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John Hansen
January 26, 2016

‘X-Files’ flashback: ‘Whirlwind’ (1995) (Book review)

Just as “The X-Files” took a couple seasons to figure out its identity, Charles Grant gets a better handle on the material in his second

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John Hansen
January 25, 2016

First episode impressions: ‘The X-Files’ miniseries (TV review)

In 2002, I watched “The X-Files” series finale with a couple of friends at a friend’s apartment. Obligatorily, we watched it with no lights on.

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John Hansen
January 24, 2016

‘X-Files’ flashback: ‘Goblins’ (1994) (Book review)

With “The X-Files” returning for the start of a six-episode miniseries tonight, I thought it’d be a good time to go on an “X-Files” kick. Having already

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John Hansen
January 6, 2016

The 10 best short stories in ‘The X-Files: Trust No One’ (Book review)

“The X-Files” returned to comics in 2013, it will return to the small-screen for six episodes starting on Jan. 24, and last year it returned

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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

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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