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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

Capital in the Twenty-First Century documentary review: eat the rich (cuz they’re eating us)

Capital in the Twenty-First Century documentary review: eat the rich (cuz they’re eating us)

Mon May 04 2020, 07:00pm | 0 comments

curated: always be nyuk-nyuk-ing Nazis

Wed May 22 2019, 09:10pm | 0 comments

The 15:17 to Paris movie review: hell on wheels

The 15:17 to Paris movie review: hell on wheels

Mon Feb 12 2018, 07:00pm | 7 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

Fast & Furious 8 (aka The Fate of the Furious) movie review: notes from the critics’ ward

Fast & Furious 8 (aka The Fate of the Furious) movie review: notes from the critics’ ward

Wed Apr 12 2017, 10:09pm | 21 comments

Anthropoid movie review: human-shaped but lacking in human substance

Anthropoid movie review: human-shaped but lacking in human substance

Mon Sep 12 2016, 04:50pm | 9 comments

a few thoughts about The Man in the High Castle S1

a few thoughts about The Man in the High Castle S1

Mon Nov 23 2015, 10:56pm | 68 comments

13 Minutes (aka Elser) movie review: the ultimate what-if

13 Minutes (aka Elser) movie review: the ultimate what-if

Fri Jul 17 2015, 04:56pm | 2 comments

Minions movie review: the curtain of yellow mystique falls

Minions movie review: the curtain of yellow mystique falls

Thu Jun 25 2015, 02:35pm | 36 comments

Unbroken movie review: where war movies have gone before

Unbroken movie review: where war movies have gone before

Sat Dec 27 2014, 03:21pm | 5 comments

Fury movie review (London Film Festival)

Fury movie review (London Film Festival)

Mon Oct 20 2014, 05:30pm | 50 comments

The Monuments Men review: saving private collections (and public art)

The Monuments Men review: saving private collections (and public art)

Thu Feb 13 2014, 11:35pm | 33 comments

is Santa Claus white?

is Santa Claus white?

Sat Dec 14 2013, 11:44am | 24 comments

Diana trailer: from the director of Downfall (really)

Diana trailer: from the director of Downfall (really)

Wed Aug 07 2013, 09:34am | 18 comments

“scholar asserts that Hollywood avidly aided Nazis”

Mon Jul 01 2013, 04:16pm | 5 comments

Doctor Who blogging: “The Name of the Doctor”

Doctor Who blogging: “The Name of the Doctor”

Tue May 21 2013, 11:15pm | 80 comments

fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Dec 08-14 2012

Sun Dec 16 2012, 08:44pm | 0 comments

Hitler’s Children (trailer)

Tue Nov 20 2012, 08:00am | 0 comments

The Great Dictator (retro trailer)

Sun Apr 22 2012, 01:27pm | 0 comments

question of the day: Is Naomi Watts the right choice to play Princess Diana?

Fri Feb 10 2012, 10:36am | 0 comments

question of the weekend: Do we diminish terrible events when we turn them into funny Internet memes?

Sat Dec 10 2011, 12:03pm | 0 comments

‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “Let’s Kill Hitler”

Wed Aug 31 2011, 04:19pm | 9 comments

Doctor Who thing of the day: Digital Spy’s 10 teases about “Let’s Kill Hitler”

Mon Aug 22 2011, 07:54pm | 0 comments

Doctor Who thing of the day: Steven Moffat talks about Season 6.5

Wed Aug 17 2011, 12:57pm | 0 comments

Doctor Who thing of the day: Hitler learns who River Song is

Tue Aug 16 2011, 11:00am | 0 comments

‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: trailer for Season 6.2

Mon Jul 25 2011, 09:00am | 0 comments

watch it: “Hitler reacts to the news that Osama bin Laden was killed”

Mon May 02 2011, 02:54pm | 0 comments

my reads: ‘Farthing’ by Jo Walton

Sun Oct 31 2010, 08:18pm | 0 comments

small favors: Megan Fox out of ‘Transformers 3’

Thu May 20 2010, 12:41pm | 10 comments

question of the day: Why do the Hitler ‘Downfall’ parody rants strike such a nerve with us?

Fri Apr 16 2010, 07:29am | 12 comments

the oh-no! DVD of the week: ‘Nazis – UFO Conspiracy’

Tue Feb 23 2010, 10:18am | 7 comments

‘Torchwood’ blogging: “Children of Earth: Day Four”

Mon Oct 12 2009, 08:28pm | 2 comments

August 21: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Aug 21 2009, 11:56am | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘Inglourious Basterds’

Fri Aug 07 2009, 03:50pm | 2 comments

watch it: “Hitler Finds Out Sarah Palin Resigns”

Tue Jul 07 2009, 05:37pm | 22 comments

‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “The Empty Child”

Sat Jul 04 2009, 01:15pm | 7 comments

June 19: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Thu Jun 18 2009, 03:37pm | 0 comments

Operation Valkyrie: The Stauffenberg Plot to Kill Hitler

Sun Jan 18 2009, 05:09pm | 5 comments

Good (review)

Sat Jan 03 2009, 05:21pm | 3 comments

Downfall (review)

Fri Feb 25 2005, 03:22pm | 0 comments

The Omega Code (review)

Sun May 14 2000, 12:18am | 0 comments

Boiler Room and Wall Street (review)

Wed Feb 23 2000, 06:58pm | 0 comments

All Quiet on the Western Front (review)

Wed Jan 13 1999, 11:34pm | 0 comments

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