- John Hansen
- January 20, 2013
Fond farewell: ‘Fringe’ (TV review)
To me, one of the most exciting things about the end of “Fringe” is that I can now look forward to rewatching the show on DVD someday.
READ MORE
- John Hansen
- January 17, 2013
‘The Killing’ isn’t dead after all! Plus: 9 other resurrected shows (TV commentary)
With the awesome news earlier this week that AMC changed its mind about “The Killing,” which it canceled a few months ago but has now
- John Hansen
- January 17, 2013
A look back at the best albums of 2012 (Music commentary)
Making a list of my favorite albums of a year is fairly simple: I think of which discs I spun most often in my Jeep
- John Hansen
- January 15, 2013
First episode impressions: ‘Continuum’ (TV review)
With “Fringe” winding down, “Continuum” (7 p.m. Central Mondays on Syfy) is a possible successor among sci-fi shows about the fight against futuristic totalitarian governments. Or is
- John Hansen
- January 15, 2013
First episode impressions: ‘The Carrie Diaries’ (TV review)
My approach to reviewing “The Carrie Diaries” (7 p.m. Central Mondays on The CW) will be different from most since I’ve never seen a single episode of
- John Hansen
- January 7, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Han Solo’s Revenge’ (1979) (Book review)
Timothy Zahn’s Han Solo-centered “Scoundrels” was recently published, and like every book about the smuggler, his Wookiee sidekick and his faster-than-she-looks ship, it will have a high
- John Hansen
- January 6, 2013
All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 6 (2001-02), ranked
Although the centerpiece arc is Willow’s drug-like magic addiction, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Season 6 (2001-02, UPN) is the year that mostly abandoned metaphors and went for
- John Hansen
- January 1, 2013
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Young Jedi Knights’ books (1995-98) (Book reviews)
On the heels of the excellent “Clone Wars” four-parter featuring younglings Byph, Gungi, Ganodi, Zatt, Petro and Katooni, I decided to finally dive into Kevin
- John Hansen
- December 30, 2012
Tarantino fans will likely love everything about ‘Django Unchained’ (Movie review)
I’m not naturally inclined to see a Quentin Tarantino film, but a couple of friends’ excitement about “Django Unchained,” combined with the generally positive reviews, got me
- John Hansen
- December 25, 2012
John’s top 10 movies of 2012
Here are my picks for the top 10 movies of 2012: 1. “This Is 40” — Writer-director Judd Apatow’s first great film in five years, rather than