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Fall TV Preview

Fall TV preview 2022: Release dates, plus 7 shows in the spotlight 

September 5, 2022September 21, 2022 John Hansen Preview

Fall TV preview: Superheroes are on the wane, mysteries hold steady, and networks hang around. But streamers dominate as RFMC previews the season.

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Summer Movie Preview

Summer movie preview 2022: Calendar of releases, plus 10 films in spotlight 

May 11, 2022June 2, 2022 John Hansen Lists and Rankings

Summer movie preview: Adaptations of Stephen King’s “Firestarter” and “Salem’s Lot” bookend a slate highlighted by “Jurassic World: Dominion.”

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Fall Movie Preview

Fall movie preview 2021: Release dates, plus 7 films in the spotlight

September 11, 2021October 9, 2021 John Hansen Horror Movies

Fall movie preview: The fall offerings return to normalcy with theatrical releases. Many will be immediately available for home viewing, too.

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Fall TV Preview

Fall TV preview 2021: Release dates, plus 10 shows in the spotlight

September 6, 2021September 6, 2021 John Hansen Lists and Rankings

Fall TV preview: Networks and streamers are in a race to capture our attention. Lots of these shows will be discards, but the best ones should be good.

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Summer Movie Preview

Summer movie preview 2021: Calendar of releases, plus 10 films in spotlight

May 8, 2021August 18, 2021 John Hansen Lists and Rankings

Summer movie preview: Last summer didn’t have much of a movie season, but signs point to 2021 being a notch closer to normalcy.

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3 TV shows and 3 movies to see in 2021

January 1, 2021June 27, 2021 John Hansen Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul

2021 preview: This could be hugely entertaining year for audiences, as we get all those delayed 2020 releases plus some new ones.

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Movies and TV shows John is looking forward to in 2020

January 1, 2020August 18, 2021 John Hansen Alienist

2020 preview: Here are 10 films and 10 television shows I’m looking forward to in the new year.

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Fall TV 2019: What looks good, and what doesn’t

September 15, 2019August 18, 2021 John Hansen Horror TV

Fall TV preview: After watching the trailers, I’m excited about some of the fall 2019 television premieres, not so much others.

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Summer movies 2019: After watching the trailers, I’m excited for some of these films, not so much for others (Commentary)

April 27, 2019April 13, 2021 John Hansen Conjuring Cinematic Universe

I watched the trailers of some notable summer movies so you don’t have to (but they are embedded here if you want to). Here are my thoughts on each, along with a “Go Bananas” Level (on […]

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Movies and TV shows John is looking forward to in 2019 (Commentary)

January 1, 2019April 13, 2021 John Hansen Batman/Gotham

These are the movies and TV shows I’m looking forward to in the new year:

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