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 | “tinged with the pungent liquor of cynicism“

  • 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

John Oliver

from Facebook: John Oliver on the trouble journalism is in

Mon, Aug 08, 2016
10 comments

[This post is not behind the paywall.]

| 10 Comments

Weiner documentary review: the unchecked narcissism of politics

Thu, Jul 07, 2016
3 comments

Hugely watchable cautionary tale of Shakespearean proportions about 21st-century politics. Beautifully, nastily perfect in its ironies and twists.

| 3 Comments

from Facebook: no, John Oliver did not say anything new about Hollywood’s lack of diversity

Tue, Feb 23, 2016
10 comments

[This post is not behind the paywall.]

| 10 Comments

from Facebook: but does it do the Carlos Danger dance?

Wed, Dec 02, 2015
no comments yet

[This post is not behind the paywall.]

| Leave a comment
Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart’s summer vacation is better than yours

Mon, Jun 24, 2013
3 comments

I haven’t seen John Oliver’s Daily Show yet, but I just watched Jon Stewart’s guest appearance on the Egyptian equivalent of The Daily Show on the Web.

| 3 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 weekly digest email at Substack.

shop to support




Watch on Apple TV

PayPalMe
PayPal me...
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 © 1997–2022 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