- John Hansen
- June 26, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Legacy of the Force: Betrayal’ (2006) (Book review)
I wasn’t a huge fan of the nine-book “Legacy of the Force” series on my first read, not because of the quality of the writing
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- John Hansen
- June 25, 2016
‘Independence Day: Resurgence’ advances the saga while essentially remaking the original (Movie review)
“Independence Day: Resurgence” is what a summer blockbuster should be: the kind where after watching futuristic aerial dogfights (in 3D if you pay a couple extra
- John Hansen
- June 22, 2016
‘The 5th Wave’ tells an alien invasion yarn for the Disney Channel set (Movie review)
Later this week, “Independence Day: Resurgence” will likely deliver the biggest alien invasion spectacle in what is turning out to be the year of the
- John Hansen
- June 21, 2016
Engrossing ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ shows a different way to build a franchise (Movie review)
“10 Cloverfield Lane” — now available at Redbox — is one of those Mystery Mine Ride movies that are all too rare: a film that gives
- John Hansen
- June 20, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Nest III: The Swarm War’ (2006) (Book review)
Troy Denning wraps up his bridge trilogy between “The New Jedi Order” and “Legacy of the Force” in mostly satisfying fashion with “Dark Nest III: The
- John Hansen
- June 19, 2016
All 6 episodes of ‘The X-Files’ 2016 miniseries, ranked
It was great to have “The X-Files” back with the six-episode miniseries earlier this year on Fox, and now it’s available on DVD, and you get a
- John Hansen
- June 16, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen’ (2005) (Book review)
While the first volume set the groundwork and featured philosophizing about the Jedi Order’s relationship to the Galactic Alliance, “Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen” (2005) puts
- John Hansen
- June 15, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Dark Nest I: The Joiner King’ (2005) (Book review)
Call him the Stephen King of “Star Wars” authors. No other scribe has a bigger gap between his lows and highs than Troy Denning. I
- John Hansen
- June 13, 2016
‘Deadpool’ is not your typical ‘X-Men’ film – but that’s OK
I never would have guessed Deadpool would be the first “X-Men” character other than Wolverine to get a solo movie. But thanks to actor Ryan
- John Hansen
- June 9, 2016
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘The New Jedi Order: The Unifying Force’ (2003) (Book review)
The “New Jedi Order” closes out its 19-book run with James Luceno’s epic “The Unifying Force”(2003), which feels every bit of its 527 pages and must