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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

Overdrive movie review: dumb and dubious

Overdrive movie review: dumb and dubious

Tue Aug 15 2017, 08:50pm | 7 comments

Trolls movie review: you can’t stop the cute

Trolls movie review: you can’t stop the cute

Fri Oct 28 2016, 08:04pm | 4 comments

Doctor Strange movie review: even Marvel is now tired of origin stories

Doctor Strange movie review: even Marvel is now tired of origin stories

Thu Oct 27 2016, 02:31pm | 83 comments

Cleopatra review (The Hope Theatre, Islington)

Cleopatra review (The Hope Theatre, Islington)

Sat Jan 11 2014, 02:52pm | 2 comments

fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Mar 16-22 2013

Sun Mar 24 2013, 05:26pm | 0 comments

Oblivion (trailer)

Mon Dec 10 2012, 11:21am | 0 comments

question of the day: What’s your favorite movie ending?

Tue Feb 21 2012, 09:39am | 0 comments

question of the day: How many things can you find wrong with the cover of Vanity Fair’s Hollywood issue?

Fri Feb 03 2012, 10:15am | 0 comments

must reads: “Why renters and pirates watch such different movies”

Tue Nov 08 2011, 09:10pm | 0 comments

Johnny English Reborn (review)

Fri Oct 07 2011, 01:24pm | 3 comments

‘Inception,’ ‘Doctor Who,’ ‘Chicks Dig Time Lords’ take 2011 Hugo Awards

Sun Aug 21 2011, 12:34pm | 0 comments

question of the day: Is science fiction on the rise in Hollywood?

Fri Aug 19 2011, 10:17am | 0 comments

female gazing at: Tom Hardy

Wed Jul 20 2011, 06:00pm | 0 comments

question of the day: If you were going to invent a new Oscar category à la the MTV Movie Awards, what would it be, and who or what would be the definitive example of a winner?

Mon Jun 06 2011, 08:15am | 0 comments

Scream 4 (review)

Mon Apr 18 2011, 02:31pm | 1 comment

watch it: ‘Inception’ in 60 seconds

Wed Mar 23 2011, 12:29am | 0 comments

The Adjustment Bureau (review)

Fri Mar 04 2011, 06:06pm | 0 comments

Colin Firth and Natalie Portman are Oscar shoo-ins; everything else up for grabs: Oscar predictions

Sat Feb 26 2011, 04:41pm | 0 comments

an imaginary conversation about the movie ‘Unknown’

Thu Feb 17 2011, 03:09pm | 0 comments

Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2010 EDA Award winners

Mon Jan 10 2011, 01:08pm | 0 comments

question of the day: O Hollywood, where art thou?

Mon Jan 03 2011, 10:26am | 0 comments

question of the day: What was the most unforgettable movie moment 2010?

Wed Dec 29 2010, 10:25am | 0 comments

Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2010 EDA Awards nominees

Tue Dec 28 2010, 11:51pm | 0 comments

Online Film Critics Society 2010 Award nominees

Tue Dec 28 2010, 11:27pm | 0 comments

how ‘Caprica’ should end; why Roger Ebert hates lists; what the frak is Roland Emmerich up to?; more: leftover links

Sat Oct 30 2010, 03:48pm | 0 comments

question of the day: Is ‘South Park’s plagiarism apology plausible?

Tue Oct 26 2010, 08:57am | 0 comments

question of the day: Who is the greatest British filmmaker working today?

Tue Sep 28 2010, 09:34am | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘The Hole in 3D’

Tue Sep 21 2010, 11:51am | 0 comments

question of the day: Has this been the worst summer for movies ever, or does it just feel that way?

Fri Sep 03 2010, 10:55am | 10 comments

question of the day: What will the legacy be of anime director Satoshi Kon?

Fri Aug 27 2010, 11:35am | 9 comments

question of the day: Why did ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World’ bomb?

Tue Aug 17 2010, 07:55am | 39 comments

does Hollywood have a new formula?; James Franco and ‘Twilight’?; the 11-year-old movie critic; more: leftover links

Sun Aug 15 2010, 12:59pm | 0 comments

wtf: ‘The Other Guys’ insults Wall Street, which is nothing but kind and noble and beneficient

Tue Aug 10 2010, 02:10pm | 1 comment

‘Inception’ attacks ‘X-Men: First Class’; pushing back against 3D; Lisbeth Salander does not eat pray love; more: leftover links

Sun Aug 08 2010, 11:03am | 2 comments

does ‘Toy Story 3’ speak more to British audiences than ‘Inception’ does?

Thu Aug 05 2010, 06:44pm | 3 comments

calling bullshit on: blaming audiences for Hollywood’s sins…

Mon Aug 02 2010, 01:17pm | 8 comments

save Paul Rudd; movie apathy; everybody loves ‘Mad Men’; more: leftover links

Sun Aug 01 2010, 12:50pm | 1 comment

quick list: five really relevant filmmakers working now

Thu Jul 29 2010, 03:32pm | 8 comments

question of the day: Should ‘Inception’ get a sequel?

Wed Jul 28 2010, 09:43am | 10 comments

calling bullshit on: Owen Gleiberman at EW’s The Movie Critics…

Tue Jul 27 2010, 03:41pm | 2 comments

Joss Whedon will direct ‘Avengers’; much ado about ‘Inception’ and ‘Mad Men’; celebrity stalkers; more: leftover links

Sun Jul 25 2010, 02:45pm | 2 comments

what he said: A.O. Scott in ‘The New York Times’…

Thu Jul 22 2010, 02:04pm | 2 comments

watch it: “DOODLEBUG – short film by Christopher Nolan”

Wed Jul 21 2010, 07:55pm | 0 comments

more hope for a better Hollywood (from the U.K. box office)

Wed Jul 21 2010, 03:58pm | 1 comment

question of the day: What filmmaker has never made a bad movie?

Wed Jul 21 2010, 09:53am | 41 comments

my biggest disappointment in ‘Inception’

Mon Jul 19 2010, 12:18pm | 20 comments

question of the day: Why is ‘Inception’ appealing to younger audiences?

Mon Jul 19 2010, 10:33am | 16 comments

porn for women; Edward Norton steps down as the Hulk (will David Tennant step up?); more: leftover links

Sat Jul 17 2010, 11:47am | 7 comments

new this week in U.S., Canadian, and U.K. theaters: ‘Inception,’ ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,’ ‘The Concert’

Fri Jul 16 2010, 06:42pm | 1 comment

what she said: Monkey See’s Linda Holmes…

Fri Jul 16 2010, 04:13pm | 2 comments

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