film criticism by maryann johanson | handcrafted since 1997
Oh man, where did this week disappear to that I’m still doing last weekend’s box office reports on Friday? 1. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: £7.6 million (NEW) 2. Public Enemies: £2.22 million (NEW) 3. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: £2.21 million (3rd week; drops 49%) 4. The Hangover: £1.4 million (4th week; drops … more…
Punk-ass Decepticons… 1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: £4.4 million (2nd week; drops 48%) 2. The Hangover: £1.9 million (3rd week; drops 1%) 3. Year One: £.98 million (NEW) 4. My Sister’s Keeper: £.92 million (NEW) 5. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian: £.49 million (actual numbers, not estimates) With a drop of … more…
And Michael Bay buys another fourteen mansions in the Caribbean: 1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: $109 million (NEW) 2. The Proposal: $18.6 million (2nd week; drops 45%) 3. The Hangover: $17 million (4th week; drops 36%) 4. Up: $13 million 5. My Sister’s Keeper: $12.4 million (NEW) actual numbers, not estimates That $109 million … more…
opening wide Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: We do not negotiate with Decepticons, okay? Let’s roll. My Sister’s Keeper: Have you heard? It’s very sad when people die of cancer. I had no idea. So glad someone told me. opening limited The Hurt Locker: Maybe we could send Jeremy Renner to disarm that bit of … more…
We all know how it is. You’d like to get out to see a new movie this weekend, but those pesky mental messages from the Allspark filling your head are compelling you to take a mysterious trip around the world. But you can have something close to that blockbuster experience on the road with the … more…
Cancer is pretty much the same as the Empire State Building or the White House getting blown up… by a fleet of invading aliens… while the beloved war-hero President escapes in the nick of time.
Take a break from work: watch a trailer… Cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer cancer! Wah!!!! Cancer cancer cancer … more…
I saw a woman in Manhattan the other day completely covered, head to foot, in shapeless robes, with only the narrowest slit allowing her to see. Her husband was taking a picture of her in front of tourist attraction, and I thought, What’s the point of taking a picture of someone you can’t even see? … more…
As of this writing, 9 movies will open wide in North America in the month of June. Which means that even if you’re an active moviegoer and see a movie each week, you’ve still gotta pick and choose (and it’s even worse if you’re in a city on the arthouse circuit, but let’s not make … more…
