- John Hansen
- January 11, 2010
5 random questions for which I have no good answer (Commentary)
1. In “Return of the Jedi,” when Luke and Leia swing to safety, what is the rope attached to? It can’t be attached to the
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- John Hansen
- January 8, 2010
Happy 20th anniversary to the still-funny, still-important ‘Simpsons’ (TV commentary)
Last week, “The Simpsons” was the clear winner in the laugh tally against “The Cleveland Show” and “Family Guy.” I can’t say that every week, but I
- John Hansen
- January 2, 2010
2 films from ‘Arrested Development’ alums – ‘Extract’ and ‘Paper Heart’ – are interesting failures (Movie reviews)
I’m not crazy about Blockbuster’s (and most video stores’) decision in recent years to get rid of most of their old stock and focus heavily
- John Hansen
- January 1, 2010
‘Sherlock Holmes’ has lots of style, but it’s hard to care (Movie review)
I don’t understand these movies that put so much effort into making it look great, and then seem to expend so little effort on plot
- John Hansen
- December 31, 2009
(Matt’s) top 10 albums of 2009 (Music commentary)
For the last post of the first year of my blog, I’d like to introduce you to my music geek friend Matt (not to be
- John Hansen
- December 30, 2009
John’s top 10 movies of 2009
I reserve the right to retroactively add “Adam” and “The Invention of Lying” to this list; living in a small town, I have to wait for DVD to see
- John Hansen
- December 29, 2009
John’s top 10 TV shows of 2009
Although two shows on this list are much missed and a third (“Dollhouse”) is on its way out, 2009 was generally a year when TV
- John Hansen
- December 28, 2009
John’s favorite pop songs of the Aughts (Music commentary)
Putting together my top 20 songs of the decade list is more personal, more a matter of taste, than compiling the TV and movie lists.
- John Hansen
- December 23, 2009
‘Family Guy’ ‘Empire’ parody ‘Something, Something, Something, Dark Side’ is something, something, something, complete. And funny (DVD review)
After watching “Family Guy’s” “Star Wars” parody in 2007, I had “Time of My Life” stuck in my head. After watching its “Empire Strikes Back” parody, which
- John Hansen
- December 22, 2009
What are your favorite Christmas stories? (Commentary)
My question for this post is: What are your favorite Christmas stories (movies, books, comic books, TV episodes, etc.)? When you think of Christmas entertainment,