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Superhero Movies

Phoenix pulls off impressive magic trick with ‘Joker’

November 27, 2019April 17, 2025 John Hansen Batman/Gotham

Movie review: Phillips and Phoenix pull off an impressive magic trick with their non-DCEU “Joker.”

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‘Return of Swamp Thing’ (1989) an improvement, but still terrible

November 23, 2019April 30, 2023 John Hansen Movies

Superhero Saturday (Movie review): This sequel is terrible, but at least it’s better than the original.

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‘Constantine’ (2005) tries to become Reeves’ next franchise

November 16, 2019April 17, 2025 John Hansen Movies

Superhero Saturday (Movie review): “Constantine” turns to the ultimate superhero text in search of Reeves’ next franchise.

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‘Blade: Trinity’ (2004) closes trilogy with humor, fun

November 9, 2019April 18, 2025 John Hansen Movies

Superhero Saturday (Movie review): This fun trilogy capper launches Ryan Reynolds’ trifecta of superhero roles.

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‘Supergirl’ (1984) doesn’t quite get off the ground

November 2, 2019May 1, 2023 John Hansen Movies

Superhero Saturday (Movie review): This Helen Slater-starrer picks up momentum, but doesn’t quite get off the ground.

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‘Swamp Thing’ (1982) sinks straight into the muck

October 26, 2019May 1, 2023 John Hansen Movies

Superhero Saturday (Movie review): Wes Craven writes and directs this loose comic adaptation straight into the muck.

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‘Watchmen’ (2009) a complex, engrossing adaptation

October 19, 2019May 1, 2023 John Hansen Movies

Superhero Saturday (Movie review): Snyder’s film is a complex, engrossing adaptation of the legendary graphic novel.

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‘Super’ (2010) subversively funny, shockingly violent

October 12, 2019May 1, 2023 John Hansen Movies

Superhero Saturday (Movie review): James Gunn’s indie-style film is as subversively funny as it is shockingly violent.

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‘Brightburn’ turns ‘Superman’ into a gory nightmare

October 5, 2019May 1, 2023 John Hansen Horror Movies

Movie review: This James Gunn-produced film turns “Superman” into a gory parental nightmare.

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X-Men Dark Phoenix

‘X-Men: Dark Phoenix’ punches up Jean’s tragic fall

September 28, 2019August 13, 2021 John Hansen Movies

Movie review: The “X-Men” saga gets a do-over thanks to the magic of alternate timelines. This is an improvement on “Last Stand.”

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REVIEWS BY CATEGORY

  • 24
  • Agatha Christie
  • Alfred Hitchcock
  • Aliens/Predator
  • American Dreams
  • American Horror Story
  • Amityville
  • Arrested Development
  • Atlanta
  • Back to the Future
  • Bates Motel/Psycho
  • Batman/Gotham
  • Beverly Hills 90210/Melrose Place
  • Billy Wilder
  • Black Mirror
  • Blade Runner
  • Books
  • Bourne Series
  • Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel
  • Bunheads
  • Child's Play/Chucky
  • Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
  • Christmas
  • Chuck Klosterman
  • Cobra Kai/Karate Kid
  • Comedy (Stand-up)
  • Comic Books
  • Conjuring Cinematic Universe
  • Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Daredevil
  • Dario Argento
  • Dark Angel
  • Dashiell Hammett
  • David Mamet
  • Dawson's Creek
  • DC Extended Universe
  • DC Universe
  • Dead Like Me
  • Dollhouse
  • Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
  • Exorcist
  • Family Guy/Cleveland Show
  • Fargo
  • Fast & Furious
  • Featured
  • Firefly
  • Freaks and Geeks
  • Friday Night Lights
  • Friday the 13th
  • Fringe
  • Futurama
  • Ghostbusters
  • Gilmore Girls
  • Glee
  • Gossip Girl
  • Halloween
  • Hannibal
  • Harry Potter/Wizarding World
  • Haunting of Hill House
  • Hellraiser
  • Horror Movies
  • Horror TV
  • I Know What You Did Last Summer
  • IMDb Top 250 Movies
  • IMDb Top 250 TV
  • Independence Day
  • Indiana Jones
  • Insidious
  • Internet
  • It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
  • iZombie
  • James Bond
  • John Hughes
  • John Wick
  • Jurassic Park
  • Kevin Smith
  • Killing, The
  • Kolchak The Night Stalker
  • Law & Order
  • Life Unexpected
  • Lists and Rankings
  • Living Dead Series
  • Lost
  • Mad Max
  • Marvel Cinematic Universe
  • Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
  • Matrix
  • Michael Crichton
  • Mike's Movie Preview/Review Show
  • Mindy Project
  • Mission: Impossible
  • Monsterverse
  • Movies
  • Music
  • My So-Called Life
  • New Girl
  • New Releases
  • Nick Hornby
  • Nightmare on Elm Street
  • Office, The
  • Omen
  • Once and Again
  • One-Season Wonders
  • Parenthood
  • Parks and Recreation
  • Philip K. Dick
  • Planet of the Apes
  • Preston/Child
  • Preview
  • Punisher
  • Rambo
  • Raymond Chandler
  • RoboCop
  • Rocky/Creed
  • Roswell
  • Roswell New Mexico
  • Scream
  • Sherlock Holmes
  • Simpsons
  • Slasher
  • Spider-Man
  • Star Trek
  • Star Wars (Disney)
  • Star Wars (Legends)
  • Star Wars The Clone Wars
  • Stephen King
  • Stranger Things
  • Superhero Movies
  • Superhero TV
  • Superman/Supergirl
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • Television
  • Terminator
  • Texas Chainsaw Massacre
  • This Is Us
  • True Detective
  • Valerian and Laureline
  • Veronica Mars
  • Video Games
  • Walking Dead/Fear the Walking Dead
  • Westworld
  • Woody Allen
  • X-Files/Millennium
  • X-Men
  • Year/Decade in Review

