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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

Military Wives movie review: tired choir dramedy needs to change the tune

Military Wives movie review: tired choir dramedy needs to change the tune

Sat Mar 07 2020, 04:31pm | 0 comments

Color Out of Space movie review: pink elephant

Color Out of Space movie review: pink elephant

Wed Jan 22 2020, 05:13pm | 0 comments

AWFJ 2018 EDA Awards winners announced

Thu Jan 10 2019, 09:48pm | 0 comments

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse movie review: animation gets reanimated

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse movie review: animation gets reanimated

Wed Dec 12 2018, 09:21pm | 0 comments

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies movie review: the last action heroes (to get a movie)

Teen Titans Go! To the Movies movie review: the last action heroes (to get a movie)

Thu Aug 02 2018, 07:57pm | 11 comments

Mom and Dad movie review: they’re giving the kids something to cry about

Mom and Dad movie review: they’re giving the kids something to cry about

Mon Mar 12 2018, 07:49pm | 0 comments

Inconceivable movie review: nanny dearest

Inconceivable movie review: nanny dearest

Tue Nov 07 2017, 09:26pm | 2 comments

Snowden movie review: the system’s self-correction

Snowden movie review: the system’s self-correction

Mon Apr 03 2017, 09:47pm | 0 comments

War Dogs movie review: sob havoc over this gun fun run

War Dogs movie review: sob havoc over this gun fun run

Wed Aug 17 2016, 11:58am | 6 comments

Doctor Who blogging: “In the Forest of the Night”

Doctor Who blogging: “In the Forest of the Night”

Sun Oct 26 2014, 07:22pm | 29 comments

Rage (aka Tokarev) movie review: Nicolas Cage’s public mid-career crisis takes a pathetic turn

Rage (aka Tokarev) movie review: Nicolas Cage’s public mid-career crisis takes a pathetic turn

Thu Jul 17 2014, 03:27pm | 12 comments

Joe review: the violence inherent in the system

Joe review: the violence inherent in the system

Tue Apr 22 2014, 12:44pm | 5 comments

The Frozen Ground review

The Frozen Ground review

Mon Sep 30 2013, 09:34pm | 2 comments

Stolen review: thief of parts

Stolen review: thief of parts

Mon Aug 05 2013, 11:10pm | 3 comments

oh, and here’s why strong female superheroes matter

Thu May 02 2013, 01:54pm | 12 comments

The Croods (review)

Wed Mar 20 2013, 10:49pm | 30 comments

Stolen (trailer)

Thu Aug 23 2012, 11:53am | 0 comments

question of the day: What part of a favorite movie do you refuse to watch?

Wed Jun 27 2012, 10:47am | 0 comments

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (review)

Fri Feb 17 2012, 03:06pm | 1 comment

question of the day: What disaster — natural or manmade, or a combination of the two — would you like to see depicted on film?

Thu Dec 08 2011, 10:19am | 0 comments

Justice (trailer)

Fri Nov 04 2011, 12:36pm | 0 comments

Drive (review)

Mon Sep 19 2011, 03:21pm | 0 comments

question of the day: What would be the ultimate awful summer movie?

Fri Apr 08 2011, 10:39am | 0 comments

terrible movie quotes: ‘Season of the Witch’

Thu Apr 07 2011, 02:08pm | 0 comments

Drive Angry 3D (review)

Thu Feb 24 2011, 04:35pm | 0 comments

question of the day: Just what the hell is the girl in the ‘Drive Angry’ poster looking at?

Tue Feb 22 2011, 08:01am | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘Drive Angry’

Mon Jan 31 2011, 09:59am | 0 comments

Armond White makes Annette Bening cry; Fight Club: The Musical?; Wal-Mart woos NYC with ad campaign; more: leftover links

Sun Jan 16 2011, 03:27pm | 0 comments

Season of the Witch (review)

Fri Jan 07 2011, 01:29pm | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘Season of the Witch’

Wed Dec 08 2010, 08:44am | 0 comments

cinematic roots of: ‘Lottery Ticket’

Sat Aug 21 2010, 03:54pm | 0 comments

new this week in U.S., Canadian, and U.K. theaters: ‘Inception,’ ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,’ ‘The Concert’

Fri Jul 16 2010, 06:42pm | 1 comment

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (review)

Wed Jul 14 2010, 02:25pm | 34 comments

trailer break: ‘The Sorcerer’s Apprentice’

Mon Jun 28 2010, 04:37pm | 21 comments

going Godwin on ‘Toy Story 3’; why ‘Splice’ isn’t sci fi (and neither is ‘Minority Report’ anymore); more: leftover links

Sun Jun 20 2010, 05:41pm | 4 comments

poster convergence: ‘Inception’ and ‘The Scorcerer’s Apprentice’ vs. ‘The Matrix’

Wed Jun 16 2010, 03:44pm | 10 comments

new this week in U.S., Canadian, and U.K. theaters: ‘Shrek Forever After,’ ‘MacGruber,’ ‘Cop Out,’ ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’ more (with DVD alternatives)

Tue May 18 2010, 08:35pm | 0 comments

April 16: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Apr 16 2010, 06:42pm | 0 comments

Kick-Ass (review)

Wed Apr 14 2010, 02:33pm | 60 comments

March 26: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Mar 26 2010, 06:52pm | 4 comments

January 22: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Sat Jan 23 2010, 05:11pm | 0 comments

December 23-25: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Thu Dec 24 2009, 11:15am | 4 comments

trailer break: ‘Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans’

Tue Nov 10 2009, 11:25am | 3 comments

October 23: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Oct 23 2009, 06:48pm | 0 comments

Astro Boy (review)

Thu Oct 22 2009, 01:20pm | 95 comments

October 16: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Oct 16 2009, 03:56pm | 10 comments

G-Force (review)

Mon Aug 03 2009, 02:26pm | 0 comments

new DVD releases in Region 1, July 7

Tue Jul 07 2009, 08:53pm | 0 comments

June 12: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Jun 12 2009, 03:16pm | 0 comments

June 5: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Jun 05 2009, 01:01pm | 0 comments

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