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Author: John Hansen

Echoes of Guilt

‘Echoes of Guilt’ is like a Lifetime movie without an editor

November 4, 2025November 2, 2025 John Hansen Books

Book club book report: Beyond the standard mystery lies an existential one: How good could this novel have been if it was copy-edited?

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Murdaugh Death in the Family

‘Murdaugh: Death in the Family’ makes true crime chillingly personal

November 3, 2025November 4, 2025 John Hansen New Releases

First episode impressions (TV review): Driven by stellar performances, the Hulu miniseries is among the fall’s best shows.

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B is for Burglar

Grafton doesn’t bungle sophomore Kinsey novel ‘B is for Burglar’ (1985)

November 2, 2025November 3, 2025 John Hansen Books

Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): The private eye uncovers a who’s who of suspects, and it’s entertaining to try to guess who is who.

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Badlands

‘Badlands’ lands as another good novel from Preston & Child

November 1, 2025October 31, 2025 John Hansen Books

Book review: In their fifth Nora Kelly Novel, the authors expertly weave a bizarre ancient mystery with a modern one.

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Chucky Season 1

‘Chucky’ makes a killer move to prestige TV in Season 1 (2021)

October 31, 2025November 9, 2025 John Hansen Child's Play/Chucky

‘Child’s Play’ flashback (TV review): Falling short of the writing and acting of influences like “Hannibal” and “Cobra Kai,” these eight episodes are nonetheless bizarrely watchable.

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No Way Out

‘No Way Out’ (1987) a time capsule of early crime-solving with computers

October 30, 2025September 18, 2025 John Hansen Movies

Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This dated Hackman-and-Costner thriller has come back around as an instructive snapshot.

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Child's Play 2019

‘Child’s Play’ (2019) is ChINO: Chucky in name only

October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 John Hansen Child's Play/Chucky

‘Child’s Play’ flashback (Movie review): Actually, it’s a good thing that the remake is different, but it didn’t need to take the “Child’s Play” name.

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Marple Season 6

‘Marple’ Season 6 (2013) takes a respectable final bow

October 26, 2025October 10, 2025 John Hansen Agatha Christie

Sleuthing Sunday (TV review): Jane gets a well-deserved island vacation in a grand but shortened season that includes a short-story mashup and a great “Endless Night” lead turn.

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Cult of Chucky

Killer dolls develop split personalities in ‘Cult of Chucky’ (2017)

October 24, 2025October 24, 2025 John Hansen Child's Play/Chucky

‘Child’s Play’ flashback (Movie review): Mancini goes full “Psycho” as he continues to find fresh angles into this old material.

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Wasteland

Williamson’s ‘Wasteland’ (1999) is not a total waste

October 23, 2025November 4, 2025 John Hansen One-Season Wonders

TV shows lost to history (Review): The “Dawson’s Creek” creator jumps ahead to explore the issues of 20-somethings – sort of.

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Since 2009, John Hansen has been reviewing new and old movies, TV, books and comics. Tom Simmons joined the RFMC team in 2024. We review sci-fi, horror, noir and much more.

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