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‘Alienist’ makes welcome, if not happy, return with ‘Angel of Darkness’

July 20, 2020February 5, 2022 John Hansen Alienist

First episode impressions (TV review): “The Alienist” makes a welcome but downbeat return to TV for its second season, “Angel of Darkness.”

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PKD’s career starts (sort of) with ‘Gather Yourselves Together’ (1994)

May 19, 2020November 12, 2022 John Hansen Books

PKD flashback (Book review): PKD’s first-written novel, a story of young Americans in China, is unlike anything he’d later write.

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‘The Terror’ (2007) an illuminating mix of horror, history

May 15, 2020April 15, 2023 John Hansen Books

Frightening Friday (Book review): Dan Simmons’ novel “The Terror” is oppressively hopeless yet masterful.

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‘The Lighthouse’ wallows in misery, madness

April 27, 2020April 25, 2023 John Hansen Horror Movies

Movie review: If you like just watching people fart around, watch “The Lighthouse.”

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‘Bronx is Burning’ (2007) chronicles 1977 Yankees’ personality clash

April 16, 2020April 25, 2023 John Hansen Television

Throwback Thursday (TV review): This miniseries chronicles the clash of three incompatible personalities on 1977 Yankees.

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PKD wraps non-SF stretch with ‘Humpty Dumpty in Oakland’ (1986)

March 10, 2020April 26, 2023 John Hansen Books

PKD flashback (Book review): PKD’s last-written Bay Area realist novel is also among his best.

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‘The Rocketeer’ (1991) has a blast with 1930s nostalgia

March 7, 2020April 19, 2025 John Hansen Movies

Superhero Saturday (Movie review): “The Rocketeer” is the best of the 1990s boom of 1930s nostalgia.

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‘Jojo Rabbit’ the cutest-ever film about a Hitler-loving kid

March 4, 2020April 17, 2025 John Hansen Movies

Movie review: Writer-director-actor Taika Waititi finds humor from an unusual place.

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‘Ford v Ferrari’ brings niche subject to 7,000 rpm life

February 19, 2020April 18, 2025 John Hansen IMDb Top 250 Movies

Movie review: This auto racing history film brings its niche historical subject to thrilling life.

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Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ a meditative mob movie

February 10, 2020April 18, 2025 John Hansen Movies

Movie review: Scorsese’s latest turns a Hoffa bio and mob flick into a meditation on what’s important in life.

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‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ goes bananas with character creation
Godzilla Minus One
‘Godzilla Minus One’ (2023) is Japan’s ‘Independence Day’
Mind Body Spirit
‘Mind Body Spirit’ is simple yet original low-budget horror
First Omen
‘The First Omen’ is stylistically grand, narratively odd
Snack Shack
Coming-of-age story exhilarates in tasty ‘Snack Shack’

BOOK REVIEWS

Oxford Inheritance
‘Oxford Inheritance’ (2016) is cozy but too generic
Nightmare Town
‘Nightmare Town’ (1999) an essential cross-section of Hammett’s work
Spellbound by Beauty
‘Spellbound by Beauty’ (2008) goes deeper into Hitchcock’s dark side
The Hunter and Other Stories
‘Hunter and Other Stories’ (2013) cleans out Hammett’s files
Wood Man Who Knew Too Much
Wood’s ‘Man Who Knew Too Much’ (2015) a pleasant analysis

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John’s top 10 ‘Star Wars’ novelists (Book commentary)
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