film criticism by maryann johanson | handcrafted since 1997
An entirely entertaining murder-mystery jape; dryly funny, deliciously retro yet decidedly modern. Whenever you think you’ve got it figured out, it trips you up again… and you love it for doing so.
Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis, and Natalia Reyes star in Terminator: Dark Fate; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]
Pamela Pettler and Erica Rivinoja cowrite The Addams Family; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]
I leave you to entertain yourself with this perennial classic…
Just when I thought I was out, Doctor Who pulls me back in.
Yes, this was prompted by Dark Shadows…
I doubt there are in fact any places where the Doctor shouldn’t be. It’s pretty much his job to be wherever the hell he wants to be, sticking his nose into other people’s business, and getting into the trouble of his choice.
“Wait. We cannot break bread with you. You have taken the land which is rightfully ours…”
Proper Being Human is nuanced and subtle. All of that has been stripped out of Syfy’s Being Human. It’s infuriating. And enraging. And completely unnecessary.
Better than *Toy Story 3.* Really.
