- John Hansen
- June 12, 2023
All 9 of Philip K. Dick’s non-SF novels, ranked
In the late 1950s, Philip K. Dick found a career as a science fiction writer, and quickly became quite good at it, delivering several classics.
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- John Hansen
- May 6, 2023
‘Superman: The High-Flying History of America’s Most Enduring Hero’ (2012) a good place to start your Supes scholarship
Having recently read Michael Chabon’s “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” (2000) – which borrows from “Superman” writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster’s
- 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 9, 2023
‘Slasher’ Season 5 ‘Ripper’ overly ambitious, but still brutal
For better or worse, “Slasher” gets ambitious by trying its first period-piece mystery, venturing to 1890s Toronto. Through two episodes, it’s slightly “for worse,” but
- John Hansen
- March 12, 2023
‘Come, Tell Me How You Live’ (1946) digs into Mideast cultures
Hercule Poirot often travels, even though it seems he would be annoyed by a lot of things about the process of traveling, not to mention
- John Hansen
- February 21, 2023
Preston & Child go back in time for ‘Cabinet of Dr. Leng’
Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child have sent Agent Pendergast and other characters to many parts of the globe, but for “The Cabinet of Dr. Leng”
- John Hansen
- December 15, 2022
‘Under the Banner of Heaven’ a ripping critique of religion
As a rule of thumb, I figure religions are neutral forces. Good or evil people will use religion as an outlet for their ingrained good
- John Hansen
- December 14, 2022
‘Don’t Drink the Water’ adapted poorly (1969) and, well, better (1994)
Before Woody Allen gained enough clout to write and direct his own work, he saw some of it in the hands of other filmmakers –
- John Hansen
- November 21, 2022
‘Where the Crawdads Sing’ manipulative but undeniably pretty
I knew from the opening minutes that “Where the Crawdads Sing” would try to manipulate me with its beautiful North Carolina marshlands, music and voiceover