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‘Big Mouth’ is the next iteration of Things You Can Do on Television – and it’s also darn funny (TV review)

October 26, 2018April 17, 2025 John Hansen Big Mouth

Netflix’s “Big Mouth” – which recently released its second season — marks the latest sea change in Things You Can Do on Television, as it chronicles 12- and 13-year-olds entering puberty. But unlike “The Simpsons” […]

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‘Haunting of Hill House’ masterfully uses horror as a template for processing life

October 23, 2018May 13, 2023 John Hansen Haunting of Hill House

TV review: Mike Flanagan makes an impressively assured transition to the miniseries format.

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‘Seven in Heaven’ is an engaging mind trip that forgets to deliver a payoff (Movie review)

October 17, 2018May 9, 2021 Shaune Redfield Movies

“Seven in Heaven” was an impulsive watch for me. The premise sounded neat and it was right there on Netflix so I gave it a chance. The plot is pretty basic, but interesting: Two kids […]

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Strong leading lady, intriguing house make ‘Malevolent’ a decent horror diversion (Movie review)

October 17, 2018April 17, 2025 John Hansen Horror Movies

The new Netflix horror movie “Malevolent” is arguably cashing in on the fact that viewers love haunted house yarns (see also the Netflix series “The Haunting of Hill House”), but it undercuts that right off […]

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‘Hold the Dark’ blends striking Alaskan wilderness with a stark portrayal of evil (Movie review)

October 5, 2018May 9, 2021 John Hansen Horror Movies

If you have patience on par with that of people carving out an existence in remote Alaska, “Hold the Dark” is a meditative blend of wilderness Earth porn and a serial-killer pursuit, loaded with talented […]

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‘American Vandal’ Season 2 is good as s**t (TV review)

September 25, 2018May 9, 2021 John Hansen American Vandal

“American Vandal” proves it’s not a one-case wonder with the excellent Season 2 (Netflix), which again blends juvenile humor on the surface with a deeper layer of observations about human behavior. Whereas Season 1 explored […]

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Fall TV 2018: Thoughts on 8 new shows and how long they will last (Commentary)

September 22, 2018April 14, 2021 John Hansen Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

There are more good shows on TV than ever, but the traditional fall season has become the dumping ground for the least exciting new series – perhaps because they need the extra buzz of Fall […]

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Bateman’s character calls to mind Walter White as ‘Ozark’ stays solid in Season 2 (TV review)

September 19, 2018May 9, 2021 Shaune Redfield Television

“Ozark” (Netflix) Season 2 isn’t quite as strong as Season 1, but it’s still excellent TV. I enjoy almost anything Jason Bateman does and this is refreshing because it is so different from his typical […]

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‘GLOW’ finds its footing in Season 2 by ramping up emotions and stakes (TV review)

September 6, 2018May 9, 2021 Shaune Redfield Television

The Netflix series “GLOW” (Gorgeous Ladies Of Wrestling) is intriguing to me because of its ’80s pop look and feel. Apparently based on true events, the show centers on a down-and-out director and a cast […]

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All 8 episodes of ‘The Defenders’ Season 1 (2017), ranked

August 21, 2018May 10, 2023 John Hansen Daredevil

Marvel Cinematic Universe flashback (TV review): Superheroes from their various shows team up for eight episodes.

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Since 2009, John Hansen has been reviewing new and old movies, TV, books and comics. Tom Simmons joined the RFMC team in 2024. We review sci-fi, horror, noir and much more.

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