John’s top 10 movies of 2023
2023 movies: Action movies had grand finales, superhero fatigue drove off audiences, and horror and comedy became niche genres in a wild year in film.
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A look at ‘Firefly’s’ ‘Holiday Special’ (2021) and ‘20th Anniversary Special’ (2022)
‘Firefly’ flashback (Comic book reviews): The stockings are filled with old and new adventures for the Serenity crew.
Such sights to show you: All 11 ‘Hellraiser’ films, ranked
Movie list: This odd horror franchise sometimes goes to the depths of Hell and sometimes only features a Pinhead pop-in.
‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Season 3 (1989) goes out in a ‘Big’ way
‘TMNT’ flashback (TV review): Episodes 38-47 of Season 3 feature transformations, alternate dimensions … and Zach.
‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ gives Rocket’s tear-jerking backstory
Movie review: James Gunn’s (likely) last Marvel movie is one of the MCU’s best, and ironically it proves that DC is in good hands going forward.
‘Hellraiser: Bloodline’ (1996) explores Puzzle Box’s origin
Frightening Friday (Movie review): The saga’s fourth film has some big ideas, but the execution alternates between familiar and clunky.
Valerian and Laureline start on new path with ‘Where Stories Are Born’ (2022)
Comic book review: “Valerian and Laureline” starts the post-Mezieres era with a suitably fun and ridiculously complex tale from Christin.
All 35 of Philip K. Dick’s science fiction novels, ranked
Book list: I rank all 35 science fiction novels by an author increasingly appreciated for his on-point and humorous previews of 21st century life.
Visions of the future: All 12 Philip K. Dick movies, ranked
Movie list: For RFMC’s 3,000th post, we rank the films directly adapted from a novel or short story by visionary author Philip K. Dick.
Verisimilitude cruises away from ‘F9: The Fast Saga’ (2021)
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): In its ninth proper entry, the Vin Diesel saga is nothing more than overgrown children playing with toys.