- John Hansen
- January 6, 2020
‘Ad Astra’ is a gorgeous but spacey art piece
I’d be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy watching “Ad Astra” (2019). Director James Gray’s film blends a solar system travelogue with the family
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- John Hansen
- January 6, 2020
‘Roswell’ gets ‘A New Beginning’ (2003) with ‘Season 4’
Executive producer Jason Katims says in the DVD commentary for the series finale of “Roswell” that a theoretical fourth season would’ve found the teens on
- John Hansen
- January 4, 2020
‘Fast Color’ a Shyamalan-esque stealth superhero gem
Nearly two decades after M. Night Shyamalan popularized – if not introduced – the stealth/“real world” superhero movie with “Unbreakable” (2000), director/co-writer Julia Hart expands
- John Hansen
- December 24, 2019
‘Penultimate Truth’ (1964) is like a PKD greatest hits album
For “The Penultimate Truth” (1964), Philip K. Dick pieces together some of the greatest hits among his short stories into a grand statement about governments
- John Hansen
- December 23, 2019
‘Roswell’ co-creator Burns joins book line with ‘Quarantine’ (2003)
Laura J. Burns co-created “Roswell” with Melinda Metz (Metz wrote the “Roswell High” books and Burns edited them) and then co-wrote the popular episode “A
- John Hansen
- December 17, 2019
‘Alita: Battle Angel’ a final blast of cyborg sci-fi for the decade
It’s hard to predict a decade’s place in history while you’re living it, but the 2010s strike me as a Gateway to the Future. So
- John Hansen
- December 17, 2019
‘Zap Gun’ (1967) among PKD’s most prophetic 21st century previews
Even by Philip K. Dick standards, “The Zap Gun” (1967) is particularly prophetic of the 21st century, but it’s also one of the harder novels
- John Hansen
- December 16, 2019
‘Roswell’ flashback: ‘Dreamwalk’ (2003) (Book review)
In “Dreamwalk” (January 2003), the sixth book of the “Roswell” tie-in series, Paul Ruditis bridges Kyle’s trauma over the death of Alex at the end
- John Hansen
- December 10, 2019
Calling ‘Impostor’ (2002) ‘padded’ is a fair statement
“Impostor” (2002) is one of those PKD adaptations that turns an idea-driven short story into an action movie, but unlike some others, it doesn’t abandon
- John Hansen
- December 9, 2019
‘Skeletons in the Closet’ (2002) probes ‘Roswell’ origins
“Skeletons in the Closet” (November 2002), the fifth book in the “Roswell” tie-in series, is the best entry so far even though it’s arguably the