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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

movie-related flash-fiction freebie: “Disney Dystopia”

Mon Sep 02 2019, 06:24pm | 0 comments

curated: can Paramount be trusted to find its own ass? (a contemplation on the strange release of ‘Annihilation’)

Fri Mar 02 2018, 02:51pm | 26 comments

movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Jan 26

movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Jan 26

Thu Jan 25 2018, 10:37pm | 0 comments

Please Stand By movie review: fan trek

Please Stand By movie review: fan trek

Thu Jan 25 2018, 04:36pm | 0 comments

curated: ‘Ghost in the Shell’ meme backfires on Paramount

Wed Mar 15 2017, 04:37pm | 25 comments

Monster Trucks movie review: what a car-tastrophe

Monster Trucks movie review: what a car-tastrophe

Wed Jan 04 2017, 08:43pm | 24 comments

from Facebook: CBS and Paramount screwed up Star Trek’s 50th anniversary

Sun Sep 11 2016, 04:46pm | 0 comments

from Facebook: is Paramount trying to kill Star Trek fandom?

Wed Jun 29 2016, 10:39pm | 7 comments

the magic bullet for improving the number of women directors working in Hollywood

the magic bullet for improving the number of women directors working in Hollywood

Thu Jul 24 2014, 02:00pm | 27 comments

is Russell Crowe’s Noah a “crazy, irrational, religious nut”?

is Russell Crowe’s Noah a “crazy, irrational, religious nut”?

Fri Feb 14 2014, 09:56pm | 26 comments

Paramount kills celluloid

Tue Jan 21 2014, 08:39pm | 13 comments

American Hustle review: the humor, it burns

American Hustle review: the humor, it burns

Fri Dec 13 2013, 10:28pm | 7 comments

your awards-season cheat sheet… or how to sound like an insider (even if you’re not)

your awards-season cheat sheet… or how to sound like an insider (even if you’re not)

Tue Nov 19 2013, 02:38pm | 6 comments

London photo of the day: United International Pictures

London photo of the day: United International Pictures

Sat Jul 06 2013, 11:04pm | 2 comments

a World War Z sequel? maybe if they’d kept the original ending

a World War Z sequel? maybe if they’d kept the original ending

Sun Jun 23 2013, 09:22pm | 1 comment

when Paramount ruled California

when Paramount ruled California

Wed Jun 12 2013, 11:30pm | 1 comment

oh, for pete’s sake, Paramount

Mon May 20 2013, 05:06pm | 9 comments

Paranormal Activity 4 (review)

Tue Oct 16 2012, 10:57pm | 0 comments

question of the day: Are you more likely to want to see a film if you can vote for your city to get an early screening?

Mon Oct 08 2012, 08:00am | 0 comments

Hollywood can be taught! (and other adventures in social networking)

Tue Jun 19 2012, 12:05am | 0 comments

question of the day: With so many expensive movies sinking this year, will Hollywood step back from the blockbuster?

Mon Jun 04 2012, 12:08pm | 0 comments

apparently people actually like Channing Tatum (and other adventures in social networking)

Sat Jun 02 2012, 12:32am | 0 comments

looks like Eddie Murphy’s A Thousand Words is another stinker (and other adventures in social networking)

Thu Mar 08 2012, 11:33pm | 0 comments

question of the day: Should we applaud successful movie marketing when the movie being marketed is a stinker?

Mon Jan 09 2012, 08:00am | 0 comments

press release of the week: ‘Transformers: Dark of the Moon’ Launches Back into IMAX Theatres for Extended Two-Week Run

Sun Aug 28 2011, 03:40pm | 0 comments

question of the day: How much is too much to spend on producing a movie?

Mon Aug 15 2011, 11:10am | 0 comments

celeb news of the week: leaked copy of ‘Super 8’ linked to Howard Stern Show screener

Sun Aug 14 2011, 01:17pm | 0 comments

Paranormal Activity 2 (review)

Fri Oct 29 2010, 01:05pm | 0 comments

does Hollywood have a new formula?; James Franco and ‘Twilight’?; the 11-year-old movie critic; more: leftover links

Sun Aug 15 2010, 12:59pm | 0 comments

you’re not helping: ‘Prince of Persia’ and ‘The Last Airbender’ not really whitewashes, Hollywood insists

Tue May 25 2010, 04:21pm | 59 comments

small favors: Megan Fox out of ‘Transformers 3’

Thu May 20 2010, 12:41pm | 10 comments

Roger Ebert hates 3D; is Sacha Baron Cohen worth $20 million?; Brits playing American; and more: leftover links

Sun May 02 2010, 12:25pm | 4 comments

question of the day: What can we do to make movies and TV more environmentally friendly?

Thu Apr 22 2010, 10:05am | 3 comments

Green Lantern’s CGI wardrobe, cutting the cord to cable TV, sexy Shrek, and more: leftover links

Sat Apr 17 2010, 12:31pm | 2 comments

Young Sherlock Holmes (review)

Tue Mar 23 2010, 06:47pm | 12 comments

North American box office: James Cameron about to overtake James Cameron…

Wed Jan 20 2010, 11:56pm | 7 comments

trailer break: ‘Up in the Air’

Tue Nov 24 2009, 10:55am | 4 comments

question of the day: Do you worry about the independence of online film bloggers/writers/critics/journalists/fanboys?

Wed Oct 07 2009, 10:21am | 15 comments

North American box office: ‘G.I. Joe’ no!

Tue Aug 11 2009, 09:19pm | 4 comments

my week at the movies: ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,’ ‘Julie & Julia,’ ‘Post Grad,’ ‘A Perfect Getaway,’ ‘I Sell the Dead’

Thu Aug 06 2009, 03:09pm | 2 comments

Paramount hand-picks critics it thinks will like ‘G.I. Joe’

Tue Aug 04 2009, 02:03pm | 20 comments

trailer break: ‘G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra’ second trailer

Tue Jun 30 2009, 04:15pm | 15 comments

12 Rounds (review)

Mon Mar 30 2009, 03:38pm | 11 comments

my week at the movies: ‘Taken,’ ‘The Uninvited,’ ‘The International,’ ‘New in Town’

Tue Jan 27 2009, 05:07pm | 5 comments

Sand Pirates of the Sahara (review)

Sun Jul 30 2006, 06:43pm | 6 comments

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