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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm movie review: punching way the hell up (#AmazonPrime)

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm movie review: punching way the hell up (#AmazonPrime)

Thu Oct 22 2020, 11:31pm | 3 comments

Totally Under Control documentary review: detailing Trump’s coronavirus catastrophe

Totally Under Control documentary review: detailing Trump’s coronavirus catastrophe

Thu Oct 15 2020, 09:35pm | 2 comments

All In: The Fight for Democracy documentary review: the pushback against voter suppression (#AmazonPrime)

All In: The Fight for Democracy documentary review: the pushback against voter suppression (#AmazonPrime)

Fri Oct 02 2020, 09:24pm | 0 comments

The Binge: Years and Years (#BBC/#HBO)

The Binge: Years and Years (#BBC/#HBO)

Thu Sep 24 2020, 04:23pm | 0 comments

#Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump documentary review: science backs up the horror we can all plainly see

#Unfit: The Psychology of Donald Trump documentary review: science backs up the horror we can all plainly see

Thu Sep 03 2020, 10:45pm | 28 comments

Bill & Ted Face the Music movie review: not-so-strange things are afoot…

Bill & Ted Face the Music movie review: not-so-strange things are afoot…

Sat Aug 29 2020, 08:10pm | 12 comments

Miss Juneteenth movie review: ordinary lives drawn with extraordinary grace

Miss Juneteenth movie review: ordinary lives drawn with extraordinary grace

Wed Jun 17 2020, 02:52pm | 0 comments

13th documentary review: American slavery never ended; here are the receipts (#Netflix)

13th documentary review: American slavery never ended; here are the receipts (#Netflix)

Sun Jun 07 2020, 06:34pm | 0 comments

Free Trip to Egypt documentary review: busting through bigotry

Free Trip to Egypt documentary review: busting through bigotry

Tue Jun 11 2019, 09:42pm | 0 comments

Trial by Fire and My Days of Mercy movies review: two (rare) new dramas about the US death penalty

Trial by Fire and My Days of Mercy movies review: two (rare) new dramas about the US death penalty

Thu May 23 2019, 01:33pm | 0 comments

The Brink documentary review: a nasty piece of work

The Brink documentary review: a nasty piece of work

Thu Mar 28 2019, 09:53pm | 0 comments

a running tally of all the artists and intellectuals hassled by border agents or actually kept out of America under Trump

a running tally of all the artists and intellectuals hassled by border agents or actually kept out of America under Trump

Sun Jan 27 2019, 08:23pm | 22 comments

curated: the da Vinci money-laundering scam to benefit Trump that will make a great movie

Tue Jan 08 2019, 02:09pm | 0 comments

curated: Trump’s misunderstanding of ‘Game of Thrones’ is totally emblematic of our culture today

Mon Jan 07 2019, 04:51pm | 0 comments

say hello to the “movies for the resistance” and “on Netflix globally” pages

Thu Dec 06 2018, 05:01pm | 0 comments

The Front Runner movie review: when politics turned tabloid (#LFF2018)

The Front Runner movie review: when politics turned tabloid (#LFF2018)

Tue Nov 06 2018, 10:16pm | 4 comments

Fahrenheit 11/9 documentary review: America is burning (#LFF2018)

Fahrenheit 11/9 documentary review: America is burning (#LFF2018)

Tue Oct 23 2018, 08:34pm | 14 comments

Johnny English Strikes Again movie review: the spy who was a complete doofus

Johnny English Strikes Again movie review: the spy who was a complete doofus

Thu Oct 11 2018, 05:15pm | 11 comments

Jane Fonda in Five Acts documentary review: the political is her personal

Jane Fonda in Five Acts documentary review: the political is her personal

Sun Sep 23 2018, 09:49pm | 2 comments

Mile 22 movie review: unfortunately no one can be told what any of it means

Mile 22 movie review: unfortunately no one can be told what any of it means

Thu Sep 20 2018, 03:47pm | 29 comments

Queer Eye S1/S2 television review: self-care for the straight guy

Queer Eye S1/S2 television review: self-care for the straight guy

Mon Aug 27 2018, 12:44am | 35 comments

Do You Trust This Computer? documentary review: artificial intelligence is already here

