- John Hansen
- August 20, 2019
PKD’s ‘Martian Time-Slip’ (1964) crazily searches for sanity
“Martian Time-Slip” (1964) is set on the frontier of Mars, so naturally – this being a Philip K. Dick novel – it’s about … the
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- John Hansen
- August 17, 2019
‘Fantastic Four’ (2015) tries out a darker tone
I feel a little sorry for the “Fantastic Four” franchise. The 2005 and 2007 entries are competent children’s movies that failed to catch fire at a
- John Hansen
- August 15, 2019
‘Matrix Reloaded’ (2003) gets almost too dense to penetrate
“The Matrix” (1999) is one of those sci-fi films that rewards people paying close attention; to understand the specifics of the world is to feel
- John Hansen
- August 13, 2019
All 25 stories from PKD’s ‘Collected Stories, Vol. 5’ (1987), ranked
Because the five volumes of “The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick” have been reprinted many times under many different names, I’m referring to them here
- John Hansen
- August 10, 2019
del Toro’s ‘Blade II’ (2002) deepens vampire mythology
Working from a screenplay by returning writer David S. Goyer, Guillermo del Toro probably didn’t know it at the time, but he directs “Blade II”
- John Hansen
- August 6, 2019
‘Counter-Clock World’ (1967) so absurd that it’s funny
“Counter-Clock World” (1967) starts with a healthy dose of vintage Philip K. Dick absurdism, as an old woman pleads to be freed from her coffin
- John Hansen
- August 3, 2019
‘Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer’ (2007) a superior sequel
The “Fantastic Four” franchise steps it up a notch for “Rise of the Silver Surfer” (2007), which many superhero genre observers point to as 1)
- John Hansen
- August 2, 2019
All 21 episodes of ‘Roswell’ Season 2 (2000-01), ranked
Mistakenly, I had it my head that Max and Liz – aside from a few brief stretches where they are apart — are a couple
- John Hansen
- August 1, 2019
‘Twister’ (1996) spins perfect funnel of absurdity
Of all the movies not yet released on 4K with Atmos, “Twister” (1996) is perhaps the most shameful oversight. It’s wall-to-wall action and tension and
- John Hansen
- July 30, 2019
PKD’s ‘Ubik’ (1969) packed with fascinating ideas
The aspect I most remembered from my first read of “Ubik” (1969) is the inventive, chilling and comforting notion that people exist in a “half-life”