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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

OFCS 2020 awards nominees announced

Wed Jan 20 2021, 06:35pm | 0 comments

AWFJ 2020 EDA Awards winners announced

Tue Jan 05 2021, 09:34pm | 0 comments

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Tue Nov 06

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Tue Nov 06

Sat Nov 10 2018, 01:04pm | 0 comments

movies by or about women opening US/Can from Wed Oct 17

movies by or about women opening US/Can from Wed Oct 17

Fri Oct 19 2018, 09:24pm | 0 comments

Suffragette movie review: then they fight you (#LFF2015)

Suffragette movie review: then they fight you (#LFF2015)

Wed Oct 07 2015, 10:08pm | 52 comments

Far from the Madding Crowd movie review: a woman’s choices

Far from the Madding Crowd movie review: a woman’s choices

Wed Apr 29 2015, 02:30pm | 17 comments

Inside Llewyn Davis review: trying of the human spirit

Inside Llewyn Davis review: trying of the human spirit

Fri Jan 24 2014, 03:12pm | 17 comments

The Great Gatsby mini review

The Great Gatsby mini review

Mon Aug 26 2013, 11:53pm | 2 comments

for those who doubt that women can be misogynist…

for those who doubt that women can be misogynist…

Mon May 06 2013, 06:45pm | 67 comments

oh, and here’s why strong female superheroes matter

Thu May 02 2013, 01:54pm | 12 comments

Inside Llewyn Davis (trailer)

Mon Mar 18 2013, 01:39pm | 2 comments

Shame (review)

Mon Jan 16 2012, 05:57pm | 0 comments

Drive (review)

Mon Sep 19 2011, 03:21pm | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘Brighton Rock’

Mon Jan 24 2011, 03:01am | 0 comments

question of the day: Are you worried about the new ‘Great Gatsby’ movie?

Fri Nov 19 2010, 09:32am | 0 comments

cinematic roots of: ‘Never Let Me Go’

Wed Nov 10 2010, 12:54am | 0 comments

Never Let Me Go (review)

Wed Oct 06 2010, 05:27pm | 0 comments

Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (review)

Fri Sep 24 2010, 11:11am | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps’

Thu Sep 16 2010, 12:08pm | 0 comments

The Greatest (review)

Mon Jul 12 2010, 08:00pm | 0 comments

question of the day: Is there any point in a Hollywood remake of ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’?

Wed Jul 07 2010, 08:22am | 23 comments

trailer break: ‘Never Let Me Go’

Thu Jun 24 2010, 12:43pm | 12 comments

Roger Ebert hates 3D; is Sacha Baron Cohen worth $20 million?; Brits playing American; and more: leftover links

Sun May 02 2010, 12:25pm | 4 comments

trailer break: ‘The Greatest’

Thu Apr 01 2010, 01:23pm | 0 comments

my week at the movies: ‘Hot Tub Time Machine,’ ‘The Greatest,’ ‘After.Life,’ ‘The Joneses’

Tue Mar 23 2010, 02:07pm | 4 comments

Oscar predictions: ‘The Hurt Locker’ won’t be hurting

Mon Mar 08 2010, 01:57am | 10 comments

um, critics have nothing to do with making Oscar nominations or picking Oscar winners…

Wed Feb 03 2010, 10:56am | 10 comments

question of the day: Who will the Oscar Best Actress and Best Actor nominees be?

Thu Jan 21 2010, 11:19am | 19 comments

Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2009 EDA Award winners announced

Sun Dec 13 2009, 07:23pm | 12 comments

my week at the movies: ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon,’ ‘Serious Moonlight,’ ‘Planet 51,’ ‘Brothers,’ ‘The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond’

Mon Nov 16 2009, 04:16pm | 18 comments

Carey Mulligan on Sally Sparrow and ‘Doctor Who’

Mon Oct 12 2009, 03:09pm | 7 comments

October 9: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Oct 09 2009, 05:45pm | 0 comments

An Education (review)

Fri Oct 09 2009, 04:57pm | 69 comments

trailer break: ‘An Education’

Tue Sep 15 2009, 11:36am | 2 comments

my week at the movies: ‘Extract,’ ‘An Education,’ ‘Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,’ ‘All About Steve,’ ‘Disgrace,’ ‘Gamer’

Wed Sep 02 2009, 09:23pm | 10 comments

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