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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

Glass movie review: superhero ’splaining

Glass movie review: superhero ’splaining

Tue Jan 22 2019, 11:18pm | 0 comments

Snowden movie review: the system’s self-correction

Snowden movie review: the system’s self-correction

Mon Apr 03 2017, 09:47pm | 0 comments

Where Are the Women? Rock the Kasbah

Where Are the Women? Rock the Kasbah

Mon Feb 22 2016, 02:19pm | 2 comments

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For movie review: meaner streets

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For movie review: meaner streets

Wed Aug 20 2014, 02:01pm | 126 comments

what are your favorite (and must-see) holiday movies?

what are your favorite (and must-see) holiday movies?

Sat Dec 21 2013, 09:44am | 14 comments

White House Down review: I’d rather be in Philadelphia

White House Down review: I’d rather be in Philadelphia

Thu Sep 12 2013, 03:04pm | 12 comments

Red 2 review: global positioning

Red 2 review: global positioning

Fri Aug 09 2013, 04:56pm | 7 comments

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (review)

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (review)

Tue Mar 26 2013, 10:32pm | comments off

all your suspicions about how Academy members cast their Oscar votes are accurate (and other adventures in social networking)

Wed Feb 20 2013, 11:14pm | 0 comments

A Good Day to Die Hard (review)

Fri Feb 15 2013, 01:02am | 13 comments

question of the day: What nontraditional Christmas movie traditions do you have?

Wed Dec 26 2012, 08:58am | 0 comments

The Cold Light of Day (review)

Mon Sep 03 2012, 05:01pm | 0 comments

question of the day: Who are the unlikeliest action heroes ever?

Wed Aug 29 2012, 10:10am | 0 comments

The Expendables 2 (review)

Mon Aug 13 2012, 08:37am | 5 comments

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2nd trailer, plus notes from a footage reveal)

Tue Apr 24 2012, 12:55pm | 1 comment

Looper (trailer)

Fri Apr 13 2012, 10:23am | 0 comments

The Cold Light of Day (trailer)

Fri Mar 16 2012, 12:10pm | 0 comments

G.I. Joe: Retaliation (trailer)

Wed Dec 14 2011, 12:32pm | 0 comments

Melancholia (review)

Wed Nov 02 2011, 05:13pm | 2 comments

Melancholia (trailer)

Mon Oct 10 2011, 01:06pm | 0 comments

question of the day: What actor(s) would you bring forward or send backward in time so they could work with stars of other eras?

Thu Aug 25 2011, 10:29am | 0 comments

best and worst movie quotes of 2010

Tue Apr 05 2011, 05:01pm | 0 comments

question of the day: Can Michael Bay do justice to Neil Gaiman’s ‘American Gods’?

Fri Apr 01 2011, 11:02am | 0 comments

Nintendo says no to Justin Bieber; Ricky Gervais won’t host Golden Globes again; Michel Gondry not a fan of 3D; more: leftover links

Sat Jan 22 2011, 01:21pm | 0 comments

cinematic roots of: ‘Hereafter’

Tue Nov 09 2010, 11:43pm | 0 comments

cinematic roots of: ‘Red’

Sat Oct 30 2010, 11:41pm | 0 comments

Red (review)

Thu Oct 14 2010, 10:51am | 0 comments

female gazing at: Bruce Willis

Mon Oct 11 2010, 11:48am | 0 comments

The Expendables (review)

Wed Aug 11 2010, 02:54pm | 25 comments

wtf: ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ done up funny

Wed Jul 14 2010, 03:41pm | 8 comments

question of the day: If James Cameron can’t fix the BP oil spill, to whom shall we turn next?

Fri Jun 04 2010, 08:36am | 12 comments

new this week in U.S., Canadian, and U.K. theaters: ‘Shrek Forever After,’ ‘MacGruber,’ ‘Cop Out,’ ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’ more (with DVD alternatives)

Tue May 18 2010, 08:35pm | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘The Expendables’

Mon May 10 2010, 12:28pm | 7 comments

‘Caprica’ blogging: “Know Thy Enemy”

Mon Mar 08 2010, 03:32pm | 7 comments

February 26: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Sat Feb 27 2010, 06:12pm | 0 comments

Cop Out (review)

Fri Feb 26 2010, 12:44am | 26 comments

my week at the movies: ‘Brooklyn’s Finest,’ ‘Cop Out,’ ‘The Secret of Kells,’ ‘A Prophet (Un Prophète),’ ‘The Crazies,’ ‘The Art of the Steal’

Tue Feb 23 2010, 12:35am | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘Cop Out’

Mon Feb 01 2010, 12:29pm | 8 comments

September 25: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Sep 25 2009, 11:58am | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘Law Abiding Citizen’

Fri Aug 21 2009, 01:54pm | 10 comments

opening in the U.K. May 29: ‘Drag Me to Hell,’ ‘Obsessed,’ ‘12 Rounds,’ ‘Jonas Brothers,’ more

Fri May 29 2009, 07:43pm | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘12 Rounds’

Tue Mar 17 2009, 10:58am | 3 comments

question of the day: Should we care that Kevin Smith has sold out?

Fri Mar 13 2009, 07:58am | 14 comments

I smell a Disney movie coming on…

Thu Feb 19 2009, 01:49pm | 1 comment

counting down the best films of 2006: No. 8, ‘Bobby’

Wed Jan 31 2007, 12:43pm | 0 comments

16 Blocks (review)

Mon Mar 06 2006, 04:07pm | comments off

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (review)

Fri Jun 10 2005, 12:49am | comments off

Unbreakable (review)

Fri Nov 17 2000, 04:11pm | 0 comments

The Crew and The Whole Nine Yards (review)

Fri Aug 25 2000, 05:09pm | 0 comments

The Sixth Sense (review)

Mon Aug 30 1999, 02:38am | 0 comments

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