movie of the moment…
MaryAnn’s quick take: Reluctant-buddy action comedy The Hitman’s Bodyguard feels like unfunny, warmed-over ’90s leftovers. Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson look like they’d rather be elsewhere. Read the review…
latest reviews
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maryann sez…
- the paywall is gone
- I’m on BBC World Service’s “The Arts Hour” on Sunday July 30th
- one big reason why I love ‘House of Cards’ (spoiler: its depiction of women wielding power)
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- this site is now secure (with https://)
- a running tally of all the artists and intellectuals hassled by border agents or actually kept out of America under Trump
- lighter than usual posting for the next few weeks, probably
- how not to get on a critic’s shit list
- ‘Alien’ may be feminist, but not because it’s about rape
- a few thoughts on ‘Big Little Lies’ (and open thread)
- hilarious British comedy ‘Mindhorn’ now streaming on US Netflix
- I think I’ve fixed the mobile problem
- gendered abuse I have received
- ads now appearing in Disqus threads (updated)
- my picks for tonight’s 89th Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2016’s films)
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