film criticism by maryann johanson | celebrating 25 years: 1997–2022
The Hangover: AKA Guys Do Stupid Things When They’re Drunk, and Even Stupider Things When They’re Not. Fired Up!: They sold this film to American audiences by making sure there was a prominent FU on all the posters and such. I wonder if they’re trying the same in England… The Last House on the Left: … more…
Aliens rule, superheroes drool: 1. Race to Witch Mountain: $24.4 million 2. Watchmen: $17.8 million (2nd week; drops 68%) 3. The Last House on the Left: $14 million (NEW) 4. Taken: $6.6 million 5. Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail: $5.1 million (4th week; drops 40%) actual numbers, not estimates Ouch, but that drop for … more…
Actually worse than all the other horror flicks of recent vintage that assume that the audience is a vicarious sexual sadist.
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Okay, we joke about trailers that show us the whole movie, but this one just about does show us the entire movie in two minutes and 30 seconds. You really do not need to see the movie if you’ve seen this, and believe me, you will count … more…
While much of the rest of the NYC critical community will be attending a screening of Race to Witch Mountain tonight (here’s why I won’t), I’ll be seeing Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America (opens in New York City on March 13; no U.K. release date has been announced), an ultralow-budget epic about two … more…
