Skip to content
  • weekly digest email
  • join my Patreon
  • join my Substack
  • my books
  • about/contact
  • twitter
  • rotten tomatoes
  • letterboxd
  • goodreads
  • pinterest
  • rss
FlickFilosopher.com

film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

Substack, Patreon, and Paypal subscriptions restarting Feb 1st [more]
  • on Netflix
  • movies for the resistance
  • classic film virgin
  • directed by women
    • Where Are the Women? project
  • cinemas
    • US and Canada
    • UK and Ireland
  • dvd/vod
    • US and Canada
    • UK and Ireland
  • 2022’s films ranked
    • 2021’s films ranked
    • 2020’s films ranked
    • 2019’s films ranked
  • all recent posts
    • archives by month
  • all reviews
    • A–M
    • N–Z
    • Oscars Best Pix
    • Oscars Best Animated Pix
  • new comments

Jennifer Garner

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Apr 08-12

Fri, Apr 12, 2019
no comments yet

Nicole Taylor writes musical drama Wild Rose, starring Jessie Buckley; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

| Leave a comment

movies by or about women opening US/Can Mar 15

Sun, Mar 17, 2019
no comments yet

Mikki Daughtry cowrites teen romantic drama Five Feet Apart, starring Haley Lu Richardson; more… [This post is for Patreon patrons only for the first month.]

| Leave a comment

AWFJ 2018 EDA Awards winners announced

Thu, Jan 10, 2019
no comments yet

Our most honored films are Roma (five awards), The Favourite (four awards), and Can You Ever Forgive Me? (three awards).

| Leave a comment

A Happening of Monumental Proportions movie review: no, honey, no

Fri, Sep 21, 2018
no comments yet

The title is intentionally ironic, and yet still feels like a bad and desperately unfunny joke. The spectacular all-star cast holds their noses and gamely dives in anyway, for the sake of Judy Greer’s directorial debut.

| Leave a comment

movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Sep 07

Fri, Sep 07, 2018
no comments yet

Rungano Nyoni tells a tale of witches; Heather Lenz profiles artist Yayoi Kusama; more…

| Leave a comment

Wakefield movie review: man of the house (emeritus)

Fri, May 26, 2017
17 comments

An appalling elevation of toxic masculinity to something poignant, radical, and heroic. As unpleasant and as passive-aggressive as its horrid protagonist.

| 17 Comments

Danny Collins movie review: the tragedy of the filthy rich rock star

Mon, Aug 03, 2015
24 comments

Listen as the world’s tiniest violin plays on the soundtrack of this utterly obvious and clichéd three-quarter-life crisis dramedy.

| 24 Comments

Men, Women & Children movie review (London Film Festival)

Fri, Oct 10, 2014
5 comments

Jason Reitman is way too young to have produced a work of such fuddy-duddy handwringing over These Kids (And Adults) Today and how we play with our e-toys.

| 5 Comments

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day movie review: not terrible

Wed, Oct 08, 2014
3 comments

It’s strictly for kids, this very silly, mostly sweet tale of middle-school angst, with a few nonconformist hand grenades tossed in for good measure.

| 3 Comments

Dallas Buyers Club review: the personal is political

Fri, Nov 15, 2013
2 comments

There’s nothing the least bit sentimental here. Nothing flashy or showy in McConaughey’s rough-edged portrait. But there is enormous compassion. (new DVD/VOD US/Can, new cinemas UK)

| 2 Comments
Older posts
Page1 Page2 Page3 Next →

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 weekly digest and daily streaming recommendations via Substack.
Or make a one-time donation via Paypal.

shop to support




Watch on Apple TV

FlickFilosopher.com does not accept ads, guest posts, link placements, or sponsored content.

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.

member
Online Film Critics Society


member
Alliance of Women Film Journalists

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 © 1997–2023 MaryAnn Johanson. All rights reserved.
No content appearing on this site may be reproduced, reposted, or reused in any manner without express written permission.
privacy policy | hosted by Fused