- John Hansen
- July 4, 2019
‘Wimbledon’ (2004) serves up tennis and romance
Making a great fictional tennis movie is a tall order. The sport is naturally cinematic and filled with personal drama, and there’s no way made-up
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- John Hansen
- July 3, 2019
All 22 episodes of ‘Roswell’ Season 1 (1999-2000), ranked
“Roswell’s” Max and Liz are my favorite TV couple of the “meant to be together” type. There’s admittedly something fantastical, idealistic and possibly even unhealthy
- John Hansen
- July 2, 2019
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘The Deathless’ (2007) (Book review)
“The Deathless” (May 2007) might not rank No. 1 among all Buffyverse books – although it deserves consideration – but it’s definitely the best book
- John Hansen
- July 1, 2019
Mamet play gets turned into ‘About Last Night’ … twice
Although the two versions of “About Last Night” are one and two degrees removed from David Mamet’s stage play “Sexual Perversity in Chicago” – on
- John Hansen
- June 29, 2019
‘Amazing Spider-Man’ (2012) experiments with a darker tone
Like what the Dark Knight Trilogy is to the 1990s “Batman” movies, and what the 21st century “Superman” films are to the Christopher Reeve versions,
- John Hansen
- June 27, 2019
‘What We Do in the Shadows’ (2014) stretches out one funny joke
“What We Do in the Shadows” (2014) opens with a close-up of an alarm clock going off, followed by a hand reaching out of a
- Shaune Redfield
- June 26, 2019
‘What We Do in the Shadows’ makes hilarious transition to small screen
I hadn’t seen the 2014 movie “What We Do in the Shadows,” so I wasn’t sure what to expect going into FX’s spinoff series of the same
- Shaune Redfield
- June 25, 2019
‘Black Mirror’ Season 5 is easily the weakest so far (TV review)
With the failed experiment of the “choose your own adventure” movie “Bandersnatch” in the rear view, I was happy to hear “Black Mirror” Season 5
- John Hansen
- June 25, 2019
‘Buffy’ flashback: ‘Bad Bargain’ (2006) (Book review)
Diana G. Gallagher’s works rank in the middle of the pack among “Buffy” authors, but they are often interesting for how she puts new spins
- John Hansen
- June 24, 2019
‘Vanya on 42nd Street’ (1994) is a clever, money-saving film
“Vanya on 42nd Street” (1994) is structured unlike anything I’ve seen before. It starts with the actors walking along the packed sidewalks of the Big