film criticism by maryann johanson | celebrating 25 years: 1997–2022
I’ve done no writing in the past month, and I will be spending the next few weeks on a rethink of my work here. So I don’t think it’s right to keep charging readers when everything has been on hiatus.
Plus a teenage con artist, a skewering of late-night comedy, and more… (First published September 18th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)
Plus apocalyptic adolescence, exasperating planetary levels of bureaucracy, and more… (First published September 10th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)
In honor of the silly glory that is Idris Elba punching a lion in Beast. (First published September 4th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)
She was my biggest fan, and a tremendous supporter of my work. I can’t imagine what my life is going to be like going forward without her.
Plus a snarky heist, a two-century-old energy crisis, and more. (First published August 27th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)
I’m dealing with a family emergency at the moment, something that has building for the past few weeks and is now reaching a crisis point… which may or may not end up being a plateau of crisis that may go on for a while.
What about how this show/movie/etc reimagines, or ignores, the known historical record is compelling to you?
Plus an angry Jane Austen–esque romance, childhood witchcraft, and more. (First published August 19th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)
TV or movies, games, comic books or novels, magazines, web sites, music, whatever. If you’re loving it right now and want to evangelize about it, this is the place!
