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
  • 2025’s films ranked
    • 2026’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

curated: the IMDb is shutting down its forums

Mon, Feb 06, 2017
9 comments

But where will I go for mansplaining about the best way to appreciate movies?

| 9 Comments

curated: we’re gonna have to be our own superhero

Mon, Feb 06, 2017
17 comments

“No, you move.”

| 17 Comments

Barcelona photos: lovely narrow streets

Thu, Feb 02, 2017
no comments yet

I loved wandering these…

| Leave a comment

A Good American documentary review: 9/11 didn’t have to happen

Thu, Feb 02, 2017
25 comments

Shocking, essential documentary looks at the shameful and avoidable failure of the NSA to prevent 9/11. All Americans (and everyone else) should see this film.

| 25 Comments

doc ‘Chasing Asylum’ has background on Trump’s “dumb deal”

Thu, Feb 02, 2017
no comments yet

It’s an Australian documentary called Chasing Asylum…

| Leave a comment

curated: Michael Shannon is in ‘Groundhog Day’

Thu, Feb 02, 2017
2 comments

I have seen this movie a million times, and this never registered.

| 2 Comments

Barcelona photo: giant chainlink art

Wed, Feb 01, 2017
no comments yet

Small things blown up to giant size are weird and exciting.

| Leave a comment

new @FlickFilosopher Twitter feed

Wed, Feb 01, 2017
no comments yet

My @maryannjohanson Twitter has been overrun by political rage and existential despair, so I thought maybe it was time to give the movie stuff its own realm. [This post is not behind the paywall.]

| Leave a comment

The Salesman movie review: marriage, Iranian style

Wed, Feb 01, 2017
2 comments

This delicately realized portrait of an intellectual Tehran couple could easily be taking place in New York, London, or Tokyo. The empathy machine strikes again.

| 2 Comments

Barcelona photos: remnants of Rome

Tue, Jan 31, 2017
no comments yet

So, Barcelona was once a Roman town called Barcino…

| Leave a comment
Older posts
Newer posts
← Previous Page1 … Page168 Page169 Page170 … Page1,788 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