- John Hansen
- December 28, 2019
John’s 20 favorite movies of the 2010s
In chronological order, these were my 20 favorite movies of the 2010s: “Machete” 2010, directors: Ethan Maniquis, Robert Rodriguez, writers: Rodriguez, Álvaro Rodríguez The best
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- John Hansen and Shaune Redfield
- December 27, 2019
John’s and Shaune’s 20 favorite TV shows of the 2010s
In chronological order, these were our 20 favorite TV shows of the 2010s: “Breaking Bad” Seasons 3-5, 2010-13, AMC, created by Vince Gilligan Many times
- John Hansen
- December 26, 2019
John’s 20 favorite songs of the 2010s
These were my 20 favorite songs of the 2010s (with a limit of one song per album), in chronological order: “Hard Enough,” Brandon Flowers (2010)
- John Hansen
- December 26, 2019
‘Happy Christmas’ (2014) is low-budget and low-key
Writer-director Joe Swanberg, as he did the previous year with “Drinking Buddies,” delivers a slice of life in “Happy Christmas” (2014), titled with purposeful inaccuracy.
- John Hansen
- December 25, 2019
30 observations about ‘Christmas Vacation’ (1989)
“National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” came out 30 years ago this month, and it has only grown in status as a holiday classic since. Here are
- John Hansen
- December 24, 2019
‘Penultimate Truth’ (1964) is like a PKD greatest hits album
For “The Penultimate Truth” (1964), Philip K. Dick pieces together some of the greatest hits among his short stories into a grand statement about governments
- John Hansen
- December 23, 2019
‘Roswell’ co-creator Burns joins book line with ‘Quarantine’ (2003)
Laura J. Burns co-created “Roswell” with Melinda Metz (Metz wrote the “Roswell High” books and Burns edited them) and then co-wrote the popular episode “A
- John Hansen
- December 21, 2019
‘Kick-Ass 2’ (2013) finds its groove
Writer-director Jeff Wadlow, taking the reins from Matthew Vaughn, delivers a funnier and more focused “Kick-Ass 2” (2013). It’s formulaic, but that makes it better
- John Hansen
- December 20, 2019
‘Knight Before Christmas’ is more empty calories from the Netflix holiday machine (Movie review)
“The Knight Before Christmas” (November, Netflix), like most of TV’s recent holiday movie catalog, is so uninspired that I wonder if the sets, locations, casting
- John Hansen
- December 19, 2019
‘Let It Snow’ is a light but watchable Gen Z X-mas gathering (Movie review)
“Let It Snow” (November, Netflix) comes from a 2008 novel co-written by coming-of-age chronicler John Green. It’s adapted by Kay Cannon (“Pitch Perfect”) and two