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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Jan 17

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Jan 17

Sat Jan 18 2020, 01:36pm | 0 comments

movies by or about women opening US/Can Dec 13

movies by or about women opening US/Can Dec 13

Sun Dec 15 2019, 10:20pm | 0 comments

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Jan 25

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire Jan 25

Fri Jan 25 2019, 02:10pm | 0 comments

Destroyer movie review: holding out for an antiheroine

Destroyer movie review: holding out for an antiheroine

Sat Jan 19 2019, 09:14pm | 0 comments

AWFJ 2018 EDA Awards winners announced

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

movies by or about women opening US/Can Dec 17-Jan 04

movies by or about women opening US/Can Dec 17-Jan 04

Thu Dec 20 2018, 06:32pm | 0 comments

Aquaman movie review: deep blah sea

Aquaman movie review: deep blah sea

Mon Dec 17 2018, 10:45pm | 0 comments

The Beguiled movie review: horror of manners

The Beguiled movie review: horror of manners

Fri Jun 30 2017, 10:36pm | 18 comments

a few thoughts on ‘Big Little Lies’ (and open thread)

Mon May 15 2017, 06:21pm | 3 comments

Queen of the Desert movie review: Gertrude Bell gets forgotten again

Queen of the Desert movie review: Gertrude Bell gets forgotten again

Wed Apr 26 2017, 08:30pm | 12 comments

my picks for tonight’s 89th Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2016’s films)

my picks for tonight’s 89th Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2016’s films)

Mon Feb 27 2017, 05:10am | 17 comments

curated: actors are allowed to speak publicly about their political opinions

Mon Jan 16 2017, 04:45pm | 8 comments

The Family Fang movie review: family bites

The Family Fang movie review: family bites

Tue May 10 2016, 08:35pm | 3 comments

Where Are the Women? Secret in Their Eyes

Where Are the Women? Secret in Their Eyes

Wed Feb 17 2016, 05:03pm | 0 comments

Secret in Their Eyes movie review: it should have remained untold

Secret in Their Eyes movie review: it should have remained untold

Wed Feb 17 2016, 04:59pm | 0 comments

Paddington movie review: please look in on this movie, thank you

Paddington movie review: please look in on this movie, thank you

Wed Nov 26 2014, 05:00pm | 27 comments

Before I Go to Sleep movie review: memento worry

Before I Go to Sleep movie review: memento worry

Fri Sep 05 2014, 01:47pm | 4 comments

Grace of Monaco movie review: it’s hard to be a woman

Grace of Monaco movie review: it’s hard to be a woman

Fri Jun 06 2014, 09:14am | 1 comment

The Railway Man review: a derailment on the line

The Railway Man review: a derailment on the line

Thu Apr 17 2014, 03:29pm | 3 comments

Jeff Robinov, who decreed that Warner Bros wouldn’t make movies with female leads, wants to not make women-led films elsewhere, probably

Jeff Robinov, who decreed that Warner Bros wouldn’t make movies with female leads, wants to not make women-led films elsewhere, probably

Wed Jun 26 2013, 11:19pm | 15 comments

Colin Firth and Natalie Portman are Oscar shoo-ins; everything else up for grabs: Oscar predictions

Sat Feb 26 2011, 04:41pm | 0 comments

Just Go with It (review)

Fri Feb 18 2011, 01:51pm | 0 comments

Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2010 EDA Awards nominees

Tue Dec 28 2010, 11:51pm | 0 comments

Online Film Critics Society 2010 Award nominees

Tue Dec 28 2010, 11:27pm | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘Rabbit Hole’

Tue Nov 23 2010, 12:44pm | 0 comments

February 19: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Sat Feb 20 2010, 04:48pm | 0 comments

Nine (review)

Mon Dec 28 2009, 09:19pm | 10 comments

my week at the movies: ‘2012,’ ‘Women in Trouble,’ ‘The Strip,’ ‘A Single Man,’ ‘The Missing Person,’ ‘Nine,’ ‘Everybody’s Fine,’ ‘Serious Moonlight’

Mon Nov 09 2009, 04:01pm | 5 comments

question of the day: Does Hollywood contribute to violence against women?

Fri Oct 23 2009, 11:11am | 44 comments

Australia (review)

Wed Nov 26 2008, 12:12am | 11 comments

5 reasons I’m psyched for ‘Australia’

Fri Nov 07 2008, 01:38pm | 2 comments

trailer break: ‘Australia’

Tue Sep 30 2008, 02:58pm | 0 comments

Happy Feet (review)

Thu Nov 16 2006, 11:12am | 37 comments

The Peacemaker (review)

Mon Oct 20 1997, 02:17am | 0 comments

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