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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

Artemis Fowl movie review: falls foul of itself (#DisneyPlus)

Artemis Fowl movie review: falls foul of itself (#DisneyPlus)

Sun Jun 14 2020, 10:20pm | 5 comments

Scoob! movie review: Scooby dooby don’t

Scoob! movie review: Scooby dooby don’t

Tue May 19 2020, 07:42pm | 0 comments

Last Christmas movie review: give it your heart, get your heart stomped

Last Christmas movie review: give it your heart, get your heart stomped

Sun Nov 17 2019, 07:04pm | 0 comments

A Dog’s Journey movie review: Does the Dog Die? The Movie

A Dog’s Journey movie review: Does the Dog Die? The Movie

Thu May 09 2019, 03:49pm | 0 comments

Shazam! movie review: unmarvelous

Shazam! movie review: unmarvelous

Tue Apr 02 2019, 03:00pm | 0 comments

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald movie review: the crimes of this movie, though…

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald movie review: the crimes of this movie, though…

Tue Nov 20 2018, 01:09pm | 12 comments

The House with a Clock in Its Walls movie review: good witches and not-so-good witches

The House with a Clock in Its Walls movie review: good witches and not-so-good witches

Tue Sep 18 2018, 05:39pm | 10 comments

Ready Player One movie review: trivial pursuit*

Ready Player One movie review: trivial pursuit*

Thu Mar 29 2018, 10:39pm | 116 comments

curated: the ‘Harry Potter’ theme like you have never heard it before

Thu May 25 2017, 06:32pm | 0 comments

Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge (aka Dead Men Tell No Tales) movie review: yo ho no

Pirates of the Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge (aka Dead Men Tell No Tales) movie review: yo ho no

Tue May 23 2017, 01:43pm | 43 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

Beauty and the Beast (2017) movie review: ever just the same, never a surprise

Beauty and the Beast (2017) movie review: ever just the same, never a surprise

Tue Mar 14 2017, 06:34pm | 269 comments

curated: a bookstore is tweeting the entire first Harry Potter novel at Piers Morgan

Mon Feb 13 2017, 10:02pm | 2 comments

curated: why don’t you remember any of the music from Marvel movies?

Tue Dec 13 2016, 11:11am | 16 comments

curated: we are all only in Harry Potter book 4 right now

Sun Dec 04 2016, 05:52pm | 3 comments

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie review: reparo movens ad imaginem

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them movie review: reparo movens ad imaginem

Thu Nov 17 2016, 10:22pm | 24 comments

curated: Ron Weasley is a racist…

Wed Nov 16 2016, 05:31pm | 1 comment

curated: an American muggle at Hogwarts…

Mon Nov 07 2016, 10:13pm | 0 comments

Girls Lost (Pojkarna) movie review: girls found

Girls Lost (Pojkarna) movie review: girls found

Fri Nov 04 2016, 01:01pm | 0 comments

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children movie review: infodump, the movie

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children movie review: infodump, the movie

Sat Oct 01 2016, 04:10pm | 14 comments

from Facebook: apparently Emma Watson shouldn’t talk about anything but quidditch, and then only in private

Fri Sep 23 2016, 08:04pm | 4 comments

open thread: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

open thread: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Wed Sep 14 2016, 10:08pm | 1 comment

from Facebook: back to Hogwarts today…

Thu Sep 01 2016, 12:51pm | 0 comments

from Facebook: yup, Harry Potter fans are angry that Cursed Child is a script

Fri Aug 05 2016, 12:24pm | 20 comments

from Facebook: a few thoughts on Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Wed Aug 03 2016, 05:36pm | 8 comments

The Legend of Tarzan and Free State of Jones movies review: enough with the white saviors

The Legend of Tarzan and Free State of Jones movies review: enough with the white saviors

Mon Aug 01 2016, 04:53pm | 30 comments

from Facebook: a not-so-hidden entrance to the wizarding world?

Fri Jul 08 2016, 05:48pm | 0 comments

from Facebook: Defense Against the Dark Arts prof Elizabeth Warren

Wed Jun 29 2016, 10:36pm | 0 comments

from Facebook: how to catch the bus to Hogwarts

Fri Jun 24 2016, 12:10am | 0 comments

from Facebook: skydivers playing Quidditch

Mon May 09 2016, 08:17pm | 0 comments

from Facebook: Draco Malfoy is trying to go straight

Thu Jan 21 2016, 09:54pm | 0 comments

London photos: impromptu Alan Rickman memorial

London photos: impromptu Alan Rickman memorial

Mon Jan 18 2016, 09:21pm | 0 comments

more men I am officially tired of being asked to sympathize with in movies

more men I am officially tired of being asked to sympathize with in movies

Wed Jan 13 2016, 10:01pm | 353 comments

from Facebook: black Hermione Granger has idiots losing their cool

Mon Dec 21 2015, 08:59pm | 5 comments

Doctor Who blogging: “Face the Raven”

Doctor Who blogging: “Face the Raven”

Mon Nov 23 2015, 12:26pm | 19 comments

The Last Witch Hunter movie review: burn it at the stake

The Last Witch Hunter movie review: burn it at the stake

Wed Oct 21 2015, 09:49pm | 5 comments

London photo: crowded Platform 9 3/4

London photo: crowded Platform 9 3/4

Thu Sep 17 2015, 10:51pm | 6 comments

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism movie review: you are getting very angry…

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism movie review: you are getting very angry…

Thu Aug 13 2015, 01:30pm | 21 comments

a few thoughts on Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (and open thread)

a few thoughts on Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (and open thread)

Mon May 18 2015, 08:51pm | 5 comments

The Divergent Series: Insurgent movie review: being human

The Divergent Series: Insurgent movie review: being human

Tue Mar 17 2015, 06:17pm | 14 comments

London photo: pretty St. Paul’s

London photo: pretty St. Paul’s

Mon Mar 09 2015, 09:10pm | 2 comments

The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death movie review: orphan blech

The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death movie review: orphan blech

Wed Dec 31 2014, 07:25pm | 2 comments

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I movie review: image manipulation

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part I movie review: image manipulation

Thu Nov 13 2014, 01:44pm | 39 comments

Boyhood movie review: time in a cinematic bottle

Boyhood movie review: time in a cinematic bottle

Fri Jul 11 2014, 01:46pm | 14 comments

my reads: Rivers of London and London Falling

my reads: Rivers of London and London Falling

Mon Jun 23 2014, 08:26pm | 29 comments

Belle movie review: untold stories

Belle movie review: untold stories

Fri Jun 13 2014, 08:44pm | 22 comments

Divergent review: girls just wanna do everything

Divergent review: girls just wanna do everything

Thu Apr 17 2014, 10:45pm | 38 comments

Being Ginger review: caught redhaired

Being Ginger review: caught redhaired

Tue Apr 15 2014, 07:17pm | 26 comments

In Secret trailer: sex, corsets, and murder

In Secret trailer: sex, corsets, and murder

Fri Feb 21 2014, 10:46am | 1 comment

is Russell Crowe’s Noah a “crazy, irrational, religious nut”?

is Russell Crowe’s Noah a “crazy, irrational, religious nut”?

Fri Feb 14 2014, 09:56pm | 26 comments

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