- John Hansen
- June 16, 2014
‘X2: X-Men United’ (2003) is a big commercial for itself
Director Bryan Singer follows up the near-perfect “X-Men” with a 2003 sequel that’s so epically overblown and lacking in focus that it doesn’t even know
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- John Hansen
- June 14, 2014
‘X-Men’ (2000) makes superhero flicks fun again
Having boned up on the formative years of Xavier, Magneto and Mystique (“X-Men: First Class”), and Wolverine, Sabretooth and (briefly) Cyclops (“X-Men Origins: Wolverine”), we
- John Hansen
- June 12, 2014
‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ (2009) isn’t as great as I thought it was
As the “X-Men” saga continues to add new chapters, we’re likely to hear fans arguing about the ideal viewing order for a newcomer, as often
- John Hansen
- June 11, 2014
‘X-Men: First Class’ (2011) rejuvenates the saga
This summer’s “X-Men: Days of Future Past” does an in-universe reboot of the “X-Men” saga via time travel, similar to the 2009 “Star Trek” movie,
- John Hansen
- June 10, 2014
All 22 episodes of ‘Gilmore Girls’ Season 2 (2001-02), ranked
I don’t mean to reduce “Gilmore Girls” to a teen romance show and have my analysis of Season 2 (2001-02, WB) read like a review of “Gossip
- John Hansen
- June 10, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Corellian Trilogy Book 2: Assault at Selonia’ (1995) (Book review)
“Assault at Selonia” (1995) has the same attributes as the first book in Roger MacBride Allen’s “Corellian Trilogy.” While it’s a brisk and easy read, not
- John Hansen
- June 9, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Corellian Trilogy Book 1: Ambush at Corellia’ (1995) (Book review)
Drawing from my memory of reading Roger MacBride Allen’s “The Corellian Trilogy” 19 years ago, I recalled Han’s nasty cousin Thrackan Sal-Solo (leader of the
- John Hansen
- June 5, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Rebellion’ (1996) (Book review)
As Bantam navigated its way through the post-“Return of the Jedi” timeline in the 1990s, not every writer they hired turned out to be a
- John Hansen
- June 4, 2014
30 years later, ranking the 12 tracks of ‘Born in the U.S.A.’
Some people called Bruce Springsteen a sellout for delivering 12 radio-friendly hits (seven became top 10 singles) on “Born in the U.S.A.,” which hit record stores on
- John Hansen
- May 28, 2014
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The Black Fleet Crisis Book 3: Tyrant’s Test’ (1997) (Book review)
The final installment in Michael P. Kube-McDowell’s “Black Fleet Crisis” trilogy, “Tyrant’s Test” (1997), achieves a curious combination. Like the first two books, it’s quite readable,