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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

Scoob! movie review: Scooby dooby don’t

Scoob! movie review: Scooby dooby don’t

Tue May 19 2020, 07:42pm | 0 comments

Trolls: World Tour movie review: a cinematic Rubicon by dint of pandemic coincidence

Trolls: World Tour movie review: a cinematic Rubicon by dint of pandemic coincidence

Tue Apr 07 2020, 04:25pm | 0 comments

Onward movie review: the Pixar road goes ever on

Onward movie review: the Pixar road goes ever on

Fri Mar 06 2020, 03:15pm | 0 comments

Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts 2020 (92nd Academy Awards) review

Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts 2020 (92nd Academy Awards) review

Sat Feb 08 2020, 04:54pm | 0 comments

Playmobil: The Movie movie review: a cheap ad disguised as a movie (barely)

Playmobil: The Movie movie review: a cheap ad disguised as a movie (barely)

Tue Dec 03 2019, 05:37pm | 1 comment

Frozen II movie review: the thaw sets in

Frozen II movie review: the thaw sets in

Tue Dec 03 2019, 03:11pm | 0 comments

Abominable movie review: a bit of a snow job

Abominable movie review: a bit of a snow job

Sun Oct 13 2019, 10:59am | 0 comments

The Angry Birds Movie 2 movie review: seeing red seeing Red

The Angry Birds Movie 2 movie review: seeing red seeing Red

Wed Aug 14 2019, 09:28pm | 0 comments

Toy Story 4 movie review: recycled playthings… again

Toy Story 4 movie review: recycled playthings… again

Wed Jun 19 2019, 09:30am | 0 comments

The Secret Life of Pets 2 movie review: gone to the dogs

The Secret Life of Pets 2 movie review: gone to the dogs

Fri May 31 2019, 08:19pm | 0 comments

Missing Link movie review: unevolved throwback

Missing Link movie review: unevolved throwback

Sat Apr 06 2019, 12:58pm | 0 comments

Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts 2019 (91st Academy Awards) review

Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts 2019 (91st Academy Awards) review

Tue Feb 19 2019, 09:13pm | 0 comments

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World movie review: dragon its feet to a blah finale

How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World movie review: dragon its feet to a blah finale

Fri Feb 15 2019, 01:55pm | 0 comments

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part movie review: everything is still (mostly) awesome

The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part movie review: everything is still (mostly) awesome

Thu Feb 07 2019, 02:05pm | 0 comments

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse movie review: animation gets reanimated

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse movie review: animation gets reanimated

Wed Dec 12 2018, 09:21pm | 0 comments

Mirai movie review: and baby ruins everything

Mirai movie review: and baby ruins everything

Thu Nov 29 2018, 03:58pm | 0 comments

The Grinch movie review: he’s not much of a mean one, actually

The Grinch movie review: he’s not much of a mean one, actually

Thu Nov 08 2018, 01:29pm | 14 comments

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies movie review: the last action heroes (to get a movie)

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies movie review: the last action heroes (to get a movie)

Thu Aug 02 2018, 07:57pm | 11 comments

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms movie review: the tragedy of the immortal

Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms movie review: the tragedy of the immortal

Wed Jun 27 2018, 02:08pm | 3 comments

The Breadwinner movie review: a daring girl’s adventure

The Breadwinner movie review: a daring girl’s adventure

Fri May 25 2018, 04:05pm | 1 comment

Sherlock Gnomes movie review: oh gnome they didn’t… (they did)

Sherlock Gnomes movie review: oh gnome they didn’t… (they did)

Thu May 10 2018, 04:11pm | 10 comments

Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero movie review: dogged soldier

Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero movie review: dogged soldier

Mon Apr 09 2018, 08:28pm | 6 comments

Isle of Dogs movie review: a breed apart, or a breed too far?

Isle of Dogs movie review: a breed apart, or a breed too far?

Fri Mar 30 2018, 02:29pm | 52 comments

Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts 2018 (90th Academy Awards) review

Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts 2018 (90th Academy Awards) review

Sun Mar 04 2018, 03:06pm | 3 comments

Early Man movie review: primordial goop

Early Man movie review: primordial goop

Mon Jan 29 2018, 08:31pm | 8 comments

Ferdinand movie review: no bull, it’s wonderful

Ferdinand movie review: no bull, it’s wonderful

Mon Dec 11 2017, 10:52pm | 5 comments

Ballerina (aka Leap!) movie review: lowering the barre

Ballerina (aka Leap!) movie review: lowering the barre

Mon Aug 21 2017, 07:37pm | 9 comments

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie review: a brief look at the long and the shorts of it

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie review: a brief look at the long and the shorts of it

Fri Jul 21 2017, 05:34pm | 2 comments

Cars 3 movie review: road to nowhere

Cars 3 movie review: road to nowhere

Fri Jul 14 2017, 04:10pm | 15 comments

Smurfs: The Lost Village movie review: how do you solve a problem like Smurfette?

