‘Mutant X’ Season 1 review
“Mutant X” Season 1 (2001-02, syndication), episodes 1-5 — “Mutant X,” the first branch of the “X-Men” tree to become a live-action show, is as guilty of theft as “Smallville” and “Alias.” The syndicated show is […]
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‘Alias’ Season 1 review
“Alias” Season 1 (2001-02, ABC), episodes 1-5 — A close runner-up to “Smallville” for Most Unoriginal Show is ABC’s “Alias,” which took over “La Femme Nikita’s” 8 p.m. Sunday timeslot in addition to stealing all its […]
‘Wrongfully Accused’ review
“Wrongfully Accused” — If ever there was a movie that deserved to be made fun of (besides “Top Gun”), “The Fugitive” was it. Leslie Nielsen may seem like an odd choice to play the Harrison Ford […]
‘Hot Shots!’ reviews
John’s “Hot Shots!” flashback review, July 8, 2021 “Hot Shots!” — If ever there was a movie that deserved to be made fun of, “Top Gun” was it. “Hot Shots!” does the job masterfully, throwing in […]
‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 4 reviews
John’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Season 4 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, Oct. 21, 2012 “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Season 4 (1999-2000, WB), episodes 1-10 – “Buffy’s” fourth season finds Slayer Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), wicca Willow […]
‘Angel’ Season 1 reviews
John’s “Angel” Season 1 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, Dec. 22, 2011 “Angel” Season 1 (1999-2000, WB), episodes 1-10 – In the “Buffy” spinoff, Angel (David Boreanaz) sets up a crime-fighting agency in Los Angeles, assisted by […]
‘Angel’ Season 2 reviews
John’s “Angel” Season 2 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, Jan. 17, 2012 John’s “Buffy” Season 5/ “Angel” Season 2 review, NDSU Spectrum, Jan. 26, 2001
‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 5 reviews
John’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Season 5 flashback review, johnvhansen.com, Dec. 4, 2012 NDSU Spectrum: TV review ‘Buffy’ and ‘Angel’ start down the dark path By JOHN HANSEN Jan. 26, 2001 “Buffy” has bounced back […]
‘Dark Angel’ Season 1 reviews
John’s “Dark Angel” Season 1 flashback review, Nov. 21, 2019 NDSU Spectrum: TV review ‘Dark Angel’ isn’t in same league as ‘Buffy’ or ‘Angel’ yet By JOHN HANSEN Jan. 26, 2001 I was looking forward […]
‘American Made’ compares favorably with ‘Narcos’ as an old-school drug-trade thriller (Movie review)
Something about the ’80’s/’90s Mexican and Colombian drug scene really appeals to me, so I was excited for “American Made” (2017). Then after watching the excellent Netflix series “Narcos,” I kind of expected to be […]