Skip to content
  • weekly digest email
  • Patreon (paid or free)
  • Substack (paid or free)
  • my books
  • about/contact
  • social media, etc
  • sponsorship
  • rss
FlickFilosopher.com

handcrafted by maryann johanson (human) | 100% free of AIs and algorithms

  • 21st-century sci-fi
  • movies for the resistance
  • classic film virgin
  • directed by women
    • Where Are the Women? project
  • in cinemas
    • US and Canada
    • UK and Ireland
  • watch at home
    • US and Canada
    • UK and Ireland
  • 2026’s films ranked
    • 2025’s films ranked
    • 2024’s films ranked
    • 2023’s films ranked
    • 2022’s films ranked
  • all recent posts
    • archives by month
  • all reviews
    • A–M
    • N–Z
    • Oscars Best Pix
    • Oscars Best Animated Pix
  • new comments

Month: May 2013

Doctor Who thing: what if the Doctors were played by American women?

Wed, May 29, 2013
3 comments

Florence Henderson as the Fourth Doctor? Tina Fey as the Tenth Doctor? Hell, yes…

| 3 Comments

The East trailer: Brit Marling intrigues me again, but I am forewarned

Wed, May 29, 2013
6 comments

Finally making the globo energy corps pay for their crimes! Looks and sounds great. But I’ve said that before about Brit Marling’s work…

| 6 Comments
dental surgeon

London photo of the day: you have a talent for causing things pain

Wed, May 29, 2013
no comments yet

Legacy signage near the British Museum.

| Leave a comment

Cinema du Sanity: the geek issue

Wed, May 29, 2013
13 comments

How to explain Benedict Cumberbatch to the uninitiated, and more.

| 13 Comments

gender-swapping Lord of the Rings

Tue, May 28, 2013
16 comments

By Durin’s beard, this is magnificent!

| 16 Comments

Doctor Who thing: Bob the Angry Flower doesn’t like the sonic screwdriver

Tue, May 28, 2013
11 comments

Bob the Angry Flower has something he would like to get off his chest…

| 11 Comments

Rush trailer: drive fast in circles and then explode

Tue, May 28, 2013
1 comment

Apparently men turn to dangerous athletics in order to express their emotions and existential rage.

| 1 Comment

how much of the success of Fast & Furious 6 is due to the diversity of its cast?

Tue, May 28, 2013
43 comments

Poor Paul Walker has only Luke Evans’ villain to turn to for someone who looks most like him…

| 43 Comments

welcome to the new WordPress-y FlickFilosopher!

Mon, May 27, 2013
30 comments

I have all the problems of a major zoo and a major theme park at the same time, or something. And I don’t even have a Dennis Nedry (though that’s probably a good thing).

| 30 Comments

fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of May 18-24 2013

Sun, May 26, 2013
4 comments

Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…

| 4 Comments
Older posts
Newer posts
← Previous Page1 Page2 Page3 … Page13 Next →

sf/f/h flash fiction by me

Cultural Artifacts cover
now on Kindle Unlimited!

try KU for free:
US Amazon
Can Amazon
UK Amazon

please help keep truly independent film criticism alive!
support my work at Patreon  support my work at Substack
Pledge your support now at Patreon or Substack.
FREE regular streaming recommendations via Substack and Patreon.
Or make a one-time or recurring donation via PayPal. (PayPal account not required; debit/credit card payment available.)

shop to support




Watch on Apple TV

When you purchase or rent almost anything from Amazon US, Amazon Canada, Amazon UK, and Apple TV, Books, and Music (globally), I get a small affiliate fee that helps support my work. Please use my links if you can! (Affiliate fees do not increase your cost.) Thank you!
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
sample sponsored post (sponsored) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce quis risus odio.


member
Online Film Critics Society


member
Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Vuelio top-10 UK film blog


Tomatometer-approved critic on
Rotten Tomatoes


top critic
Movie Review Query Engine

Amazon US author page
Amazon UK author page


executive member
International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
Copyright © 1997–2026 MaryAnn Johanson. All rights reserved.
No content appearing on this site may be reproduced, reposted, or reused in any manner without express written permission.
All images appearing on this site not created by me are utilized under fair-use doctrines.
No images or text appearing on this site may be used to train artificial intelligence.
privacy policy | hosted by Fused