- John Hansen
- May 25, 2023
All 13 movies written and directed by Kevin Smith, ranked
To mark the 40th anniversary of “Return of the Jedi,” since I wrote a thorough tribute piece 10 years ago, I decided to look back
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- John Hansen
- May 19, 2023
The hauntings of Mike Flanagan: All 13 of his films and TV shows, ranked
In appropriate fashion for the horror genre, Mike Flanagan slowly crept onto the scene in the 2010s, making increasingly good, modestly budgeted films. Then he
- John Hansen
- April 20, 2023
‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Season 5 looks to the future
Like the final season of “Lost,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is flash-forwarding in its last go-around, in the prologs of each episode (three of which
- John Hansen
- April 18, 2023
‘Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay’ (2000) a super novel about superhero comics
Michael Chabon’s “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” (2000) has always been, in the back of my mind, my pick for the Great American
- John Hansen
- April 11, 2023
Shyamalan’s ‘Knock at the Cabin’ not worth answering
I suspect “Knock at the Cabin” (Peacock) will rank as M. Night Shyamalan’s most divisive film. Based on the novel “The Cabin at the End
- John Hansen
- March 16, 2023
It’s freaky how great ‘Freaks and Geeks’ (1999-2000) still is
“Freaks and Geeks” (1999-2000, NBC/Fox Family) took TV from the Nineties to the Aughts as it chronicled kids moving from the Seventies to the Eighties.
- John Hansen
- February 23, 2023
Blake’s ‘Buffy’ books continue with ‘One Girl in All the World’
With her second “Frankie the Vampire Slayer” entry, “One Girl in All the World” (January, hardcover), Kendare Blake again delivers a novel that’s partly appealing
- John Hansen
- February 19, 2023
‘Sleeping Murder’ (1976) a relaxing throwback mystery
“Sleeping Murder” (October 1976), which Agatha Christie (1890-January 1976) wrote mid-career with the purposeful intent of having it published after her death, is like a
- John Hansen
- February 16, 2023
‘My So-Called Life’ (1994-95) probes hearts, minds of ’90s teens
W.G. Snuffy Walden’s “My So-Called Life” (1994-95, ABC) theme song encapsulates the series, which itself encapsulates 1994-95. An ominous opening tone calls to mind dark
- John Hansen
- February 14, 2023
The age-old ‘My So-Called Life’ debate: Jordan or Brian?
I went into my rewatch of “My So-Called Life” (1994-95) with one of the show’s most famous questions on my mind: Jordan or Brian? The