Skip to content
  • weekly digest email
  • Patreon (paid or free)
  • Substack (paid or free)
  • my books
  • about/contact
  • social media, etc
  • sponsorship
  • rss
FlickFilosopher.com

handcrafted by maryann johanson (human) | 100% free of AIs and algorithms

  • 21st-century sci-fi
  • movies for the resistance
  • classic film virgin
  • directed by women
    • Where Are the Women? project
  • in cinemas
    • US and Canada
    • UK and Ireland
  • watch at home
    • US and Canada
    • UK and Ireland
  • 2025’s films ranked
    • 2026’s films ranked
    • 2024’s films ranked
    • 2023’s films ranked
    • 2022’s films ranked
  • all recent posts
    • archives by month
  • all reviews
    • A–M
    • N–Z
    • Oscars Best Pix
    • Oscars Best Animated Pix
  • new comments

Fifty Shades of Grey

Crazy Rich Asians movie review: a Golden Age of Hollywood romance with an overdue fresh twist

Thu, Sep 06, 2018
15 comments

An opulent, juicy, splendidly silly, tears-of-joy spectacle reminiscent of the escapist fluff of 1930s Hollywood… yet also a romantic fantasy that a progressive, feminist gal can actually feel good about.

| 15 Comments

Fifty Shades Freed movie review: no shades of gray

Fri, Feb 09, 2018
11 comments

My Fifty Shades of Grey fantasy: Anastasia Steele gets a restraining order against Christian Grey, writes a tell-all book about him, and becomes a #MeToo/#TimesUp heroine. Mmm, sexy.

| 11 Comments

Professor Marston & the Wonder Women movie review: secret identities (LFF 2017)

Mon, Oct 16, 2017
12 comments

A sweet, romantic story about the polyamorous triad that created a beloved superhero… and about the power of comic books to speak to our inner lives.

| 12 Comments

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword movie review: well I didn’t vote for him

Mon, May 22, 2017
13 comments

Derivative, rote, devoid of heart and hope. Guy Ritchie has found no reason to retell Arthur’s story, or to render a mythic hero as a self-serving thug.

| 13 Comments

Fifty Shades Darker movie review: where is the fantasy?

Tue, Feb 14, 2017
36 comments

Thank god this insult of a movie doesn’t try to fool us into believing that the controlling Christian Grey is appealing. That would be even more horrific…

| 36 Comments

Suicide Squad movie review: sh*t squad

Fri, Aug 05, 2016
170 comments

Should be grim, bitter, and as horrifyingly alluring as Hannibal Lecter. But it’s nothing but a teen-friendly ad for toys, Ts, and other disposable merch.

| 170 Comments

my predictions for Oscars 2016 (88th Academy Awards for 2015’s films)

Mon, Feb 29, 2016
10 comments

Now updated with all the winners…

| 10 Comments

Where Are the Women? 79 wide releases in UK in 2015 so far; only 22 have female protagonists

Thu, Jul 02, 2015
4 comments

The numbers are almost identical to the U.S. situation, which isn’t terribly surprising: the movies are mostly the same. [This post is not behind the paywall.]

| 4 Comments

Where Are the Women? 73 wide releases in US in 2015 so far; only 18 have female protagonists

Wed, Jul 01, 2015
3 comments

Women make up 50 percent of the moviegoing public, but telling stories about women continues to not be a primary concern for Hollywood. [This post is not behind the paywall.]

| 3 Comments

Magic Mike XXL movie review: crotch watch

Wed, Jul 01, 2015
31 comments

A cringe-worthy jamboree of dimbulb manflesh that’s even more embarrassing than the first film. If you want a picture of the future, imagine Channing Tatum grinding his crotch in a human face, forever.

| 31 Comments
Older posts
Page1 Page2 Page3 Next →

sf/f/h flash fiction by me

Cultural Artifacts cover
now on Kindle Unlimited!

try KU for free:
US Amazon
Can Amazon
UK Amazon

please help keep truly independent film criticism alive!
support my work at Patreon  support my work at Substack
Pledge your support now at Patreon or Substack.
FREE regular streaming recommendations via Substack and Patreon.
Or make a one-time or recurring donation via PayPal. (PayPal account not required; debit/credit card payment available.)

shop to support




Watch on Apple TV

When you purchase or rent almost anything from Amazon US, Amazon Canada, Amazon UK, and Apple TV, Books, and Music (globally), I get a small affiliate fee that helps support my work. Please use my links if you can! (Affiliate fees do not increase your cost.) Thank you!
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
sample sponsored post (sponsored) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce quis risus odio.


member
Online Film Critics Society


member
Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Vuelio top-10 UK film blog


Tomatometer-approved critic on
Rotten Tomatoes


top critic
Movie Review Query Engine

Amazon US author page
Amazon UK author page


executive member
International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
Copyright © 1997–2026 MaryAnn Johanson. All rights reserved.
No content appearing on this site may be reproduced, reposted, or reused in any manner without express written permission.
All images appearing on this site not created by me are utilized under fair-use doctrines.
No images or text appearing on this site may be used to train artificial intelligence.
privacy policy | hosted by Fused