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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Apr 05

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Apr 05

Fri Apr 05 2019, 04:40pm | 0 comments

AWFJ 2018 EDA Awards winners announced

Thu Jan 10 2019, 09:48pm | 0 comments

Jeune Femme (aka Montparnasse Bienvenüe) movie review: the heroine of her own life

Jeune Femme (aka Montparnasse Bienvenüe) movie review: the heroine of her own life

Fri May 18 2018, 12:08pm | 0 comments

They movie review: the most important decision of their young life

They movie review: the most important decision of their young life

Tue May 08 2018, 07:00pm | 1 comment

movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Mar 09

movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Mar 09

Sat Mar 10 2018, 12:24am | 0 comments

The Cinema Travellers documentary review: moving pictures, under threat

The Cinema Travellers documentary review: moving pictures, under threat

Mon Jan 22 2018, 03:11pm | 0 comments

#LFF2017: Blade of the Immortal, Gemini, Makala

#LFF2017: Blade of the Immortal, Gemini, Makala

Thu Oct 26 2017, 09:04pm | 0 comments

The Beguiled movie review: horror of manners

The Beguiled movie review: horror of manners

Fri Jun 30 2017, 10:36pm | 18 comments

Clash (Eshtebak) movie review: the view from inside social upheaval

Clash (Eshtebak) movie review: the view from inside social upheaval

Fri Apr 21 2017, 02:54pm | 0 comments

Personal Shopper movie review: shadows of sorrow

Personal Shopper movie review: shadows of sorrow

Fri Mar 17 2017, 04:37pm | 0 comments

#LFF2016: Spaceship, Divines, Lupe Under the Sun

#LFF2016: Spaceship, Divines, Lupe Under the Sun

Tue Oct 04 2016, 08:17pm | 2 comments

#LFF2016: Ma’ Rosa, Pyromaniac, All This Panic

#LFF2016: Ma’ Rosa, Pyromaniac, All This Panic

Thu Sep 29 2016, 02:24pm | 0 comments

Sculpting Time: The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky movie retrospective review: tragedy, trauma, and torment, Russian-style

Sculpting Time: The Films of Andrei Tarkovsky movie retrospective review: tragedy, trauma, and torment, Russian-style

Fri May 20 2016, 04:57pm | 3 comments

from Facebook: no, it is not “the year of the woman” at Cannes

Wed May 18 2016, 06:10pm | 0 comments

from Facebook: where are the women at Cannes?

Tue May 17 2016, 03:08pm | 0 comments

Rams (Hrútar) movie review: brothers in farms

Rams (Hrútar) movie review: brothers in farms

Fri Feb 05 2016, 09:17pm | 3 comments

Run movie review: all the unrest of Ivory Coast, all in one man (#FilmAfrica festival)

Run movie review: all the unrest of Ivory Coast, all in one man (#FilmAfrica festival)

Wed Nov 04 2015, 12:40pm | 0 comments

movies I can’t wait to see at the 58th BFI London Film Festival

movies I can’t wait to see at the 58th BFI London Film Festival

Thu Sep 04 2014, 01:05pm | 3 comments

female gazing at: Masaharu Fukuyama

female gazing at: Masaharu Fukuyama

Wed May 07 2014, 10:03pm | 12 comments

Blue Is the Warmest Color review (London Film Festival)

Blue Is the Warmest Color review (London Film Festival)

Thu Oct 24 2013, 11:24pm | 94 comments

Doctor Who thing: amazing collection of behind-the-scenes photos from the classic series

Doctor Who thing: amazing collection of behind-the-scenes photos from the classic series

Fri Oct 04 2013, 10:59am | 4 comments

cannot contain my excitement for the London Film Festival

cannot contain my excitement for the London Film Festival

Thu Sep 05 2013, 02:17pm | 5 comments

based on a terrible true story (Our Children review)

based on a terrible true story (Our Children review)

Fri May 10 2013, 03:16pm | 0 comments

Polisse (review)

Fri Jun 15 2012, 03:05pm | 0 comments

Matt Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch yakking at TV BAFTAs (and other adventures in social networking)

Sun May 27 2012, 11:08pm | 0 comments

Matt Smith to carry the Olympic torch (and other adventures in social networking)

Sat May 26 2012, 12:35am | 0 comments

it’s been 22 years since Jim Henson died… (and other adventures in social networking)

Thu May 17 2012, 11:29pm | 0 comments

Avengers has the first $200 million opening weekend in North America (and other adventures in social networking)

Mon May 07 2012, 01:50am | 0 comments

question of the day: Does Uggie deserve an Oscar?

Wed Jan 11 2012, 10:21am | 0 comments

Unlawful Killing (trailer)

Fri Jul 01 2011, 11:57am | 0 comments

Maria Shriver leaked Arnie’s shame; Alan Rickman’s awesome open letter to J.K. Rowling; Disney abandons ‘Seal Team 6’ trademark; more: leftover links

Mon May 30 2011, 11:21pm | 0 comments

blame Twitter for Wil Wheaton’s nonblogging; ‘Shit My Dad Says’ shitcanned; Catherine Tate may take over ‘The Office’; more: leftover links

Sun May 22 2011, 10:46pm | 0 comments

omg: Shia LaBeouf takes the blame for sucky movies

Mon May 24 2010, 11:39am | 4 comments

question of the day: Do we need film festivals anymore?

Wed May 19 2010, 11:15am | 16 comments

zombie Beatles; ‘Iron Man 2’ sexist?; good-bye, ‘Heroes’; more: leftover links

Sat May 15 2010, 07:02pm | 6 comments

new this week in U.S., Canadian, and U.K. theaters: ‘Robin Hood,’ ‘Just Wright,’ ‘Letters to Juliet,’ ‘Lebanon,’ more (with DVD alternatives)

Mon May 10 2010, 04:28pm | 4 comments

Hit Girl hysteria…

Mon Apr 19 2010, 11:46am | 5 comments

Green Lantern’s CGI wardrobe, cutting the cord to cable TV, sexy Shrek, and more: leftover links

Sat Apr 17 2010, 12:31pm | 2 comments

the rise of the geeks continues…

Tue Jan 26 2010, 09:05pm | 0 comments

my week at the movies: ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,’ ‘Trucker,’ ‘Couples Retreat,’ ‘Motherhood,’ ‘Red Cliff,’ ‘Capitalism: A Love Story’

Tue Oct 06 2009, 10:21am | 2 comments

my week at the movies: ‘Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,’ ‘St. Trinian’s,’ ‘No Impact Man,’ ‘Lorna’s Silence’

Mon Jul 13 2009, 02:01pm | 11 comments

no more sitting down and shutting up for women in Hollywood?

Fri May 22 2009, 05:11pm | 14 comments

opening in North America April 24: ‘The Soloist,’ ‘Fighting,’ ‘Obsessed,’ ‘Earth,’ more

Fri Apr 24 2009, 05:56pm | 2 comments

my week at the movies: ‘Fanboys,’ ‘Inkheart,’ ‘Two Lovers,’ ‘The Class’

Tue Jan 20 2009, 02:57am | 8 comments

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