Do You Trust This Computer? documentary review: artificial intelligence is already here

Fri Aug 17 2018, 09:53pm | 0 comments

curated: racist science fiction and Donald Trump

Tue Jul 31 2018, 04:29pm | 10 comments

The First Purge movie review: a ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ for #BlackLivesMatter

The First Purge movie review: a ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ for #BlackLivesMatter

Thu Jul 05 2018, 07:12am | 36 comments

Studio 54 documentary review: inside the velvet ropes

Studio 54 documentary review: inside the velvet ropes

Wed Jun 13 2018, 11:07am | 0 comments

RBG documentary review: though she be but little she is fierce

RBG documentary review: though she be but little she is fierce

Mon Apr 30 2018, 03:38pm | 6 comments

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Thu Mar 01

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Thu Mar 01

Fri Mar 02 2018, 07:09pm | 0 comments

The Party movie review: bring your own battle

The Party movie review: bring your own battle

Fri Feb 16 2018, 05:26pm | 1 comment

11/8/16 (aka November 8th) documentary review: too soon, too soon

11/8/16 (aka November 8th) documentary review: too soon, too soon

Wed Dec 06 2017, 04:28pm | 5 comments

Daddy’s Home 2 movie review: the father away, the better

Daddy’s Home 2 movie review: the father away, the better

Tue Nov 28 2017, 05:58pm | 18 comments

Justice League movie review: grab ’em by the fanboy

Justice League movie review: grab ’em by the fanboy

Fri Nov 17 2017, 09:40pm | 76 comments

The Death of Stalin movie review: the great dictator

The Death of Stalin movie review: the great dictator

Wed Oct 25 2017, 04:53pm | 7 comments

curated: the grim, cynical pop culture of the Trump era

Wed Aug 30 2017, 07:30pm | 14 comments

curated: Trump’s state-sponsored propaganda

Tue Aug 08 2017, 10:00pm | 1 comment

curated: ‘The Great Dictator,’ starring Donald Trump

Sat Jun 03 2017, 07:57pm | 0 comments

curated: suppression of the free press in Trump’s America turns violent

Thu May 25 2017, 05:56pm | 4 comments

curated: ‘The Simpsons’ on Trump’s first 100 days

Thu Apr 27 2017, 08:30pm | 0 comments

CHiPs movie review: they promised chip would happen, and it did

CHiPs movie review: they promised chip would happen, and it did

Mon Mar 27 2017, 10:22pm | 17 comments

T2 Trainspotting movie review: GenX running out of steam but chugging on

T2 Trainspotting movie review: GenX running out of steam but chugging on

Wed Mar 22 2017, 09:31pm | 1 comment

curated: all the indie film orgs that will lose money under NEA cuts

Mon Mar 20 2017, 03:50pm | 0 comments

curated: “Trumped” (or “Springtime for Bannon”)

Mon Mar 13 2017, 06:50pm | 0 comments

curated: Gaston = Trump?

Wed Mar 08 2017, 11:34am | 3 comments

Viceroy’s House movie review: are we condemned to repeat this?

Viceroy’s House movie review: are we condemned to repeat this?

Thu Mar 02 2017, 02:29pm | 2 comments

curated: the NEA is not compatible with the Trump agenda

Thu Feb 23 2017, 06:19pm | 3 comments

curated: the accidental avant garde hilarity of Breitbart News

Mon Feb 13 2017, 04:39pm | 5 comments

curated: Christine Baranski totally down to play Betsy DeVos on SNL

Fri Feb 10 2017, 10:17am | 11 comments

curated: Hollywood talent agency ditches its Oscar party to donate $250k to ACLU

Thu Feb 09 2017, 08:04pm | 1 comment

curated: Rosie O’Donnell must play Steve Bannon on SNL

Tue Feb 07 2017, 01:47pm | 1 comment

curated: ‘The Bowling Green Massacre,’ directed by Peter Berg (starring Mark Wahlberg)

Mon Feb 06 2017, 12:01pm | 1 comment

curated: yes, of course Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl performance was political

Mon Feb 06 2017, 11:51am | 2 comments

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