RANKINGS

  • Woody Allen movies
  • "Amityville" movies
  • "Angel" episodes (top 20)
  • Shane Black movies
  • "Buffy" and "Angel" books (top 20)
  • "Buffy" and "Angel" comics (top 25)
  • "Buffy" episodes (top 20)
  • Agatha Christie's Westmacott novels
  • "Conjuring" Universe movies
  • "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" songs (top 100)
  • Michael Crichton movies
  • Michael Crichton novels
  • Philip K. Dick movies
  • Philip K. Dick non-sci-fi novels
  • Philip K. Dick sci-fi novels
  • "Exorcist" movies, TV seasons and books
  • "Friday the 13th" movies
  • "Halloween" movies
  • "Harry Potter" and Wizarding World movies
  • "Hellraiser" movies
  • Alfred Hitchcock movies
  • John Hughes movies
  • David Mamet movies
  • "Nightmare on Elm Street" movies
  • "Rocky" and "Creed" movies
  • "Scream" movies and TV seasons
  • Shark horror movies (top 10)
  • Kevin Smith movies
  • "Star Wars" Legends comics (top 10)
  • "Star Wars" Legends female villains (top 20)
  • "Star Wars" Legends novels (top 10)
  • "Star Wars" parody songs (top 10)
  • "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" movies
  • "X-Men" movies (Fox era)

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Arthur Conan Doyle
Kevin Eastman
Jane Espenson
Paul Feig
Dave Filoni
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Mike Flanagan
Vince Gilligan
Drew Goddard
Christopher Golden
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Sue Grafton
James Gunn
Dashiell Hammett
Thomas Harris
Marshall Herskovitz
Alfred Hitchcock
Nancy Holder
Nick Hornby
John Hughes
Jason Katims 
Stephen King
Robert Kirkman 
Chuck Klosterman
Peter Laird
George Lucas 
John D. MacDonald
David Mamet
Christopher Nolan
Alan J. Pakula
Preston/Child
J.K. Rowling
Ridley Scott
Amy Sherman-Palladino
M. Night Shyamalan
Kevin Smith
Steven Spielberg
Michael A. Stackpole
Sylvester Stallone
Rob Thomas
Wachowski Sisters
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Joss Whedon
Billy Wilder
Kevin Williamson
Timothy Zahn
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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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Zooey Deschanel
Leonardo DiCaprio
Kirsten Dunst
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Sarah Michelle Gellar
Summer Glau
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Cary Grant
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Scarlett Johansson
Dwayne Johnson
Bill Murray
Anna Paquin
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Natalie Portman
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Emma Stone
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Charlize Theron
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