- John Hansen
- July 25, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice’ (2007) (Book review)
Before this re-read, I had thought of “The New Jedi Order” as the dark and grim “Star Wars” saga, but “Legacy of the Force” surpasses
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- John Hansen
- July 21, 2016
‘Dead of Summer’ and ‘Scream’ make Tuesday nights great again
For the first time since “Gilmore Girls” and “Veronica Mars” aired back-to-back nearly a decade ago, Tuesday night has become appointment-TV night again. A couple
- John Hansen
- July 19, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Legacy of the Force: Exile’ (2007) (Book review)
Aaron Allston delivers the best book so far in the “Legacy of the Force” series with “Exile” (2007), the fourth of the nine-novel saga. Whereas earlier books
- John Hansen
- July 17, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Legacy of the Force: Tempest’ (2006) (Book review)
The “Legacy of the Force” series is a good collaboration between Aaron Allston, Karen Traviss and Troy Denning, but at the same time, there’s no
- John Hansen
- July 16, 2016
‘The Boy’ a respectable entry in ‘creepy doll’ subgenre
The “creepy doll” subgenre of horror has to be one of the most cost-effective, because it requires no acting or animation, just some moody lighting
- John Hansen
- July 14, 2016
‘Allegiant’ moves ‘Divergent’ series into heady sci-fi territory (Movie review)
The third entry of a four-part saga, “Allegiant” — now available on DVD – moves the “Divergent” series into heady (and sometimes head-scratching) science fiction territory. Young
- John Hansen
- July 11, 2016
‘Mike and Dave’ need wedding dates, but have no shortage of laughs (Movie review)
“Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates” takes a clever premise, casts the right actors and peppers the narrative with solid gags for an hour and a
- John Hansen
- July 10, 2016
This week, we celebrate our ‘Independence Day’: ‘ID:R’ novelization (2016) (Book review)
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of “Independence Day” and the release of the sequel, “Resurgence,” this week I’m looking back at the various spinoff comics
- John Hansen
- July 9, 2016
This week, we celebrate our ‘Independence Day’: ‘Crucible’ (2016) (Book review)
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of “Independence Day” and the release of the sequel, “Resurgence,” this week I’m looking back at the various spinoff comics
- John Hansen
- July 8, 2016
This week, we celebrate our ‘Independence Day’: ‘Dark Fathom’ (2016) (Comic book review)
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of “Independence Day” and the release of the sequel, “Resurgence,” this week I’m looking back at the various spinoff comics