handcrafted film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997
green light (definitely check it out): Revolutionary Road: Suburbia is nasty. [Amazon U.K.] [now available at Amazon U.S.] Che: Viva la revolution. [Amazon U.K.] Rachel Getting Married: Anne Hathaway as a cranky bitch, and we like her. [Amazon U.K.] [now available at Amazon U.S.] Wendy and Lucy: A girl and her dog. [Amazon U.K.] [now … more…
red light (not worth your time): New in Town: Renee Zellweger stars at the most unappealing romantic comedy heroine ever. And poor Harry Connick Jr. is compelling by the overlords of cinema to fall in love with her. [Amazon U.S.] [preorder at Amazon U.K.] green light (definitely check it out): Harlan Ellison: Dreams with Sharp … more…
Just an FYI for those of you joining our story already in progress: the reason I don’t get to the British box office till so late in the week is because the U.K. number don’t become publicly available till Wednesday, unlike the North America numbers, of which estimates come out on Sunday and actuals on … more…
obsession: Doctor Who (always and forever) boyfriend: Peter Davison in The Last Detective at the moment (but pretty much forever in anything) psyched: Watchmen (woo-hoo!) dreading: Fired Up! (though it looks so bad I might skip it entirely) enemy: everyone responsible for New in Town (what were they thinking?)
Looks like even the big football game could not interrupt the mainlining of movies we’re all doing of late in an attempt to comfort and/or inebriate ourselves in these tough times: 1. Taken: $24.7 million (NEW) 2. Paul Blart: Mall Cop: $13.9 million (3rd week; drops 36%) 3. The Uninvited: $10.3 million (NEW) 4. Hotel … more…
As generic as its title while also yawningly idiotic in its own unique way…
Taken (has come and gone from U.K. cinemas, and opens in the U.S. on January 23, 2009) has one of the most perfect trailers I’ve seen in a long time, teasing the movie without giving too much of it away — it’s makes me want to see the movie instead of making me feel like … more…
Take a break from work: watch a movie trailer… See, cuz women are hilarious when they’re spoiled-rotten high-powered something-or-others and bone stupid all at the same time. She doesn’t know what snow is? I mean this quite sincerely, and not at all facetiously: Is Renee Zellweger supposed to be mentally retarded here? Also, cuz Minnesotans … more…
