‘Lost’ Season 2 first episode impressions
“Lost” Season 2 (2005-06, ABC), episode 1 – “Lost” is not the best show on TV (it’s not even the best show in its time slot). The weaknesses became apparent last season when Claire (Emilie […]
Science Fiction
‘Lost’ Season 1 review
“Lost” Season 1 (2004-05, ABC), episodes 1-11 – I was hooked on “Lost” (7 p.m. Wednesdays on ABC) from the get-go. The pilot came complete with a plane crash and a monster; if it had been […]
‘Futurama’ Season 5 review
John’s “Futurama” Season 5 (episodes 1-9) review, Brainerd Dispatch, June 5, 2003
‘Sliders’ Season 5 review
NDSU Spectrum: TV review Sliding off into the sunset By JOHN HANSEN Feb. 4, 2000 The Sliders will make one last leap through a transdimensional rift tonight as one of science fiction’s most intriguing shows […]
‘The Fly’ (1986) review
John’s Frightening Friday flashback review, Nov. 28, 2025 “The Fly” – Starring Jeff Goldblum (who kind of looks like a fly) and Geena Davis (who kind of looks like Goldblum), director David Cronenberg’s “The Fly” […]
‘Planet of the Apes’ (1968) reviews
John’s “Planet of the Apes” flashback review, April 3, 2018 “Planet of the Apes” – With apologies to “Forbidden Planet” and “2001,” “Planet of the Apes” is the best sci-fi movie of the pre-“Star Wars” […]
‘The Langoliers’ review
“The Langoliers” – Directed by Tom Holland, “The Langoliers” is among the elite TV movies, Stephen King movies and time-travel movies. It works much like a mystery: The plot twists and turns like a roller […]
‘The Relic’ reviews
John’s “The Relic” flashback review, Sept. 27, 2020 “The Relic” – The book by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child is the scariest novel ever written, so there was really no way director Peter Hyams could […]
‘Face/Off’ review
“Face/Off” – Admittedly, the method by which Shawn Archer (John Travolta) and Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage) trade faces is absurd. However, it’s easy to accept this conceit as we get to see the good guy […]
‘Futurama’ Season 4 review
“Futurama” Season 4 (2001-02, Fox), episodes 1-6 — The only animated comedy in the same league as “The Simpsons” is Matt Groening’s 30th Century farce “Futurama” (6 p.m. Sunday, Fox). The first year was hit-and-miss, but […]