film criticism by maryann johanson | handcrafted since 1997
Trying something new as a way to at least acknowledge all the DVDs and other screeners I receive, cuz no matter my best intentions, I can never get around to reviewing all of them. These, though, I gotta review: Gamera: The Giant Monster: The Japanese language original, with new English subtitles, in an anamorphic widescreen … more…
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… In case you got confused and thought this was the Guy Ritchie movie, it isn’t. This is the Sherlock Holmes movie with dinosaurs. And robots. And steampunk battle armor. And sea monsters. And girls with guns. Well, that other Sherlock Holmes had girls with guns, too. Gee, … more…
It takes an ugly romantic comedy to best an action cartoon: 1. The Ugly Truth: £1.98 million (NEW) 2. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: £1.71 million (NEW) 3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: £1.35 million (4th week; drops 54%) 4. G-Force: £1.22 million (2nd week; drops 51%) 5. The Proposal: £.76 million (3rd … more…
I can’t believe I missed this one when it was released in Region 1 back in May. Hard to imagine there could have been something that looked worse that week: When two enormous prehistoric creatures contend for supremacy of the sea, the California coast becomes the setting for a showdown that’s been centuries in the … more…
