- John Hansen
- November 24, 2023
‘Shaun of the Dead’ (2004) the all-time elite zom-com
“Shaun of the Dead” (2004) is not only the best zombie comedy of all time, but a case could be made that it uses zombies
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- John Hansen
- November 22, 2023
Intrigue disappears behind comedy in ‘The Lady Vanishes’ (1938)
Four years after Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express” chronicled a mystery on a snowed-in train in Eastern Europe, Afred Hitchcock did the same
- John Hansen
- November 20, 2023
Missing Mona Lisa: A look at ‘TMNT’s’ early CBS episodes (Season 4, 1990)
In the first CBS episode, as the Turtles (rather slowly) recognize that a giant fly footprint belongs to Baxter Stockman, they muse about who else
- John Hansen
- November 3, 2023
‘Return of the Living Dead’ (1985) takes the comedic route
“The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (1974) has one of the messiest horror-franchise continuities, with each of the co-creators trying their own narrative continuation: one in
- John Hansen
- October 23, 2023
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Season 3 (1989) goes out in a ‘Big’ way
“Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” Season 3’s (1989) concluding batch (episodes 38-47) features imaginative notions, the return of Baxter-Fly and the Neutrinos, and a suitably “Big”
- John Hansen
- October 16, 2023
Leatherhead, Usagi enter the fray in ‘TMNT’ Season 3 (1989)
Season 3 episodes 30-37 (1989) of the “TMNT” cartoon is a fun and toyetic stretch as it features the debuts of action-figure characters Leatherhead, Usagi
- John Hansen
- October 7, 2023
‘Totally Killer’ comments on change of times with dry humor
The best thing about “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” was how Kiernan Shipka’s title character approached the supernatural nuttiness with seen-it-all-before Gen-Z wryness. So she’s the
- John Hansen
- October 5, 2023
‘Gen V’ continues super-smart storytelling from ‘The Boys’
The same team that makes “The Boys” (which has aired three seasons) tries their hand at a spinoff with “Gen V,” the first three episodes
- John Hansen
- October 2, 2023
Baxter, Casey Jones elevate ‘TMNT’ Season 3 (1989) at midway point
“Now we’re cookin’!,” as Raphael might say. The 22nd episode often marks the end of a season in American TV measurements, but in the 47-episode
- John Hansen
- September 20, 2023
Fall movie preview 2023: 10 films I wouldn’t mind seeing
It’s fall movie season, so that means horror (from modest quirky entries to hyped franchise fare), Oscar-baiting biopics and legendary directors unveiling their latest wares.