‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ (2017) is again a visual feast
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): James Gunn delivers a fun sequel.
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ (2017) is again a visual feast
‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ reviews
John’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” review, johnvhansen.com, Jan. 3, 2015 John’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” flashback review, May 27, 2018
Colorful settings, characters drive ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ (2014)
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): James Gunn and the Guardians join the MCU.
The Force is weak with lackluster ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story’ (Movie review)
First, some background on some apprehensions I carried with me into the theater when I saw “Solo: A Star Wars Story” last night. My excitement for “Solo” dropped to near zero when Lucasfilm fired directors […]
‘Thor: The Dark World’ (2013) mixes comedy, grand drama
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): The Thor saga grows a bit from its rough first entry.
All 15 ‘Star Wars’ Legends Han Solo and Lando Calrissian novels, ranked (Book commentary)
With Disney’s “Solo: A Star Wars Story” about to hit theaters, fans might be interested in digging into the Legends source material. It dates back quite a ways: Six of the first seven “Star Wars” […]
‘Thor’ (2011) makes clunky debut in the MCU
An outsider’s take on the Marvel Cinematic Universe (Movie review): Thor gives the MCU an otherworldly addition.
Celebrating 50 years of ‘Apes’: Tim Burton goes bananas with ‘Planet of the Apes’ (2001) (Movie review)
This series celebrates 50 years of the “Planet of the Apes” film franchise. Here, we look back at director Tim Burton’s re-imagining of the material for his 2001 film. Screenwriters William Broyles Jr., Lawrence Konner […]
Celebrating 50 years of ‘Apes’: ‘Planet of the Apes’ novel (1963) (Book review)
This series celebrates 50 years of the “Planet of the Apes” film franchise. For this post, though, I’m taking a step further back and looking at Pierre Boulle’s 1963 novel. Pierre Boulle’s 1963 novel “Planet […]
Celebrating 50 years of ‘Apes’: ‘Planet of the Apes’ (1968) is ‘The Twilight Zone’ transformed into an epic (Movie review)
This series celebrates 50 years of the “Planet of the Apes” franchise. We naturally start with the original film, which hit theaters on April 3, 1968. The original “Planet of the Apes” movie is groundbreaking […]