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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

Extraction movie review: meet the sociopathic white savior (#Netflix)

Extraction movie review: meet the sociopathic white savior (#Netflix)

Mon Apr 27 2020, 10:01pm | 0 comments

Men in Black: International movie review: it is its own neuralyzer

Men in Black: International movie review: it is its own neuralyzer

Sat Jun 15 2019, 11:27am | 0 comments

Avengers: Endgame movie review: with a bang *and* a whimper

Avengers: Endgame movie review: with a bang *and* a whimper

Wed May 01 2019, 05:16pm | 0 comments

Bad Times at the El Royale movie review: bad times indeed

Bad Times at the El Royale movie review: bad times indeed

Thu Oct 11 2018, 11:53am | 25 comments

Avengers: Infinity War movie review: it’s all been leading to this

Avengers: Infinity War movie review: it’s all been leading to this

Fri Apr 27 2018, 12:20am | 42 comments

curated: the fake Crocodile Dundee sequel trailers are how you do viral marketing in 2018

Mon Feb 05 2018, 01:57pm | 1 comment

12 Strong movie review: America enters the “graveyard of empires”

12 Strong movie review: America enters the “graveyard of empires”

Fri Jan 26 2018, 08:33pm | 5 comments

Thor: Ragnarok movie review: it’s only the end of the world

Thor: Ragnarok movie review: it’s only the end of the world

Fri Oct 27 2017, 07:20pm | 11 comments

curated: ‘Thor: Ragnarok’ is ruined for me already

Thu Mar 09 2017, 07:30pm | 2 comments

from Facebook: a small piece of OMG Thor fanfic

Mon Sep 12 2016, 09:08pm | 3 comments

from Facebook: a note for haters of Ghostbusters’ Kevin

Fri Jul 22 2016, 04:45pm | 4 comments

Ghostbusters movie review: boo yeah!

Ghostbusters movie review: boo yeah!

Tue Jul 12 2016, 08:05pm | 95 comments

from Facebook: Chris Hemsworth flops again

Thu Apr 28 2016, 01:07pm | 37 comments

The Huntsman: Winter’s War movie review: snow what?

The Huntsman: Winter’s War movie review: snow what?

Thu Apr 07 2016, 10:46pm | 11 comments

from Facebook: Chris Hemsworth’s SNL promos are probably better than the show will be

Thu Dec 10 2015, 04:17pm | 5 comments

In the Heart of the Sea movie review: here be monsters (and whales)

In the Heart of the Sea movie review: here be monsters (and whales)

Wed Dec 09 2015, 01:55pm | 8 comments

Vacation movie review: stay home

Vacation movie review: stay home

Fri Aug 21 2015, 10:30am | 9 comments

Blackhat movie review: broken code

Blackhat movie review: broken code

Fri Feb 20 2015, 02:58pm | 5 comments

Paranoia review: low anxiety

Paranoia review: low anxiety

Thu Mar 06 2014, 08:06pm | 1 comment

evening clickbait: Disney hates you and wants you to pirate its films; TV show canceled for having too many smart, interesting girl characters; woman makes art, men diminish it; censoring the Internet doesn’t work; SeaWorld worried about Blackfish; why Thor 2’s hot kiss was so hot

Fri Dec 20 2013, 09:54pm | 1 comment

Thor: The Dark World review: Viking with a chance of wormholes

Thor: The Dark World review: Viking with a chance of wormholes

Thu Oct 31 2013, 11:02pm | 23 comments

Rush review: man + machine vs man + machine

Rush review: man + machine vs man + machine

Mon Sep 16 2013, 08:22pm | 4 comments

who are the most interesting young actors (male and female) working today?

who are the most interesting young actors (male and female) working today?

Mon Aug 05 2013, 08:00am | 30 comments

Rush trailer: drive fast in circles and then explode

Rush trailer: drive fast in circles and then explode

Tue May 28 2013, 08:21am | 1 comment

Red Dawn (trailer)

Mon Oct 29 2012, 08:00am | 0 comments

day-um: Chris Hemsworth as the Huntsman

day-um: Chris Hemsworth as the Huntsman

Thu May 31 2012, 10:08pm | 2 comments

question of the day: What fairy tales are begging for a fresh new retelling?

Wed May 30 2012, 08:58am | 0 comments

Snow White and the Huntsman (review)

Tue May 29 2012, 10:51pm | 1 comment

Tony Stark/Iron Man is favorite Avenger, say readers of FlickFilosopher.com

Sat May 19 2012, 02:06pm | 0 comments

female gazing at: Jeremy Renner

female gazing at: Jeremy Renner

Mon May 07 2012, 06:16pm | 12 comments

question of the day: Are superhero films popular because our real leaders have failed us?

Mon May 07 2012, 11:23am | 0 comments

Avengers Assemble (aka Marvel’s The Avengers) (review)

Thu Apr 26 2012, 08:04pm | 1 comment

The Cabin in the Woods (review)

Mon Apr 09 2012, 04:46pm | 6 comments

Marvel Avengers Assemble (trailer)

Thu Mar 01 2012, 11:30am | 0 comments

The Avengers (trailer)

Wed Oct 12 2011, 12:24pm | 0 comments

‘Thor’ joke demonstrates how entrenched the male gaze is

Thu May 19 2011, 06:05pm | 0 comments

watch it: “Ollie Klublershturf vs. The Nazis”

Mon May 16 2011, 11:01am | 0 comments

great movie quotes: ‘Thor’

Mon May 16 2011, 12:13am | 0 comments

female gazing at: Chris Hemsworth

Tue Apr 26 2011, 11:57pm | 0 comments

Thor (review)

Tue Apr 26 2011, 09:41pm | 1 comment

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

Fri Mar 26 2010, 06:52pm | 4 comments

A Perfect Getaway (review)

Thu Aug 06 2009, 02:18am | 17 comments

Star Trek (review)

Thu May 07 2009, 04:44pm | 124 comments

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