- John Hansen
- June 22, 2020
‘Firefly’ flies into novels with ‘Big Damn Hero’ (2018)
A line of “Firefly” novels was advertised in the back of the “Serenity” novelization in 2005, but it wasn’t until 13 years later that we
‘Firefly’ flies into novels with ‘Big Damn Hero’ (2018)
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- John Hansen
- June 20, 2020
Tom Hardy stands out in ridiculous ‘Venom’ (2018)
Tom Hardy gives one of the best turns in a thankless role you’ll ever see. Known behind the scenes as Sony’s attempt to cash in
- John Hansen
- June 19, 2020
‘Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan’ (1989) ends era with whimper
Paramount held the rights to “Friday the 13th” for the first eight films before handing them off to New Line Cinema, and it closes the
- John Hansen
- June 18, 2020
‘Back to the Future Part III’ (1990) chugs to finish line
After “Back to the Future” (1985), a pitch-perfect comedy, and “Back to the Future Part II” (1989), a thrillingly inventive time-hopper, “Back to the Future
- John Hansen
- June 16, 2020
‘Time Out of Joint’ (1959) an early PKD masterpiece
“The Man in the High Castle” (1962) put Philip K. Dick on the map, but “Time Out of Joint” (written in 1958, published in 1959)
- John Hansen
- June 15, 2020
‘Firefly’ Dark Horse era impressively wraps with ‘No Power in the ’Verse’ (2016-17)
The Dark Horse Comics era of “Firefly” closes out in admirable fashion with the six-issue “Serenity: No Power in the ‘Verse” (October 2016-March 2017), which
- John Hansen
- June 13, 2020
‘Crow: City of Angels’ (1996) has style, no originality
“The Crow” saga moves the action from Detroit to Los Angeles for its first sequel, “City of Angels” (1996), and I expected a slicker entry
- John Hansen
- June 12, 2020
‘Virus’ (1999) is derivative but endearing
I was gung-ho for “Virus” in 1998; I gobbled up the 1992 comic series by Chuck Pfarrer (who co-writes the screenplay), and I recall the
- John Hansen
- June 11, 2020
‘Back to the Future Part II’ (1989) unfortunately drops the comedy
“Back to the Future Part II” (1989) is a master class in plotting, as Bob Gale tells the latest adventure of time-traveler Marty McFly (Michael
- John Hansen
- June 9, 2020
PKD’s ‘Solar Lottery’ (1955) a messy, fascinating SF debut
“Solar Lottery” (written in 1954, published in 1955) isn’t too bad considering it’s Philip K. Dick’s first-published sci-fi novel, and it’s fun to see early