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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

Chi-Raq movie review: sex as a weapon of peace

Chi-Raq movie review: sex as a weapon of peace

Thu Dec 01 2016, 08:38pm | 0 comments

Love & Mercy movie review: strange vibrations

Love & Mercy movie review: strange vibrations

Wed Apr 06 2016, 05:58pm | 2 comments

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 movie review: time to say goodbye

Hot Tub Time Machine 2 movie review: time to say goodbye

Thu Apr 09 2015, 11:16am | 8 comments

Boom Bust Boom documentary review: monkeys with money

Boom Bust Boom documentary review: monkeys with money

Tue Mar 31 2015, 03:11pm | 3 comments

Maps to the Stars movie review: kill it with fire

Maps to the Stars movie review: kill it with fire

Mon Feb 23 2015, 12:18pm | 9 comments

Drive Hard movie review: end of the road

Drive Hard movie review: end of the road

Fri Oct 03 2014, 01:35pm | 3 comments

Grand Piano review: not enough notes

Grand Piano review: not enough notes

Tue Apr 08 2014, 11:35pm | 3 comments

Lee Daniels’ The Butler (aka The Butler) review: civil-rights servant

Lee Daniels’ The Butler (aka The Butler) review: civil-rights servant

Mon Mar 10 2014, 04:56pm | 0 comments

The Frozen Ground review

The Frozen Ground review

Mon Sep 30 2013, 09:34pm | 2 comments

The Frozen Ground trailer: yet another serial killer flick

The Frozen Ground trailer: yet another serial killer flick

Wed Jul 10 2013, 08:05am | 6 comments

question of the day: Who are the unlikeliest action heroes ever?

Wed Aug 29 2012, 10:10am | 0 comments

The Raven (retro trailer)

Sun Apr 15 2012, 06:04pm | 0 comments

The Raven (review)

Fri Mar 09 2012, 05:14pm | 0 comments

The Raven (trailer)

Fri Oct 14 2011, 11:24am | 0 comments

question of the day: What actor could most use the Coen Brothers as a director?

Thu Feb 17 2011, 12:01pm | 0 comments

new this week in U.S., Canadian, and U.K. theaters: ‘Jonah Hex,’ ‘Toy Story 3,’ ‘Killers,’ ‘MacGruber,’ more

Thu Jun 17 2010, 04:38pm | 0 comments

new this week in U.S., Canadian, and U.K. theaters: ‘Get Him to the Greek,’ ‘Splice,’ ‘Death at a Funeral,’ ‘The Brothers Bloom,’ more

Fri Jun 04 2010, 07:31am | 0 comments

question of the weekend: What worries you most about the BP oil spill?

Sat May 29 2010, 11:40am | 17 comments

bias update: March 29

Mon Mar 29 2010, 08:28pm | 6 comments

Chris Evans is Captain America, Michael Bay takes on ‘Monster Squad,’ Sarah Palin’s TV deal, and more: leftover links

Sat Mar 27 2010, 03:42pm | 8 comments

March 26: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Mar 26 2010, 06:52pm | 4 comments

Hot Tub Time Machine (review)

Thu Mar 25 2010, 07:54pm | 12 comments

bias update: March 15

Mon Mar 15 2010, 05:14pm | 4 comments

December 11: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Dec 11 2009, 03:18pm | 0 comments

December 4: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Sat Dec 05 2009, 07:31pm | 0 comments

November 13: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Nov 13 2009, 08:12pm | 0 comments

2012 (review)

Thu Nov 12 2009, 09:58am | 45 comments

trailer break: ‘2012’

Wed Jul 15 2009, 05:36pm | 12 comments

July 10: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Jul 10 2009, 01:11pm | 0 comments

War, Inc. (review)

Mon Oct 27 2008, 10:06am | 0 comments

Igor (review)

Fri Sep 19 2008, 11:45am | 2 comments

5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Igor’

Fri Aug 29 2008, 12:25pm | 1 comment

Grosse Pointe Blank (review)

Mon Dec 22 1997, 01:06am | 0 comments

Anastasia (review)

Mon Dec 15 1997, 11:28pm | 0 comments

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (review)

Mon Nov 24 1997, 02:06am | 0 comments

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