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John Hansen
September 21, 2023

Fall TV preview 2023: 10 shows I wouldn’t mind watching

Even as someone who writes about TV shows, I’m not too bothered by the Hollywood strike. If anything, I feel it gives me a chance

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John Hansen
August 1, 2023

‘Based on a True Story’ Season 1 somehow both frantic and slow

“Based on a True Story” Season 1 (Peacock) taps into the zeitgeist with intelligent commentary about the moral ickiness of serial-killer podcasts being popular. But

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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

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John Hansen
March 28, 2023

Seventies-style howcatchem ‘Poker Face’ would make Columbo proud

“Poker Face” (Peacock) starts off as an earworm – I’d bet 50 percent of viewers have “puh-puh-puh-poker face” in their head when thinking about the

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John Hansen
October 15, 2022

‘Halloween Ends’ by digging into shape of evil

With the release of “Halloween Ends” on Peacock and in theaters, we can now reflect on director/co-writer David Gordon Green’s overall goal for his “H40”

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John Hansen
May 16, 2022

New ‘Firestarter’ digs compelling tale from ashes of ’84 dud

“Firestarter” (1984) served as a cautionary tale for Blumhouse’s “Firestarter” (2022) by showing what not to do in every instance. Writer Scott Teems (“Halloween Kills”)