John’s top 10 TV shows of 2025
TV list: The way we consume TV is changing, but luckily quality isn’t dropping.
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All 37 Marvel Cinematic Universe movies, ranked
Movie rankings: Here’s a look at the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ranked from mediocre to magnificent.
Powell’s ‘Running Man’ takes a while to get up to speed
Movie review: Edgar Wright eventually delivers a slick actioner, but it has no chance of feeling as prescient as the 1987 version.
‘Cinnamon Skin’ (1982) blows up into a good quest novel
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): MacDonald crafts one of his most psychologically interesting villains in the penultimate McGee yarn.
Gunn spends time with friends in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special’ (2022)
Superhero Saturday (TV review): It doesn’t rise to regular-rotation status, but hey, it’s loads better than when “Star Wars” tried this.
Trachtenberg expands ‘Predator’ mythos in ‘Killer of Killers’
Movie review: The violent saga goes the animated – but not kid-friendly – route in this triptych that cleverly combines the tales.
‘Hawkeye’ (2021) unleashes Christmas spirit and awesome arrows
Superhero Saturday (TV review): Though Clint Barton never got a solo movie, this six-episode series is an even better deal, as it allows Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld to act.
‘The Package’ (1989) theorizes a thrilling end to the Cold War
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The complex plot might drive off some, but Hackman and Jones make this a stealth alternate Christmas offering.
‘Daredevil’ gets ‘Born Again,’ and he’s not overly Disney-fied
TV review: The lessened fight-choreography budget is a shame, but a lot of what we liked about the Netflix series gets resurrected.
A century of suspense: All 52 Alfred Hitchcock films, ranked
Movie list: One hundred years after his first silent film, we rank the cinematic catalog of the Master of Suspense.