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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

The Call of the Wild movie review: a very good boi (mostly)

The Call of the Wild movie review: a very good boi (mostly)

Wed Feb 19 2020, 02:30pm | 0 comments

behold 20th Century Fox’s brand-new Christmas trailer… for ‘Die Hard’

Wed Dec 19 2018, 12:20pm | 0 comments

Bohemian Rhapsody movie review: dynamite with a laser beam

Bohemian Rhapsody movie review: dynamite with a laser beam

Tue Oct 30 2018, 08:23pm | 20 comments

The Predator movie review: pointless retro junk

The Predator movie review: pointless retro junk

Thu Sep 13 2018, 11:19pm | 20 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

curated: Fox uses fake news to promote ‘A Cure for Wellness’

Thu Feb 16 2017, 04:05pm | 1 comment

Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie review: a new hope

Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie review: a new hope

Thu Dec 17 2015, 05:00pm | 99 comments

Victor Frankenstein movie review: monster mush

Victor Frankenstein movie review: monster mush

Fri Dec 04 2015, 01:22pm | 12 comments

London photo: glam screening room makeover

London photo: glam screening room makeover

Wed Nov 04 2015, 10:33pm | 0 comments

interesting stuff I found online (that you might find interesting too)

interesting stuff I found online (that you might find interesting too)

Thu Jun 20 2013, 01:02am | 4 comments

breaking! photo of half-naked woman found on the Internet! (and other adventures in social networking)

Tue Feb 12 2013, 12:01am | 13 comments

London photo of the day: 20th Century wah?

Wed Feb 06 2013, 12:21am | 0 comments

The Grapes of Wrath (retro trailer)

Sun Sep 04 2011, 05:12pm | 0 comments

watch it: “Ape With AK-47”

Wed Jul 27 2011, 05:23pm | 0 comments

deep thought (re ‘X-Men’)

Fri Jun 03 2011, 12:54pm | 0 comments

you know what sucks? the official ‘X-Men: First Class’ posters

Fri Apr 22 2011, 03:13pm | 0 comments

don’t blame Tom Cruise for ‘Knight and Day’; Hollywood still loves Comic Con; more: leftover links

Sun Jul 04 2010, 09:32am | 0 comments

Green Lantern’s CGI wardrobe, cutting the cord to cable TV, sexy Shrek, and more: leftover links

Sat Apr 17 2010, 12:31pm | 2 comments

caption this! image from ‘Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief’

Wed Feb 10 2010, 05:15pm | 12 comments

‘Avatar’ review embargo? eh, not so much

Fri Dec 11 2009, 03:40pm | 4 comments

caption this! image from ‘Avatar’

Wed Aug 26 2009, 03:51pm | 10 comments

more from Neill Blomkamp on ‘District 9’

Wed Aug 26 2009, 03:16pm | 1 comment

question of the day: Is Redbox going to kill Hollywood?

Wed Aug 26 2009, 12:03pm | 19 comments

my week the movies: ‘District 9,’ ‘Aliens in the Attic,’ ‘Funny People,’ ‘The Cove,’ ‘Fragments,’ ‘Taking Woodstock’

Mon Jul 27 2009, 02:53pm | 3 comments

my week at the movies: ‘Ink,’ ‘I Love You, Beth Cooper,’ ‘500 Days of Summer’

Mon Jul 06 2009, 09:02pm | 0 comments

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (review)

Tue Jun 30 2009, 08:03pm | 27 comments

question of the day: What do filmmakers owe the fans of favorite universes?

Thu May 07 2009, 10:43am | 17 comments

question of the day: What book series would you like to see transferred to film?

Fri Jan 30 2009, 08:53am | 43 comments

Idiocracy (review)

Tue Jan 09 2007, 04:33pm | 14 comments

Anastasia (review)

Mon Dec 15 1997, 11:28pm | 0 comments

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