- John Hansen
- July 24, 2012
‘Dark Knight Rises’ doesn’t take Batman to new heights
“The Dark Knight Rises” is a worthy capper to Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, including all of the pluses that make these films beloved by their admirers
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- John Hansen
- July 23, 2012
‘Predator’ (1987) an elite showcase of Arnold, action, one-liners
Although “Predator” (1987) itself wasn’t part of the wider “Alien/Predator” franchise when it came out — the linkage would start with 1990’s “Predator 2” — it has
- John Hansen
- July 16, 2012
‘Harper’s Island’ (2009) shows slashers can work in TV miniseries format
Going through a bit of “The Killing” withdrawal, I decided to finally check out a rather well-respected murder-mystery summer series from three years ago, “Harper’s Island” (2009,
- John Hansen
- July 9, 2012
Whedon gives a test run for ‘Firefly’ with ‘Alien Resurrection’ (1997)
Following a horror movie, an action movie and a brooding character piece, the “Alien Quadrilogy” (as it’ll be known until a fifth film comes out)
- John Hansen
- July 7, 2012
‘Alien 3’ (1992) has more style than sense
After the almost universally beloved “Alien” and “Aliens,” we now move into the territory of “for fans only” with 1992’s “Alien 3,” which can be viewed as
- John Hansen
- July 3, 2012
MacFarlane’s ‘Ted’ comfortably blends a sweet-natured plot with crass jokes (Movie review)
Following on the heels of last year’s “Paul” and “The Muppets,” the novelty of a talking teddy bear isn’t by itself enough to make “Ted” a great
- John Hansen
- July 1, 2012
This time it’s war in Cameron’s thrilling ‘Aliens’ (1986)
In 1986, I was obsessed with “Star Wars” cartoons and toys and not even aware of the “Aliens” franchise, which is appropriate, because I would’ve
- John Hansen
- June 30, 2012
First episode impressions: ‘Awkward.’ Season 2 (TV review)
There’s a certain coldness to all the characters on “Awkward” (9:30 p.m. Central Thursdays on MTV), which had its Season 2 premiere last week. Even after watching
- John Hansen
- June 25, 2012
First episode impressions: ‘Futurama’ Season 7 (TV review)
“Futurama” (9 p.m. Central Wednesdays on Comedy Central) has been around long enough now that it’s starting to contradict its own backstories. Since most “Futurama” fans
- John Hansen
- June 25, 2012
‘Jeff, Who Lives at Home’ makes hero out of parents’-basement-dwelling adult (Movie review)
“Jeff, Who Lives at Home,” now available on DVD, kicks off a year of eight movies involving Mark Duplass in some capacity. He also stars on