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

handcrafted film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

Substack, Patreon, and Paypal subscriptions have restarted [more]
  • 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
  • 2023’s films ranked
    • 2022’s films ranked
    • 2021’s films ranked
    • 2020’s films ranked
  • all recent posts
    • archives by month
  • all reviews
    • A–M
    • N–Z
    • Oscars Best Pix
    • Oscars Best Animated Pix
  • new comments

Allison Janney

Bad Education movie review: school for scandal

Wed, Apr 29, 2020
2 comments

A laugh-until-you-cry dramedy burlesque, brilliantly structured and horrifically compelling, about the endless grift that passes for an economy in America. Hugh Jackman is at the peak of his powers.

| 2 Comments

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Oct 23–25

Fri, Oct 25, 2019
no comments yet

Linda Hamilton, Mackenzie Davis, and Natalia Reyes star in Terminator: Dark Fate; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

| Leave a comment

movies by or about women opening US/Can Oct 11

Tue, Oct 15, 2019
no comments yet

Pamela Pettler and Erica Rivinoja cowrite The Addams Family; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

| Leave a comment

movies by or about women opening US/Can May 29–31

Sat, Jun 01, 2019
no comments yet

Karen Kramer directs documentary Renegade Dreamers; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

| Leave a comment

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire May 27–31

Fri, May 31, 2019
no comments yet

Octavia Spencer, Diana Silvers, and McKaley Miller star in horror thriller Ma; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

| Leave a comment

Ma movie review: revenge is sour

Fri, May 31, 2019
no comments yet

A bargain-bin cockadoodie pseudo-Misery, a disgraceful waste of the brilliant Octavia Spencer. Has no interest in women’s pain and trauma even as it appropriates it for entertainment purposes.

| Leave a comment

A Happening of Monumental Proportions movie review: no, honey, no

Fri, Sep 21, 2018
no comments yet

The title is intentionally ironic, and yet still feels like a bad and desperately unfunny joke. The spectacular all-star cast holds their noses and gamely dives in anyway, for the sake of Judy Greer’s directorial debut.

| Leave a comment

my picks for tonight’s 90th Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2017’s films) (winners indicated)

Mon, Mar 05, 2018
9 comments

I correctly guessed 15 out of the 24 categories, which is one of my better showings ever, I think.

| 9 Comments

BAFTA 2018 winners announced

Mon, Feb 19, 2018
1 comment

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri wins big…

| 1 Comment

AWFJ 2017 EDA Awards winners announced

Tue, Jan 09, 2018
5 comments

The Shape of Water wins Best Film, and Best Director goes to Guillermo del Toro. Agnes Varda is Defying Age and Ageism, and Hollywood’s sexual tormentors are inducted in the AWFJ Hall of Shame.

| 5 Comments
Older posts
Page1 Page2 Page3 Next →

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 and daily streaming recommendations via Substack.
Or make a one-time donation via Paypal.

shop to support




Watch on Apple TV

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 © 1997–2023 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