- John Hansen
- April 8, 2021
‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ a monster-mash blast
“Godzilla vs. Kong” (HBO Max), like the three previous films in the Monsterverse series, is better at creature battles than it is at anything deeper
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- John Hansen
- April 5, 2021
Crichton warns of mind control in ‘Terminal Man’ (1972)
His brand having been established with “The Andromeda Strain,” Michael Crichton shows it was no fluke with his sophomore effort under his own name, “The
- John Hansen
- March 29, 2021
Wilson’s ‘Andromeda Evolution’ (2019) a strong sequel
After Michael Crichton’s death in 2008, his estate and publisher found two novels – “Pirate Latitudes” and “Dragon Teeth” – to publish posthumously, plus Richard
- John Hansen
- March 25, 2021
Snyder’s ‘Justice League’ beefs up Steppenwolf, DCEU
As with “Superman II,” we now have two versions of “Justice League.” But in this case, the differences are much vaster; in fact, the 2017
- John Hansen
- March 22, 2021
‘Andromeda Strain’ (1969) launches a career, genre
Here’s where it all begins. Although Michael Crichton had written some novels under other names, “The Andromeda Strain” (1969) is when the world got to
- John Hansen
- March 15, 2021
‘Andromeda Strain’ movie (1971) seems longer than TV miniseries (2008)
I think of the 21st century – starting with 2001’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” – as the era of faithful book-to-film adaptations. But they
- John Hansen
- February 15, 2021
‘Deep Storm’ (2007) finds thrills at ocean’s floor
In “Deep Storm” (2007), Lincoln Child dives into some of the biggest science fiction ideas of his career without letting the story become untethered. While
- John Hansen
- February 8, 2021
Child’s ‘Death Match’ (2004) invigorates ‘scary AI’ trope
From my first read, I remembered “Death Match” (2004) as being too similar to other works — dating back to the HAL-9000 portion of “2001”
- John Hansen
- February 7, 2021
‘Love and Monsters’ keeps apocalypse upbeat
“Love and Monsters’ ” cast and crew are filled with people who have done apocalypses before, so perhaps having gotten the doom and gloom out
- John Hansen
- February 1, 2021
Child’s ‘Utopia’ (2002) a thrilling debut
After six novels co-written with Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child goes solo for “Utopia” (2002), which I remembered as setting a high bar for all his