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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

The Gentlemen movie review: sufficiently advanced crime

The Gentlemen movie review: sufficiently advanced crime

Thu Jan 16 2020, 09:52pm | 0 comments

I’m on BBC World Service’s “The Arts Hour” again, Saturday, January 4th

Wed Jan 01 2020, 05:21pm | 0 comments

Aladdin (2019) movie review: cave of blunders

Aladdin (2019) movie review: cave of blunders

Wed May 22 2019, 09:31am | 0 comments

Robin Hood (2018) movie review: it should be outlawed

Robin Hood (2018) movie review: it should be outlawed

Tue Nov 20 2018, 09:05pm | 22 comments

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

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

Mon May 22 2017, 04:27pm | 13 comments

Victor Frankenstein movie review: monster mush

Victor Frankenstein movie review: monster mush

Fri Dec 04 2015, 01:22pm | 12 comments

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. movie review: Cold War, lukewarm

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. movie review: Cold War, lukewarm

Fri Aug 14 2015, 09:11pm | 23 comments

Everyone’s Going to Die movie review: black comedy among the blues

Everyone’s Going to Die movie review: black comedy among the blues

Wed Jun 24 2015, 07:55pm | 0 comments

QOTD: What characters from classic literature would you reboot, and how would you do it?

Fri Feb 15 2013, 10:54am | 0 comments

question of the day: Are classic pulp novels too dated to make faithful transfers to the big screen?

Wed Jun 06 2012, 12:10pm | 0 comments

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (review)

Tue Dec 13 2011, 01:42pm | 1 comment

cinematic roots of: ‘Takers’

Sun Aug 29 2010, 05:51pm | 1 comment

Young Sherlock Holmes (review)

Tue Mar 23 2010, 06:47pm | 12 comments

poor little rich movie stars, NetFlix and ‘Variety’ sued, God as a film critic: leftover links

Sun Mar 14 2010, 03:25pm | 3 comments

U.K. box office: ‘Avatar’ now biggest U.K. movie ever

Thu Feb 11 2010, 03:11pm | 0 comments

U.K. box office: some more about ‘Avatar’

Thu Feb 04 2010, 09:40pm | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘Sherlock Holmes’

Tue Jan 26 2010, 02:22pm | 5 comments

question of the day: Who should play Moriarty in the inevitable ‘Sherlock Holmes’ sequel?

Wed Dec 30 2009, 11:13am | 36 comments

December 23-25: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Thu Dec 24 2009, 11:15am | 4 comments

Sherlock Holmes (review)

Wed Dec 23 2009, 03:02pm | 35 comments

trailer break: ‘Sherlock Holmes’

Fri Dec 04 2009, 12:30pm | 9 comments

my week at the movies: ‘Sherlock Holmes,’ ‘Armored,’ ‘Invictus,’ ‘It’s Complicated,’ ‘The Last Station’

Mon Nov 30 2009, 11:17pm | 16 comments

October 16: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Oct 16 2009, 03:56pm | 10 comments

caption this! image from ‘Sherlock Holmes’

Wed Aug 12 2009, 02:21pm | 24 comments

trailer break: ‘Sherlock Holmes’

Tue May 26 2009, 12:07pm | 24 comments

question of the day: What movies are you most looking forward to in 2009?

Tue Jan 13 2009, 10:30am | 26 comments

RocknRolla (review)

Mon Oct 27 2008, 02:10pm | 2 comments

5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘RocknRolla’

Thu Oct 02 2008, 09:14pm | 19 comments

top 11 movies of 2002: the great, the good, and the really, really ugly

Thu Jan 09 2003, 03:23pm | 0 comments

Snatch (review)

Fri Jan 19 2001, 12:40am | 0 comments

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