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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

Suicide Squad movie review: sh*t squad

Suicide Squad movie review: sh*t squad

Fri Aug 05 2016, 06:30pm | 169 comments

The D Train (aka Bad Bromance) movie review: when idiot men can do no wrong

The D Train (aka Bad Bromance) movie review: when idiot men can do no wrong

Mon Mar 14 2016, 10:02pm | 2 comments

Hawking review

Hawking review

Fri Sep 20 2013, 01:53pm | 2 comments

Kick-Ass 2 review: the mask is empty

Kick-Ass 2 review: the mask is empty

Tue Aug 13 2013, 09:34pm | 92 comments

people need to remember that Jim Carrey is Canadian

Mon Mar 25 2013, 11:13pm | 0 comments

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (review)

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (review)

Wed Mar 13 2013, 01:57am | 0 comments

question of the day: What new mental illnesses or disorders do you foresee media fostering?

Mon Jul 16 2012, 08:00am | 0 comments

question of the day: Who should play Moe in the Farrelly Brothers’ Three Stooges movie?

Wed Apr 06 2011, 11:06am | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins’

Wed Mar 30 2011, 01:15pm | 0 comments

I Love You Phillip Morris (review)

Mon Jan 24 2011, 09:38am | 0 comments

question of the day: Who is your favorite hammy actor?

Fri Nov 26 2010, 03:01am | 0 comments

question of the day: Which movie stars are actually overpaid?

Thu Nov 11 2010, 11:00am | 0 comments

question of the day: Is it homophobic to suggest that gay actors shouldn’t play straight roles?

Thu May 13 2010, 12:45pm | 43 comments

Robert Downey Jr.: biggest movie star on the planet — who’da thunk it?

Tue May 04 2010, 03:21pm | 16 comments

question of the day: Will 3D kill movie stars?

Wed Apr 07 2010, 10:31am | 12 comments

U.K. box office: ‘Nanny McPhee’ scolds ‘Alice’

Thu Apr 01 2010, 06:09pm | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘I Love You Phillip Morris’

Fri Mar 19 2010, 02:04pm | 0 comments

U.K. box office: ‘A Christmas Carol’ was back on top last weekend…

Fri Dec 18 2009, 01:14pm | 0 comments

North American box office: ‘A Christmas Carol’ generates little holiday cheer

Tue Nov 10 2009, 02:58am | 3 comments

November 6: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Sat Nov 07 2009, 03:47pm | 0 comments

A Christmas Carol (review)

Fri Nov 06 2009, 03:43pm | 27 comments

my week at the movies: ‘The Young Victoria,’ ‘The Box,’ ‘The Men Who Stare at Goats,’ ‘The Private Lives of Pippa Lee,’ ‘A Christmas Carol’

Wed Nov 04 2009, 12:38pm | 10 comments

October 2: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Oct 02 2009, 11:58am | 0 comments

secrets of the universe and government conspiracies found in children’s movies!!!!

Wed Jul 22 2009, 01:01pm | 50 comments

dream cast: (not so) hypothetical ‘Three Stooges’ movie

Thu Mar 26 2009, 03:29pm | 6 comments

dream cast: hypothetical ‘Watchmen’ movie

Thu Mar 05 2009, 10:30pm | 0 comments

North American box office: audiences say no to ‘Yes Man’

Wed Dec 24 2008, 10:45am | 1 comment

Yes Man (review)

Fri Dec 19 2008, 09:26am | 35 comments

awards contenders on DVD: the indies

Tue Dec 16 2008, 06:55pm | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘Yes Man’

Tue Dec 16 2008, 01:04pm | 0 comments

my week at the movies: ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still,’ ‘Doubt,’ ‘Nothing Like the Holidays,’ ‘Yes Man,’ ‘What Doesn’t Kill You,’ ‘Delgo,’ ‘The Tale of Despereaux,’ ‘Valkyrie’ (and on stage, ‘Equus’)

Mon Dec 08 2008, 03:38pm | 0 comments

best performances of 2004: ready for their closeup…

Tue Mar 01 2005, 05:06pm | 0 comments

totally quotable: best. lines. ever, 2004 edition

Fri Dec 31 2004, 09:01pm | 0 comments

Near Dark, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Once Bitten, Blacula, Love at First Bite, and Jesus Christ: Vampire Hunter (review)

Tue Nov 02 2004, 01:06pm | 0 comments

A Beautiful Mind (review)

Fri Dec 21 2001, 08:50pm | 0 comments

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (review)

Fri Nov 17 2000, 02:54am | 1 comment

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