Skip to content
  • weekly digest email
  • Patreon (paid or free)
  • Substack (paid or free)
  • my books
  • about/contact
  • social media, etc
  • sponsorship
  • rss
FlickFilosopher.com

handcrafted by maryann johanson (human) | 100% free of AIs and algorithms

  • 21st-century sci-fi
  • movies for the resistance
  • classic film virgin
  • directed by women
    • Where Are the Women? project
  • in cinemas
    • US and Canada
    • UK and Ireland
  • watch at home
    • US and Canada
    • UK and Ireland
  • 2026’s films ranked
    • 2025’s films ranked
    • 2024’s films ranked
    • 2023’s films ranked
    • 2022’s films ranked
  • all recent posts
    • archives by month
  • all reviews
    • A–M
    • N–Z
    • Oscars Best Pix
    • Oscars Best Animated Pix
  • new comments

Jake Lacy

Johnny English Strikes Again movie review: the spy who was a complete doofus

Thu, Oct 11, 2018
17 comments

Better than the unfunny first one, not as witty as the clever second one. But it has a bit of sly Brexit bite that is very welcome right now. Laugh until you cry!

| 17 Comments

Their Finest movie review: keeping calm and carrying on making movies

Wed, Apr 05, 2017
7 comments

Delightful dry and snarky satire on wartime propaganda, sharp feminist commentary, and a brilliant cast make this snappy historical dramedy a real corker.

| 7 Comments

Miss Sloane movie review: what a piece of work is she

Mon, Dec 05, 2016
1 comment

A hugely gripping thriller about politics and money that offers a grim object lesson: Are progressives and liberals gonna have to start fighting dirty?

| 1 Comment

Carol movie review: flung out of space

Thu, Jan 14, 2016
15 comments

Flawless in every way: sumptuous visually and emotionally. One of the more mature and sophisticated romances the big screen has ever seen.

| 15 Comments

Christmas with the Coopers (aka Love the Coopers) movie review: familial torture

Wed, Dec 02, 2015
3 comments

Glossy Hollywood automatons sleepwalk through family dynamics full of forced quirkiness, excruciating cuteness, and phony emotion. Absolutely cringeworthy.

| 3 Comments

Obvious Child movie review: it doesn’t care if you like it

Fri, Aug 29, 2014
6 comments

Beautifully redresses how the realities of women’s lives are too often ignored on film… and does so with startling raw power and humor.

| 6 Comments

sf/f/h flash fiction by me

Cultural Artifacts cover
now on Kindle Unlimited!

try KU for free:
US Amazon
Can Amazon
UK Amazon

please help keep truly independent film criticism alive!
support my work at Patreon  support my work at Substack
Pledge your support now at Patreon or Substack.
FREE regular streaming recommendations via Substack and Patreon.
Or make a one-time or recurring donation via PayPal. (PayPal account not required; debit/credit card payment available.)

shop to support




Watch on Apple TV

When you purchase or rent almost anything from Amazon US, Amazon Canada, Amazon UK, and Apple TV, Books, and Music (globally), I get a small affiliate fee that helps support my work. Please use my links if you can! (Affiliate fees do not increase your cost.) Thank you!
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
sample sponsored post (sponsored) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce quis risus odio.


member
Online Film Critics Society


member
Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Vuelio top-10 UK film blog


Tomatometer-approved critic on
Rotten Tomatoes


top critic
Movie Review Query Engine

Amazon US author page
Amazon UK author page


executive member
International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences
Copyright © 1997–2026 MaryAnn Johanson. All rights reserved.
No content appearing on this site may be reproduced, reposted, or reused in any manner without express written permission.
All images appearing on this site not created by me are utilized under fair-use doctrines.
No images or text appearing on this site may be used to train artificial intelligence.
privacy policy | hosted by Fused