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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

curated: “Darren Aronofsky’s ‘Mother!’ Has a Muse Problem”

Mon Sep 25 2017, 06:17pm | 1 comment

mother! movie review: from WTF to STFU

mother! movie review: from WTF to STFU

Mon Sep 11 2017, 04:30pm | 281 comments

Exodus: Gods and Kings movie review: whites only

Exodus: Gods and Kings movie review: whites only

Wed Jan 21 2015, 02:50pm | 74 comments

Noah review: The Bible Episode IV: A New Hope

Noah review: The Bible Episode IV: A New Hope

Sun Mar 30 2014, 09:21pm | 31 comments

is Russell Crowe’s Noah a “crazy, irrational, religious nut”?

is Russell Crowe’s Noah a “crazy, irrational, religious nut”?

Fri Feb 14 2014, 09:56pm | 26 comments

nice analysis of why Princess Leia is so damn cool (and other adventures in social networking)

Fri Aug 10 2012, 11:11pm | 0 comments

question of the day: When celebrities clash, is it okay to declare winners and losers, or is that just too much meanspirited fun for mere mortals to have?

Mon Jun 27 2011, 10:34am | 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

Black Swan (review)

Mon Feb 07 2011, 03:49pm | 1 comment

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

NBC is sooo regretting letting Conan go; new Wolverine movie is called ‘The Wolverine’; BBC continues to employ David Tennant and John Simm; more: leftover links

Sun Nov 21 2010, 04:06pm | 0 comments

why ‘Big’ is depressing; should Roger Ebert retire?; streaming-only Netflix; more: leftover links

Sun Oct 24 2010, 03:42pm | 0 comments

‘Harry Potter’ beats up ‘Star Wars’; Michael Caine, psychic author; TV getting gayer; more: leftover links

Sat Oct 02 2010, 10:56am | 0 comments

question of the day: Who is the greatest American director working today?

Fri Sep 24 2010, 09:15am | 0 comments

retro trailer: ‘The Black Swan’ (1942)

Sun Sep 19 2010, 07:30pm | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘Black Swan’

Fri Sep 03 2010, 11:26am | 6 comments

question of the day: Who is your dream celebrity casting of a celebrity?

Wed Apr 14 2010, 10:17am | 10 comments

A Christmas Carol (review)

Fri Nov 06 2009, 03:43pm | 27 comments

my week at the movies: ‘The Wrestler,’ ‘Seven Pounds,’ ‘Nothing But the Truth,’ ‘Cadillac Records’ (plus ‘Gran Torino’ and ‘Benjamin Button’)

Tue Dec 02 2008, 08:23am | 2 comments

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