film criticism by maryann johanson | celebrating 25 years: 1997–2022
Does Nick Fury show up in a new postcredits tag scene attempting to recruit Olympic runners Harry Abrahams and Eric Liddell for his Avengers Initiative: Time Tunnel?
How come there’s no nude consumption of midday meals in Naked Lunch? Were you expecting something soothing and calming from Serenity?
Chariots of Fire may be veddy British, veddy 1920s — Gilbert and Sullivan, straw bowlers, cricket, school ties — but its story is as timeless as the Olympics themselves. This is quite possibly the most lyrical, most spiritual sports movie ever made.
