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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

a feminist film critic defends the Onion’s Quvenzhané Wallis tweet

Mon Feb 25 2013, 08:05pm | 492 comments

Zero Dark Thirty (review)

Thu Jan 10 2013, 02:56pm | 32 comments

question of the day: What moment of television during your lifetime has been the most dramatic, or had the most impact on you?

Thu Jul 12 2012, 08:00am | 0 comments

question of the weekend: Should gruesome photos of famous dead people be plastered all over the media?

Sat Oct 22 2011, 09:49am | 0 comments

even warfare is a game of branding and PR these days

Thu Jun 30 2011, 09:40pm | 0 comments

Osama bin Laden and Groucho Marx: separated at birth?

Sat May 07 2011, 09:37pm | 0 comments

Osama bin Laden on Twitter; no black people at the royal wedding, duh; DVD sales are plummeting; more: leftover links

Sat May 07 2011, 09:01pm | 0 comments

question of the weekend: Is it okay to celebrate the death of an enemy?

Sat May 07 2011, 11:20am | 0 comments

female gazing at: Anthony Mackie

Wed May 04 2011, 03:58pm | 0 comments

question of the day: How will Hollywood react to the death of Osama bin Laden?

Tue May 03 2011, 09:33am | 0 comments

Osama bin Laden is dead, and The Rock knew about it first: coincidence?

Mon May 02 2011, 03:33pm | 0 comments

watch it: “Hitler reacts to the news that Osama bin Laden was killed”

Mon May 02 2011, 02:54pm | 0 comments

wtf: documentary filmmaker’s notes copied by government agents

Wed May 26 2010, 10:13pm | 17 comments

Law Abiding Citizen (review)

Thu Oct 15 2009, 12:37pm | 53 comments

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (review)

Tue Jul 14 2009, 12:50pm | 64 comments

opening in the U.S. and Canada June 26: ‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,’ ‘My Sister’s Keeper,’ ‘The Hurt Locker,’ ‘Cheri,’ more

Sat Jun 27 2009, 05:39pm | 0 comments

Charlie Wilson’s War (review)

Thu Dec 20 2007, 10:49am | 23 comments

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (review)

Tue Jul 10 2007, 11:52am | 32 comments

Tribeca ’07: Mulberry Street (review)

Mon Apr 30 2007, 08:04am | 0 comments

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