- John Hansen
- March 17, 2020
‘Westworld’ Season 3 steps into a larger world
I love the fact that there are still some weekly shows on TV (as opposed to all-in-one seasonal drops), but “Westworld” (Sundays, HBO) is not
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- John Hansen
- March 14, 2020
‘Watchmen’ TV series digs into history of American racism
Creator Damon Lindelof has taken the lessons learned on “Lost” – where time-jumping was a sometimes fun, sometimes hoary narrative device – and beautifully applied
- John Hansen
- January 18, 2020
King adaptation ‘The Outsider’ starts slow but strong
“The Outsider” (Sundays, HBO) is written, directed and paced with such slow-burn confidence that a viewer can almost fool themselves into thinking this isn’t just
- John Hansen
- January 1, 2020
Movies and TV shows John is looking forward to in 2020
Here are 10 movies and 10 TV shows I’m looking forward to in the new year: “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” (TV series, Jan. 7, NBC) —
- John Hansen and Shaune Redfield
- December 27, 2019
John’s and Shaune’s 20 favorite TV shows of the 2010s
In chronological order, these were our 20 favorite TV shows of the 2010s: “Breaking Bad” Seasons 3-5, 2010-13, AMC, created by Vince Gilligan Many times
- John Hansen
- September 15, 2019
Fall TV 2019: What looks good, and what doesn’t
I watched the trailers of some notable fall TV premieres so you don’t have to (but they are embedded here if you want to). Here are
- John Hansen
- September 12, 2019
‘True Detective’ Season 1 (2014) an elite short-form mystery
Even in a decade that has seen many elite examples of the short-form detective series – from “Fargo” to “Sharp Objects,” from “The Killing” to
- John Hansen
- July 29, 2019
Mamet creates sympathetic portrait of ‘Lansky’ (1999)
The Amazon Prime description for “Lansky” (1999) includes “notorious,” “gambling,” “bootlegging,” “racketeering” and “murder,” but the film – written by David Mamet and directed by
- John Hansen
- June 12, 2019
First episode impressions: ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2 (TV review)
If the first episode is any indication, “Big Little Lies’ ” second season (9 p.m. Eastern Sundays on HBO) lacks the zest of the first
- John Hansen
- April 15, 2019
‘Phil Spector’ (2013) a gripping condemnation of juries
“Phil Spector” (2013), the last film from writer-director David Mamet before what has become the longest filmmaking hiatus of his career, manages to be a