- John Hansen
- March 10, 2017
The chosen 20: The all-time best ‘Buffys’
Today marks the 20th anniversary of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” which premiered on March 10, 1997. That sentence is technically incorrect – “Buffy” debuted with a movie
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- John Hansen
- March 1, 2017
Rewatching and reviewing the classics: ‘24’ Season 1 (2001-02) (TV review)
With “24: Legacy” premiering earlier this year, I have a perfect excuse to rewatch “24” Season 1 (2001-02, Fox; now streaming on Amazon Prime). Even without “Legacy,”
- John Hansen
- February 10, 2017
‘X-Men’ series ‘Legion’ is ambitious but convoluted
My first-episode impression of “Legion” (10 p.m. Eastern, Wednesdays, FX) is “What the heck did I just watch?” The 90-minute premiere is undeniably a mess. There’s no
- John Hansen
- February 8, 2017
‘The Mindy Project’ has a place among the great workplace sitcoms (TV review)
Sitcoms aren’t usually the best genre to binge-watch, as they tend to not have the dramatic stakes or surprises that make you want to jump
- John Hansen
- February 7, 2017
First episode impressions: ‘24: Legacy’ (TV review)
It’s easy to forget how groundbreaking “24” was when it premiered in November 2001 in the wake of 9/11. I need to rewatch that first
- John Hansen
- February 3, 2017
‘Powerless’ taps into the funny side of living in a superhero world
“Powerless” (8:30 p.m. Eastern, Thursdays, NBC) – about ordinary people living in a superhero world – taps into an inevitable genre of humor in the peak
- John Hansen
- January 29, 2017
First episode impressions: ‘Riverdale’ (TV review)
“Riverdale’s” (9 p.m. Eastern, Thursdays, The CW) broad strokes will be familiar to anyone who’s seen a high school drama TV series or movie before, but
- John Hansen
- January 16, 2017
Negan, the scariest TV villain of all time, has turned ‘The Walking Dead’ into a slog (TV review)
Inevitability doesn’t make for great TV. That’s what fans of “The Walking Dead” are finding out in this seventh season (which will resume Feb. 12). It began
- John Hansen
- January 5, 2017
Movies and TV shows John is looking forward to in 2017 (Commentary)
Here are 10 movies and TV shows I’m looking forward to as a new entertainment year begins: (more…)
- John Hansen
- January 2, 2017
‘The Secret Circle’ (2011-12) is secretly kinda good
“The Secret Circle” (2011-12, The CW; now available on Netflix) shouldn’t be nearly as good as it is, but because every actor plays the witches-and-spells mythology