- John Hansen
- May 21, 2020
‘Fast & Furious’ (2009) good ole American action-film muscle
Through the end of May, I’m looking back at the nine movies of the “Fast & Furious” franchise, watching most of them for the first
‘Fast & Furious’ (2009) good ole American action-film muscle
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- John Hansen
- May 20, 2020
‘Fast and the Furious’ goes international for ‘Tokyo Drift’ (2006)
Through the end of May, I’m looking back at the nine movies of the “Fast & Furious” franchise, watching most of them for the first
- John Hansen
- May 19, 2020
PKD’s career starts (sort of) with ‘Gather Yourselves Together’ (1994)
“Gather Yourselves Together” (written about 1950, published in 1994) is a 373-page novel with no plot, and whether that’s a feature or a bug depends
- John Hansen
- May 18, 2020
‘X-Files Origins: Agent of Chaos’ (2017) explores Mulder’s past
Despite the fact that “The X-Files” lends itself to standalone mystery novels, the franchise went 18 years between “Skin” (1999) and “Origins: Agent of Chaos”
- John Hansen
- May 17, 2020
‘2 Fast 2 Furious’ (2003) is 2 ridiculous
Through the end of May, I’m looking back at the nine movies of the “Fast & Furious” franchise, watching most of them for the first
- John Hansen
- May 16, 2020
Saga starts modestly with ‘The Fast and the Furious’ (2001)
Through the end of May, I’m looking back at the nine movies of the “Fast & Furious” franchise, watching most of them for the first
- John Hansen
- May 15, 2020
‘The Terror’ (2007) an illuminating mix of horror, history
Dan Simmons’ “The Terror” (2007) mixes horror and history, fiction and fear. If you’ve seen the 2018 TV miniseries, a lot of the book will
- John Hansen
- May 14, 2020
‘Snowpiercer’s’ (2014) concept better than execution
Although the titular train is forward-moving, “Snowpiercer” (2014) is a story told in reverse. Instead of learning the rules of the world up front and
- John Hansen
- May 12, 2020
‘Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch’ (1965) among PKD’s darkest, best
“The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch” (written in 1964, published in 1965) has been described as dark and brutal and haunting, but I think that’s
- John Hansen
- May 11, 2020
IDW’s ‘X-Files’ wraps with ‘JFK Disclosure’ (2017), ‘Deviations’ (2017), ‘Case Files’ (2018)
Joe Harris’ ongoing “X-Files” title wrapped in 2017 because of low sales, but IDW took a few more cracks with the license before giving up.