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Adam DeKraker

‘Star Wars’ flashback’: ‘Legacy’ Issues 1-10 (2006-07) (Comic book reviews)

March 31, 2015April 18, 2021 John Hansen Comic Books

Most “Star Wars” stories firmly connect to an established part of the saga, but there are some exceptions in the Legends canon where the author(s) had unusually free reign: Tom Veitch’s “Tales of the Jedi” […]

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NEW RELEASES

Furiosa A Mad Max Saga
‘Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga’ (2024) a bildungsroman of vengeance
Strange Darling
‘Strange Darling’ (2024) plays with our expectations
Cuckoo
You’ll go ‘Cuckoo’ trying to connect with this movie
Heretic
‘Heretic’ a revelation of theological-discussion horror
Juror #2
Beyond a reasonable doubt, ‘Juror #2’ isn’t half bad

LISTS AND RANKINGS

Poirot Season 9
‘Poirot’ works out math of love triangles in Season 9 (2003-04)
2024 movies
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2024 TV
John’s top 10 TV shows of 2024
Poirot Seasons 7 and 8
‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ Seasons 7-8 (2000-02) are a joyful – if darker – return
Poirot Season 6
‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ Season 6 (1994-95) adds Christmas cheer
Fall Movie Preview
Fall movie preview 2024: 10 films I wouldn’t mind seeing
Fall TV Preview
Fall TV preview 2024: 10 shows I wouldn’t mind watching
Poirot Season 5
‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ takes step backward in Season 5 (1993)
Poirot Season 4
‘Poirot’ skillfully adapts three novels in Season 4 (1992)
Poirot Season 3
Suchet’s ‘Poirot’ gets classier in Season 3 (1990-91)

BOOK REVIEWS

Book Thief
‘The Book Thief’ (2005) is a beautiful novel about death and Nazis
Angel of Vengeance
Preston & Child hop dimensions in ‘Angel of Vengeance’
The Valley of Fear
‘Valley of Fear’ (1915) does the multi-genre riff even better
The Night We Lost Him
Dave’s ‘The Night We Lost Him’ blends romance, mystery
Return of Sherlock Holmes
Detective back by popular demand in ‘Return of Sherlock Holmes’ (1905)
The Immortalists
‘The Immortalists’ (2018) examines life through lens of death
Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Doyle tires of his detective in ‘Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes’ (1894)
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Doyle solidifies an icon in ‘Adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ (1892)
The Sign of Four
‘Sign of Four’ (1890) shows early signs of Holmes’ iconic status
The Birds book
‘The Birds’ (1952) flies higher as a short story than as a movie

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Since 2009, John Hansen has been reviewing new and old movies, TV, books and comics. Shaune Redfield and Michael Olinger were previous regular contributors to RFMC.

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