movie of the moment…
MaryAnn’s quick take: Mulan is acceptably inoffensive, if less than wholly engaging. At least Liu’s strong, stately Mulan is a wonderful role model for girls who aren’t much interested in conformity and adhering to expectations. Read the review…
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go> cinemas US/Can
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latest reviews
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maryann sez…
- the summer of my discontent is over (she said optimistically)…
- it’s too hot to think; my laptop concurs
- I’m back for more BBC World Service’s “The Arts Hour” again today, Saturday, August 1st
- I hate this timeline…
- have you found a new movie normal?
- my 2020 film ranking at the year’s midway point
- the Flick Filosopher daily email digest is now the weekly email digest
- as I’ve been saying: YES, the cultural context and content of a film MATTERS
- I pledge not to review any new movie available only in cinemas as long as COVID-19 remains a danger
- I’m on BBC World Service’s “The Arts Hour” again this Saturday, June 13th
- $1 and $3 Patreon tiers to be retired on June 1st (but join now and you can stay at that level)
- flash fiction update: ebook coming soon, free to all Patreon patrons — join now!
- my 2020 film ranking is filling out… even with cinemas closed
- movies by or about women opening US/Can Mar 13
- movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Mar 11–13
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- a message from Simon Pegg and Nick Frost…
- a message from the Doctor at this strange and anxious time
- curated: the roles typecast actors would prefer to play
- curated: why we don’t ‘see’ Star Wars anymore…
- curated: going to the theater sounds as bad as going to the movies these days…
- curated: we are the frogs slowly boiling in a soup of hatred and lack of compassion
- curated: Natalie Portman announced as Thor, and the manbaby fanboys are freaking out
- curated: bonding over movies is in our genes
- herewith the ‘Cats’ trailer, because OMG
- curated: “The Dominance of the White Male Critic”
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