
I’m a ‘Star Wars’ fan who isn’t looking forward to ‘The Force Awakens,’ and it’s extremely awkward (Movie commentary)
I’m a die-hard “Star Wars” fan who isn’t looking forward to “Episode VII: The Force Awakens,”which opens on Friday. And it’s extremely weird, awkward and uncomfortable.
- John Hansen
- December 8, 2015
Why is Katniss Everdeen so reluctant to be a hero? (And why ‘Gotham’ features the rarest of heroes)
When faced with a totalitarian government, institutionalized corruption or a plain ole supervillain, pop culture’s superheroes and revolutionaries are almost always reluctant, and it’s getting
- John Hansen
- October 27, 2015
Loss of ‘Star Wars’ words might be even more tragic than loss of ‘Star Wars’ worlds (Books and comics commentary)
The loss of 37 years’ worth of “Star Wars” Expanded Universe continuity gets talked about a lot as the saddest element of Disney’s takeover for
- John Hansen
- September 12, 2015
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
- John Hansen
- June 24, 2015
‘The Clone Wars’ Season 7 is here! (sort of) (TV commentary)
Season 2 of “Star Wars Rebels” recently kicked off in our universe, but in an alternate dimension where George Lucas did not sell “Star Wars”
- John Hansen
- June 22, 2015
First episode impressions: ‘Star Wars Rebels’ Season 2 (TV review)
I’ve been slower than most fans to embrace Disney’s take on “Star Wars.” Even though “Star Wars Rebels” features “Clone Wars’ “ executive producer Dave Filoni in