- John Hansen
- July 24, 2012
‘Dark Knight Rises’ doesn’t take Batman to new heights
“The Dark Knight Rises” is a worthy capper to Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy, including all of the pluses that make these films beloved by their admirers
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- John Hansen
- July 23, 2012
‘Predator’ (1987) an elite showcase of Arnold, action, one-liners
Although “Predator” (1987) itself wasn’t part of the wider “Alien/Predator” franchise when it came out — the linkage would start with 1990’s “Predator 2” — it has
- John Hansen
- July 9, 2012
Whedon gives a test run for ‘Firefly’ with ‘Alien Resurrection’ (1997)
Following a horror movie, an action movie and a brooding character piece, the “Alien Quadrilogy” (as it’ll be known until a fifth film comes out)
- John Hansen
- July 7, 2012
‘Alien 3’ (1992) has more style than sense
After the almost universally beloved “Alien” and “Aliens,” we now move into the territory of “for fans only” with 1992’s “Alien 3,” which can be viewed as
- John Hansen
- July 1, 2012
This time it’s war in Cameron’s thrilling ‘Aliens’ (1986)
In 1986, I was obsessed with “Star Wars” cartoons and toys and not even aware of the “Aliens” franchise, which is appropriate, because I would’ve
- John Hansen
- June 25, 2012
First episode impressions: ‘Futurama’ Season 7 (TV review)
“Futurama” (9 p.m. Central Wednesdays on Comedy Central) has been around long enough now that it’s starting to contradict its own backstories. Since most “Futurama” fans
- John Hansen
- June 9, 2012
‘Prometheus’ undeniably cool, but continuity glitches are annoying
The things that make “Prometheus” cool (A new “Alien” universe movie! And from “Alien” director Ridley Scott, no less!) also cause problems. I’ll go into spoiler-laden specifics later in
- John Hansen
- May 29, 2012
Jeff Grubb gets his Hutt on in ‘Star Wars: Scourge’ (Book review)
Hutts have come a long way, baby, since we first met Jabba the Hutt in 1983’s “Return of the Jedi.” I remember being excited by
- John Hansen
- May 25, 2012
With ‘Apocalypse,’ Denning delivers a rousing final installment in the ‘Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi’ series (Book review)
Troy Denning mutes his weaknesses and emphasizes his strengths to deliver a satisfying, character-driven final installment of the much-maligned nine-book “Star Wars: Fate of the
- John Hansen
- May 15, 2012
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Han Solo at Stars’ End’ (1979-80) (Book and comic review)
In an interview with Star Wars Insider, Jeff Grubb (author of the new novel “Scourge,” which I’ll review in a future post), separates “Star Wars”