Smurfs: The Lost Village movie review: how do you solve a problem like Smurfette?

Fri Mar 31 2017, 04:22pm | 41 comments

Beauty and the Beast (2017) movie review: ever just the same, never a surprise

Beauty and the Beast (2017) movie review: ever just the same, never a surprise

Tue Mar 14 2017, 06:34pm | 269 comments

My Life as a Zucchini (aka My Life as a Courgette) movie review: nutritious, filling, and delicious

My Life as a Zucchini (aka My Life as a Courgette) movie review: nutritious, filling, and delicious

Mon Mar 06 2017, 12:10pm | 0 comments

Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts (89th Academy Awards) review

Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts (89th Academy Awards) review

Mon Feb 20 2017, 04:46pm | 0 comments

The Lego Batman Movie review: give a minifig

The Lego Batman Movie review: give a minifig

Tue Feb 07 2017, 08:31pm | 19 comments

A Monster Calls movie review: the monster is within us all

A Monster Calls movie review: the monster is within us all

Tue Jan 03 2017, 09:37pm | 11 comments

Sing movie review: hey, kids, let’s put on a show!

Sing movie review: hey, kids, let’s put on a show!

Mon Dec 19 2016, 01:07pm | 4 comments

Moana movie review: the hero with a thousand faces finally has a female one

Moana movie review: the hero with a thousand faces finally has a female one

Tue Nov 22 2016, 01:02pm | 11 comments

Trolls movie review: you can’t stop the cute

Trolls movie review: you can’t stop the cute

Fri Oct 28 2016, 08:04pm | 4 comments

Kubo and the Two Strings movie review: quest for family

Kubo and the Two Strings movie review: quest for family

Mon Sep 12 2016, 01:25pm | 11 comments

Robinson Crusoe (aka The Wild Life) movie review: castaway… you know, for kids!

Robinson Crusoe (aka The Wild Life) movie review: castaway… you know, for kids!

Tue Sep 06 2016, 10:18pm | 8 comments

Zoom movie review: zoom out

Zoom movie review: zoom out

Thu Sep 01 2016, 02:37pm | 13 comments

Floyd Norman: An Animated Life documentary review: meet the “wise old man” of Disney

Floyd Norman: An Animated Life documentary review: meet the “wise old man” of Disney

Fri Aug 26 2016, 09:23pm | 1 comment

Ice Age: Collision Course movie review: where is a mass extinction when you need one?

Ice Age: Collision Course movie review: where is a mass extinction when you need one?

Mon Jul 18 2016, 02:37pm | 9 comments

The Secret Life of Pets movie review: dogs and cats living together…

The Secret Life of Pets movie review: dogs and cats living together…

Tue Jul 05 2016, 06:01pm | 3 comments

The BFG movie review: that sense of wonder where it all went wrong

The BFG movie review: that sense of wonder where it all went wrong

Thu Jun 30 2016, 12:29pm | 3 comments

The Angry Birds Movie movie review: what the shell?

The Angry Birds Movie movie review: what the shell?

Mon May 16 2016, 03:52pm | 128 comments

Ratchet & Clank movie review: wretched and junk

Ratchet & Clank movie review: wretched and junk

Thu Apr 28 2016, 12:42pm | 208 comments

The Jungle Book movie review: welcome to the jungle

The Jungle Book movie review: welcome to the jungle

Thu Apr 14 2016, 09:36am | 4 comments

Zootropolis (aka Zootopia) movie review: creature feature

Zootropolis (aka Zootopia) movie review: creature feature

Thu Mar 24 2016, 03:14pm | 25 comments

Huevos: Little Rooster’s Egg-Cellent Adventure (Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos) movie review: a cock and balls story

Huevos: Little Rooster’s Egg-Cellent Adventure (Un Gallo con Muchos Huevos) movie review: a cock and balls story

Wed Mar 16 2016, 07:37pm | 2 comments

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