‘Catwoman’ (2004) is not the cat’s pajamas
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): Although this bizarre “Batman” spinoff is as bad as you’ve heard, Halle Berry shouldn’t be blamed.
Michael Ferris
‘Catwoman’ (2004) is not the cat’s pajamas
‘Terminator Salvation’ reviews
John’s “Terminator Salvation” review, johnvhansen.com, May 24, 2009 John’s “Terminator Salvation” flashback review, johnvhansen.com, June 4, 2017
‘Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines’ reviews
John’s “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” review, Brainerd Dispatch, July 3, 2003 John’s “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” flashback review, johnvhansen.com, July 6, 2015
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator Salvation’ movie, novelization and comic book (2009) (Review)
The very first “Terminator” spinoff materials – the Now comics – explored the Future War, but aside from flashbacks/flash-forwards, it took another two decades for the Future War to be explored on screen. This makes “Terminator […]
‘Terminator’ flashback: ‘Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines’ movie and novelization (2003) (Review)
Considering that it lacks James Cameron, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong and Brad Fiedel, I find “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” (2003) to be a pretty darn good – if inferior – follow-up to the first two […]
How crucial is continuity in franchise storytelling? (Commentary)
I’m curious to hear from my readers on this one: How important is it to you that a franchise has continuity between each of its installments? I ask this because two of my favorite sagas […]
‘Terminator Salvation’: Cool chases and explosions, but a muddied mythology (Movie review)
“Terminator” creator James Cameron felt the story was done after two movies, but of course, where there’s money to be made, there are stories to tell. So then we had comics, novels, another movie, a […]
Have Excedrin handy: This post is about ‘Terminator’ continuity (Movie and TV commentary)
What happened to Derek Reese and Cameron? And why does Kate Connor look so young? The “Terminator” timeline(s) is (are) complex enough without these unanswered questions from “Terminator Salvation,” which opens today.