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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

The Old Guard movie review: saving the world, one century at a time (#Netflix)

The Old Guard movie review: saving the world, one century at a time (#Netflix)

Thu Jul 09 2020, 06:22pm | 0 comments

Extraction movie review: meet the sociopathic white savior (#Netflix)

Extraction movie review: meet the sociopathic white savior (#Netflix)

Mon Apr 27 2020, 10:01pm | 0 comments

Bloodshot movie review: bloodshit

Bloodshot movie review: bloodshit

Thu Mar 26 2020, 07:11pm | 0 comments

Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn movie review: fantabulous

Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn movie review: fantabulous

Thu Feb 06 2020, 02:35pm | 0 comments

Joker movie review: sad clown, bad clown, not at all a rad clown

Joker movie review: sad clown, bad clown, not at all a rad clown

Wed Oct 02 2019, 08:05pm | 0 comments

Men in Black: International movie review: it is its own neuralyzer

Men in Black: International movie review: it is its own neuralyzer

Sat Jun 15 2019, 11:27am | 0 comments

X-Men: Dark Phoenix movie review: dark matter, done way too light

X-Men: Dark Phoenix movie review: dark matter, done way too light

Wed Jun 05 2019, 10:16pm | 0 comments

Avengers: Endgame movie review: with a bang *and* a whimper

Avengers: Endgame movie review: with a bang *and* a whimper

Wed May 01 2019, 05:16pm | 0 comments

Hellboy (2019) movie review: boy, this is hell

Hellboy (2019) movie review: boy, this is hell

Fri Apr 12 2019, 11:22am | 0 comments

Shazam! movie review: unmarvelous

Shazam! movie review: unmarvelous

Tue Apr 02 2019, 03:00pm | 0 comments

Captain Marvel movie review: superpowered female SJW invites manbaby nerds to suck it

Captain Marvel movie review: superpowered female SJW invites manbaby nerds to suck it

Sun Mar 10 2019, 03:05pm | 0 comments

Alita: Battle Angel movie review: ‘Rollerblade Runner’ with a Strong Female Character(TM)

Alita: Battle Angel movie review: ‘Rollerblade Runner’ with a Strong Female Character(TM)

Wed Feb 13 2019, 02:10pm | 0 comments

Glass movie review: superhero ’splaining

Glass movie review: superhero ’splaining

Tue Jan 22 2019, 11:18pm | 0 comments

Aquaman movie review: deep blah sea

Aquaman movie review: deep blah sea

Mon Dec 17 2018, 10:45pm | 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

Venom movie review: no teeth, no bite

Venom movie review: no teeth, no bite

Fri Oct 05 2018, 11:15am | 12 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

Deadpool 2 movie review: kryptonite for superheroes

Deadpool 2 movie review: kryptonite for superheroes

Fri May 18 2018, 04:34pm | 39 comments

Avengers: Infinity War movie review: it’s all been leading to this

Avengers: Infinity War movie review: it’s all been leading to this

Fri Apr 27 2018, 12:20am | 42 comments

I Kill Giants movie review: the terrible burden of secret fears

I Kill Giants movie review: the terrible burden of secret fears

Wed Mar 28 2018, 11:48am | 12 comments

Black Panther movie review: absolute Marvel

Black Panther movie review: absolute Marvel

Thu Feb 15 2018, 05:50pm | 64 comments

Justice League movie review: grab ’em by the fanboy

Justice League movie review: grab ’em by the fanboy

Fri Nov 17 2017, 09:40pm | 76 comments

Thor: Ragnarok movie review: it’s only the end of the world

Thor: Ragnarok movie review: it’s only the end of the world

Fri Oct 27 2017, 07:20pm | 11 comments

#LFF2017: Blade of the Immortal, Gemini, Makala

#LFF2017: Blade of the Immortal, Gemini, Makala

Thu Oct 26 2017, 09:04pm | 0 comments

The Death of Stalin movie review: the great dictator

The Death of Stalin movie review: the great dictator

Wed Oct 25 2017, 04:53pm | 7 comments

Kingsman: The Golden Circle movie review: deliver us from “edgy”

Kingsman: The Golden Circle movie review: deliver us from “edgy”

Mon Sep 25 2017, 03:43pm | 115 comments

Atomic Blonde movie review: bland ambition

Atomic Blonde movie review: bland ambition

Fri Aug 11 2017, 03:03pm | 33 comments

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets movie review: story of a thousand clichés

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets movie review: story of a thousand clichés

Thu Aug 03 2017, 12:23pm | 45 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

Spider-Man: Homecoming movie review: boys and their alien toys

Spider-Man: Homecoming movie review: boys and their alien toys

Fri Jul 07 2017, 12:41am | 50 comments

Wonder Woman movie review: women’s work

Wonder Woman movie review: women’s work

Thu Jun 08 2017, 10:18pm | 80 comments

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 movie review: 2 same 2 spurious

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 movie review: 2 same 2 spurious

Thu Apr 27 2017, 07:44pm | 152 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

Ghost in the Shell movie review: more like ghost in the meh-chine

Ghost in the Shell movie review: more like ghost in the meh-chine

Wed Mar 29 2017, 12:59pm | 107 comments

Logan movie review: wounded Wolverine, dangerous beast

Logan movie review: wounded Wolverine, dangerous beast

Mon Feb 27 2017, 10:08pm | 45 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

Doctor Strange movie review: even Marvel is now tired of origin stories

Doctor Strange movie review: even Marvel is now tired of origin stories

Thu Oct 27 2016, 02:31pm | 83 comments

Suicide Squad movie review: sh*t squad

Suicide Squad movie review: sh*t squad

Fri Aug 05 2016, 06:30pm | 169 comments

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows movie review: shell schlock

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows movie review: shell schlock

Mon May 30 2016, 10:00pm | 87 comments

X-Men: Apocalypse movie review: everyone knows the third movie is always the worst

X-Men: Apocalypse movie review: everyone knows the third movie is always the worst

Thu May 19 2016, 10:31pm | 23 comments

Captain America: Civil War movie review: the consequences of superpowers

Captain America: Civil War movie review: the consequences of superpowers

Fri Apr 29 2016, 09:43pm | 39 comments

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie review: sucker punch

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie review: sucker punch

Mon Mar 28 2016, 10:31pm | 316 comments

Deadpool movie review: origin story with a potty mouth

Deadpool movie review: origin story with a potty mouth

Tue Feb 09 2016, 08:02pm | 108 comments

The Diary of a Teenage Girl movie review: crossing no-woman’s-land to adulthood

The Diary of a Teenage Girl movie review: crossing no-woman’s-land to adulthood

Fri Aug 07 2015, 12:23pm | 17 comments

Fantastic Four movie review: fantastic bore

Fantastic Four movie review: fantastic bore

Thu Aug 06 2015, 05:23pm | 86 comments

Ant-Man movie review: superhero reduction

Ant-Man movie review: superhero reduction

Mon Jul 13 2015, 09:19am | 80 comments

Moomins on the Riviera movie review: really old-fashioned adventure

Moomins on the Riviera movie review: really old-fashioned adventure

Sat May 23 2015, 08:13pm | 2 comments

Avengers: Age of Ultron movie review: mad science fiction

Avengers: Age of Ultron movie review: mad science fiction

Thu Apr 23 2015, 01:17pm | 106 comments

Kingsman: The Secret Service movie review: forgets its manners

Kingsman: The Secret Service movie review: forgets its manners

Fri Jan 30 2015, 03:45pm | 414 comments

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