film criticism by maryann johanson | celebrating 25 years: 1997–2022
Nice. I dunno why British audiences seem to like grownup movies more than American audiences, except that I am clearly a biast Anglophile who thinks everything is better in England. What other explanation could there be: 1. State of Play: £1.5 million (NEW) 2. Monsters vs. Aliens: £1.08 million (4th week; drops 48%) 3. Fast … more…
Well, lookee that — nothing new can trump the cartoon juggernaut: 1. Monsters vs. Aliens: £2 million (3rd week; drops 27%) 1. Fast & Furious: £1.9 million (2nd week; drops 61%) 3. 17 Again: £1.8 (2nd week; drops 31%) 4. I Love You, Man: £1.1 million (NEW) 5. Crank: High Voltage: £.55 million (NEW) (actual … more…
Cars go vroom: 1. Fast & Furious: $71 million (NEW) 2. Monsters vs. Aliens: $32.6 million (2nd week; drops 45%) 3. The Haunting in Connecticut: $9.5 million (2nd week; drops 59%) 4. Knowing: $8.1 million (3rd week; drops 45%) 5. I Love You, Man: $7.7 million (3rd week; drops 39%) actual numbers, not estimates I’ve … more…
People like cartoons: 1. Monsters vs. Aliens: $59.3 million (NEW) 2. The Haunting in Connecticut: $23 million (NEW) 3. Knowing: $14.7 million (2nd week; drops 40%) 4. I Love You, Man: $12.7 million (2nd week; drops 29%) 5. Duplicity: $7.7 million (2nd week; drops 45%) actual numbers, not estimates MvA enjoyed the third biggest opener … more…
It’s the end of the world as we know it, but the multiplex is fine: 1. Knowing: $24.6 million (NEW) 2. I Love You, Man: $17.8 million (NEW) 3. Duplicity: $13.9 million (NEW) 4. Race to Witch Mountain: $12.8 million (2nd week; drops 48%) 5. Watchmen: $6.8 million (3rd week; drops 62%) actual numbers, not … more…
The male contingent of the moviegoing crowd that has been waiting for the film that tries to push and prod guys to conform to a narrow, cardboard stereotype of modern masculinity in the same way that Hollywood has been trying to mold women into materialistic Barbie dolls in recent years will delight in *I Love You, Man.*
Cutest monsters ever! At least that seems to be what Monsters vs. Aliens (opens in the U.S. on March 27, and in the U.K. on April 3) is promising. I’m especially thrilled because I’m seeing it in IMAX… real IMAX, not that fake stuff they’re trying to sell us these days with the phony “upgrade” … more…
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… Yeah, why is it weird that a guy has mainly had girlfriends? Why is it weird that someone’s “best friend” would be the person you’re about to marry? What’s wrong with a guy who loves The Devil Wears Prada? Ahh, now I see: guys like that … more…
