Skip to content
  • weekly digest email
  • join my Patreon
  • join my Substack
  • my books
  • about/contact
  • twitter
  • rotten tomatoes
  • letterboxd
  • goodreads
  • pinterest
  • rss
FlickFilosopher.com

film criticism by maryann johanson | celebrating 25 years: 1997–2022

  • on Netflix
  • movies for the resistance
  • classic film virgin
  • directed by women
    • Where Are the Women? project
  • cinemas
    • US and Canada
    • UK and Ireland
  • dvd/vod
    • US and Canada
    • UK and Ireland
  • 2022’s films ranked
    • 2021’s films ranked
    • 2020’s films ranked
    • 2019’s films ranked
  • all recent posts
    • archives by month
  • all reviews
    • A–M
    • N–Z
    • Oscars Best Pix
    • Oscars Best Animated Pix
  • new comments

1917

True History of the Kelly Gang movie review: toxic came the masculinity

Tue, Apr 21, 2020
2 comments

Revisionist tale of the Australian folk hero rages against the dark forces that shaped him: emotional and economic neglect and abuse forged in patriarchy and colonialism. Electrifyingly punk and vulgar.

| 2 Comments

my picks for tonight’s 92nd Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2019’s films) (winners indicated)

Mon, Feb 10, 2020
no comments yet

I correctly guessed 10 out of the 24 categories, which is at least a little better than last year.

| Leave a comment

AWFJ 2019 EDA Awards winners announced

Mon, Jan 13, 2020
no comments yet

And we have winners!

| Leave a comment

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Jan 10

Fri, Jan 10, 2020
no comments yet

Anna Waterhouse cowrites Seberg, starring Kristen Stewart; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

| Leave a comment

OFCS 2019 awards winners announced

Wed, Jan 08, 2020
no comments yet

And we have winners!

| Leave a comment

movies by or about women opening US/Can Dec 25–27

Fri, Dec 27, 2019
no comments yet

Chinonye Chukwu writes and directs Clemency, starring Alfre Woodard; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

| Leave a comment

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 weekly digest email at Substack.

shop to support




Watch on Apple TV

PayPalMe
PayPal me...
FlickFilosopher.com does not accept ads, guest posts, link placements, or sponsored content.

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

member
Online Film Critics Society


member
Alliance of Women Film Journalists

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 © 1997–2022 MaryAnn Johanson. All rights reserved.
No content appearing on this site may be reproduced, reposted, or reused in any manner without express written permission.
privacy policy | hosted by Fused