- John Hansen
- December 30, 2021
John’s top 10 TV shows of 2021
I used to count the days before a new season of a favorite show, or a new series starring a favorite actor. Now, it’s like
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- John Hansen
- December 26, 2021
Party vibe makes ‘Dead Man’s Folly’ (1956) a fun read
“Dead Man’s Folly” (1956) is a page-turner with an evocative main setting of a carnival on a country mansion’s grounds, humorous interplay between Ariadne Oliver
- John Hansen
- December 25, 2021
‘8-Bit Christmas’ joins pantheon of holiday classics
Television and streaming have produced so many Christmas movies in recent years – most of them mediocre at best — that one could be forgiven
- John Hansen
- December 19, 2021
‘4:50 from Paddington’ (1957) a padded Christie whodunit
Agatha Christie’s “4:50 from Paddington” (1957, also published as “What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!”) is outfitted with a lot of the tropes we enjoy. Miss Marple
- John Hansen
- December 9, 2021
First of the ‘Lost’ clones: ‘Invasion’ (2005-06)
“Invasion” (2005-06, ABC) was the first of the post-“Lost” Event Series. And darn if it doesn’t still rank as one of the best, even as
- John Hansen
- December 5, 2021
‘Crooked House’ (2017) captures novel’s chilliness
“Crooked House” (1949) is one of Agatha Christie’s best, but also coldest, novels. In that regard, the 2017 movie adaptation is thematically faithful. Set in
- John Hansen
- November 25, 2021
A cinematic feast: All 32 John Hughes movies, ranked
Thanksgiving seems a good day to rank the films of John Hughes. Not only did he write two Thanksgiving films but he also penned four
- John Hansen
- November 24, 2021
3 directing legends team up for ‘New York Stories’ (1989)
“New York Stories” (1989) must’ve been tantalizing to film nerds when it came out: For the price of one ticket, you get 40-minute films by
- John Hansen
- November 22, 2021
If ‘Rocky IV’ can change, everyone can change
“Rocky IV” (1985) is my favorite “Rocky” sequel because it’s near-perfect in what it aims to do. In chronicling Rocky’s (Sylvester Stallone) toughest and most
- John Hansen
- November 18, 2021
SMG, Baldwin transcend age gap in ‘Suburban Girl’ (2007)
“Suburban Girl” (2007) is a hidden gem among the catalogs of both Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alec Baldwin. At first blush, I thought they must