- John Hansen
- October 10, 2019
‘Scream’ (1996) makes slasher horror cool again
For Spooky Month here at Reviews from My Couch, we’re looking at the four movies of the “Scream” saga over the next four Thursdays. First
‘Scream’ (1996) makes slasher horror cool again
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- John Hansen
- October 9, 2019
CW DC universe finally goes to Gotham for ‘Batwoman’
“Batwoman” (Sundays, CW) is the 17th current show produced by Greg Berlanti – that’s not a joke for the sake of exaggeration, he really does
- John Hansen
- October 8, 2019
‘Radio Free Albemuth’ (1985) is PKD’s first attempt at ‘VALIS’
Books about an individual being pestered by an authoritarian government are often difficult to read because of their hopeless nature, and a sense that it’s
- John Hansen
- October 6, 2019
First episode impressions: ‘Almost Family’ (TV review)
A dramedy starring Brittany Snow and produced by Jason Katims should be at the top of my list of must-see fall shows, but the preview for
- John Hansen
- October 5, 2019
‘Brightburn’ turns ‘Superman’ into a gory nightmare
“The New Mutants” has been drawing buzz for a few years for being a superhero/horror mash-up, but as it’s becoming increasingly unlikely that movie will
- John Hansen
- October 4, 2019
Storytelling with soul: The 20 best ‘Angel’ episodes
When “Angel” premiered on Oct. 5, 1999, with “City of,” it was nominally a darker, more adult show than “Buffy,” its parent series and Tuesday
- John Hansen
- October 3, 2019
Miyagi returns in forgettable ‘Next Karate Kid’ (1994)
Ten years after the first “Karate Kid” and five years after the Daniel LaRusso trilogy wrapped, the studio tries to wring some more blood from
- John Hansen
- October 1, 2019
All 18 stories from PKD’s ‘Collected Stories, Vol. 4’ (1987), ranked
Because the five volumes of “The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick” have been reprinted many times under many different names, I’m referring to them
- John Hansen
- September 28, 2019
‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ punches up Jean’s tragic fall
Jean Grey (Sophie Turner) turns into Dark Phoenix for the first time on the new timeline in “X-Men: Dark Phoenix,” but nonetheless, I’ve seen this
- John Hansen
- September 27, 2019
First episode impressions: ‘The Unicorn’ and ‘Perfect Harmony’ (TV reviews)
In this age of easily accessible TV, there’s no such thing as timeslot battles anymore, but for the sake of fun, let’s pit “The Unicorn”