film criticism by maryann johanson | celebrating 25 years: 1997–2022
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but you can’t remember where you hid all those Easter eggs and you’ve gotten find ’em before they start to stink. But you can have a multiplex-like experience from the comfort of your own sofa with a collection of the right … more…
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN (encompassing production design, costumes, and makeup) The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou I usually favor invented worlds when picking the year’s best production work… and maybe I’ve done that here, too. Steve Zissou’s universe feels like it’s a baby step off skew with our own — the colors just a tad flat, … more…
Here, in one place, the funniest bad dialogue of the year 2004. They’re not ranked — they’re all equally awful. [Warning: May contain spoilers.] [click here for the best, most quotable snippets of dialogue from 2004] “Clearly, madam, genuis has turned to madness.” –Raoul (Patrick Wilson), to Madame Giry (Miranda Richardson), on the Phantom (Gerard … more…
