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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

The Secret Garden movie review: weedy with misplaced eeriness

The Secret Garden movie review: weedy with misplaced eeriness

Fri Aug 07 2020, 05:07pm | 0 comments

The Happy Prince movie review: in the gutter, looking at the stars

The Happy Prince movie review: in the gutter, looking at the stars

Fri Jun 15 2018, 04:18pm | 2 comments

The Mercy movie review: a sea of troubles

The Mercy movie review: a sea of troubles

Thu Feb 08 2018, 06:10pm | 4 comments

curated: the Brexit talent drain is real

Mon Sep 25 2017, 06:20pm | 2 comments

Kingsman: The Golden Circle movie review: deliver us from “edgy”

Kingsman: The Golden Circle movie review: deliver us from “edgy”

Mon Sep 25 2017, 03:43pm | 115 comments

Bridget Jones’s Baby movie review: how to infantilize women

Bridget Jones’s Baby movie review: how to infantilize women

Wed Sep 14 2016, 03:11pm | 17 comments

from Facebook: Mr. Darcy, Jedi Knight

Wed Dec 16 2015, 11:36pm | 7 comments

Kingsman: The Secret Service movie review: forgets its manners

Kingsman: The Secret Service movie review: forgets its manners

Fri Jan 30 2015, 03:45pm | 414 comments

AWFJ 2014 award winners

Wed Jan 14 2015, 02:11pm | 0 comments

Magic in the Moonlight movie review: the spirit moves me

Magic in the Moonlight movie review: the spirit moves me

Wed Sep 17 2014, 10:04pm | 1 comment

Before I Go to Sleep movie review: memento worry

Before I Go to Sleep movie review: memento worry

Fri Sep 05 2014, 01:47pm | 4 comments

Devil’s Knot movie review: well-worn tracks

Devil’s Knot movie review: well-worn tracks

Fri May 09 2014, 06:01pm | 10 comments

The Railway Man review: a derailment on the line

The Railway Man review: a derailment on the line

Thu Apr 17 2014, 03:29pm | 3 comments

fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Jun 29-Jul 05 2013

Mon Jul 08 2013, 12:09am | 2 comments

Colin Firth! now with Manic Pixie Dream girlfriend (Arthur Newman trailer)

Wed Apr 24 2013, 10:33am | 0 comments

fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Feb 16-22 2013

Sat Feb 23 2013, 07:44pm | 0 comments

Gambit (review)

Thu Nov 22 2012, 01:10pm | 0 comments

Gambit (trailer)

Mon Oct 01 2012, 10:15am | 0 comments

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (review)

Thu Sep 22 2011, 06:26pm | 0 comments

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (teaser trailer)

Thu Jun 30 2011, 02:28pm | 0 comments

because when you shine a line on cockroaches, they scurry back to their dark corners (possibly NSFW)

Fri Apr 15 2011, 02:11am | 0 comments

best and worst movie quotes of 2010

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

wtf: Harvey Weinstein doesn’t want you to see the version of ‘The King’s Speech’ that just won Best Picture

Tue Mar 01 2011, 03:20pm | 0 comments

question of the day: What do you think of the Oscar winners and losers?

Mon Feb 28 2011, 01:12pm | 0 comments

The King’s Speech (review)

Sun Feb 27 2011, 10:40pm | 0 comments

Colin Firth and Natalie Portman are Oscar shoo-ins; everything else up for grabs: Oscar predictions

Sat Feb 26 2011, 04:41pm | 0 comments

question of the day: What actor could most use the Coen Brothers as a director?

Thu Feb 17 2011, 12:01pm | 0 comments

dodging the Egypt Internet crackdown; the Oscar race is already over; is Amazon going all out with unlimited streaming?; more: leftover links

Sun Feb 06 2011, 05:30pm | 0 comments

Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2010 EDA Award winners

Mon Jan 10 2011, 01:08pm | 0 comments

Online Film Critics Society 2010 Awards winners

Mon Jan 03 2011, 12:24pm | 0 comments

Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2010 EDA Awards nominees

Tue Dec 28 2010, 11:51pm | 0 comments

Online Film Critics Society 2010 Award nominees

Tue Dec 28 2010, 11:27pm | 0 comments

female gazing at: Colin Firth

Tue Nov 02 2010, 08:25am | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘The King’s Speech’

Mon Sep 27 2010, 12:22pm | 0 comments

just received: ‘Pride and Prejudice,’ ‘Sherri: The Complete Season One,’ ‘Rita Rocks: The Complete Season One,’ ‘Hannah Free,’ ‘Mammoth,’ ‘Uncertainty’

Sat Apr 10 2010, 08:21pm | 0 comments

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

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

because there’s nary a dentist to be found in England…

Fri Feb 12 2010, 07:42pm | 14 comments

A Single Man (review)

Thu Jan 21 2010, 05:40pm | 4 comments

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

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

December 11: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Dec 11 2009, 03:18pm | 0 comments

my week at the movies: ‘2012,’ ‘Women in Trouble,’ ‘The Strip,’ ‘A Single Man,’ ‘The Missing Person,’ ‘Nine,’ ‘Everybody’s Fine,’ ‘Serious Moonlight’

Mon Nov 09 2009, 04:01pm | 5 comments

trailer break: ‘A Single Man’

Fri Oct 16 2009, 11:48am | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘St. Trinian’s’

Mon Jul 20 2009, 12:33pm | 4 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

Easy Virtue (review)

Wed Jun 10 2009, 12:51pm | 2 comments

my week at the movies: ‘Angels & Demons,’ ‘Adoration,’ ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Outrage,’ ‘Easy Virtue,’ ‘Next Day Air’(?)

Mon May 04 2009, 11:39pm | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘Easy Virtue’

Fri Oct 17 2008, 02:58pm | 0 comments

Pride & Prejudice (review)

Mon Nov 14 2005, 07:21pm | 0 comments

The English Patient (review)

Sat Mar 20 1999, 10:24pm | 0 comments

Shakespeare in Love (review)

Mon Dec 21 1998, 06:36pm | 0 comments

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