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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

documentaries for understanding how we got President Trump, and for ensuring we never get him or his like again

documentaries for understanding how we got President Trump, and for ensuring we never get him or his like again

Thu Mar 04 2021, 06:59pm | 0 comments

’Til Kingdom Come documentary review: the people trying to usher in the Biblical end times

’Til Kingdom Come documentary review: the people trying to usher in the Biblical end times

Sun Feb 28 2021, 05:41pm | 0 comments

Irresistible movie review: are money and politics irretrievably entwined?

Irresistible movie review: are money and politics irretrievably entwined?

Sun Feb 21 2021, 07:49pm | 1 comment

Wonder Woman 1984 movie review: days of future past

Wonder Woman 1984 movie review: days of future past

Sat Jan 16 2021, 08:48pm | 3 comments

curated: “Donald Trump‘s Presidency Was Supposed to Be Great for Art. It Wasn‘t”

Tue Jan 05 2021, 10:31pm | 1 comment

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 | 30 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

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