film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997
To most Americans, “April 15” has a ring of terror to it. So is it any wonder that in American movies and TV it’s almost impossible to find positive depictions of people who deal with high finance, or — heaven forfend — of an IRS auditor…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… (It’s red-band, but I don’t see anything here that warrants it.) Looks like it’s back to the future for a war between humans and “mutants” (who gets to define “mutant,” I wonder…?) in the trenches of World War I — at least, that’s what it looks like … more…
What? Of course not! Who would think such a thing? Crazy conspiracy people, that’s who. Line your hats with some tinfoil, crazy conspiracy people! Pfft! Was Pushing Daisies cancelled so Bryan Fuller could return to Heroes indeed. Look, just because, on November 7, almost two full weeks before the cancellation of Pushing Daisies was announced, … more…
