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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

The Current War movie review: fathers of invention, in conflict

The Current War movie review: fathers of invention, in conflict

Thu Oct 24 2019, 10:23pm | 0 comments

today is the 22nd anniversary of Flick Filosopher

Sun Sep 08 2019, 03:10pm | 20 comments

me on feminist film criticism

Tue Mar 12 2019, 04:32pm | 0 comments

The Girl in the Spider’s Web movie review: an itsy-bitsy reboot

The Girl in the Spider’s Web movie review: an itsy-bitsy reboot

Fri Nov 23 2018, 09:12pm | 0 comments

readers’ choice: should I review ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’? vote at Patreon (final)

readers’ choice: should I review ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’? vote at Patreon (final)

Sat Nov 03 2018, 08:11am | 0 comments

curated: even when women film critics exist, we’re ignored by gatekeepers

Mon Jun 11 2018, 06:46pm | 3 comments

curated: LA, NYC, Boston and Nat’l film critics boycott Disney films in year-end awards

Tue Nov 07 2017, 12:32pm | 1 comment

Friend Request movie review: Facebook, a horror story (again)

Friend Request movie review: Facebook, a horror story (again)

Tue Sep 19 2017, 03:58pm | 2 comments

curated: yes, Hollywood is trying to game opening-day Rotten Tomatoes scores

Thu Sep 07 2017, 02:05pm | 11 comments

curated: no, Rotten Tomatoes is not killing film criticism

Mon Mar 27 2017, 10:52pm | 8 comments

curated: industry site The Wrap goes full fanboy

Tue Feb 28 2017, 07:44pm | 2 comments

from Facebook: there’s a petition to shut down Rotten Tomatoes, because critics hate Suicide Squad

Wed Aug 03 2016, 05:38pm | 8 comments

Where Are the Women?: critics are slightly more likely to rate a film highly if it represents women well

Where Are the Women?: critics are slightly more likely to rate a film highly if it represents women well

Tue Apr 12 2016, 02:54pm | 11 comments

why movies like Under the Skin and Nymphomaniac are not feminist

why movies like Under the Skin and Nymphomaniac are not feminist

Mon Apr 14 2014, 03:17pm | 86 comments

paywall now allows 3 free pageviews per week

Sat Mar 08 2014, 08:07pm | 11 comments

why reader Jay just doubled his monthly subscription from $5 to $10

Sun Feb 16 2014, 11:34pm | 0 comments

Instructions Not Included trailer: why you’ve probably never heard of this hit movie

Instructions Not Included trailer: why you’ve probably never heard of this hit movie

Wed Sep 04 2013, 08:46am | 12 comments

fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Aug 10-16 2013

Sat Aug 17 2013, 04:28pm | 4 comments

fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Jul 06-12 2013

Sat Jul 13 2013, 03:35pm | 2 comments

why did that study about female film critics on the Internet ignore most of the Internet?

why did that study about female film critics on the Internet ignore most of the Internet?

Thu Jun 06 2013, 02:12pm | 8 comments

fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Mar 30-Apr 5 2013

Sun Apr 07 2013, 04:44pm | 1 comment

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

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

journalmalism caused the Manti Te’o fiasco (and other adventures in social networking)

Fri Jan 18 2013, 01:20am | 0 comments

question of the day: Is Hollywood afraid of fanboys?

Wed Jul 18 2012, 10:17am | 7 comments

question of the day: How do we tame the excesses of fanboy culture?

Tue Jul 17 2012, 08:00am | 0 comments

Ben Whishaw brings the geek-chic as Q in Skyfall (and other adventures in social networking)

Tue Jul 17 2012, 12:54am | 0 comments

the letters of Isaac Asimov and Gene Roddenberry, SF penpals (and other adventures in social networking)

Thu Jun 28 2012, 01:06am | 0 comments

no kids would go homo if they didn’t read about teh gay in comics (and other adventures in social networking)

Sat Jun 02 2012, 11:41pm | 0 comments

question of the day: What is the most underrated movie sequel of all-time?

Mon Apr 02 2012, 10:42am | 0 comments

the BBC thinks women can’t be geeks (and other adventures in social networking)

Sun Mar 11 2012, 01:30am | 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

The Exorcist (retro trailer)

Sun Jan 08 2012, 05:53pm | 0 comments

question of the day: What is the magic equation to gets people to go to the movies… or to stay away?

Tue Dec 13 2011, 11:45am | 0 comments

question of the day: Can a Hollywood insider be a fair film critic?

Mon Nov 14 2011, 11:48am | 0 comments

Courageous (trailer)

Fri Sep 30 2011, 10:15am | 0 comments

something that almost everybody misunderstands about Rotten Tomatoes

Wed Sep 07 2011, 12:59pm | 0 comments

question of the day: Is there any chance in Hades that ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2’ could get an Oscar nom for Best Picture?

Thu Jul 21 2011, 11:18am | 0 comments

more embargo idiocy (re ‘Bad Teacher’)

Mon Jun 20 2011, 11:54am | 0 comments

question of the day: If Chuck Norris and Jennifer Love Hewitt aren’t the worst Hollywood actors, who are?

Fri Jun 10 2011, 10:47am | 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

wait, what? Warner Bros. now owns Rotten Tomatoes

Wed May 04 2011, 02:38pm | 0 comments

another mysterious U.K. embargo: ‘Hanna’

Mon Apr 04 2011, 05:46pm | 0 comments

question of the day: What was the most underrated or underappreciated movie of 2010?

Thu Dec 30 2010, 10:57am | 2 comments

‘Harry Potter’ beats up ‘Star Wars’; Michael Caine, psychic author; TV getting gayer; more: leftover links

Sat Oct 02 2010, 10:56am | 0 comments

me on Movie Review Intelligence

Wed Jul 07 2010, 03:10pm | 6 comments

don’t blame Tom Cruise for ‘Knight and Day’; Hollywood still loves Comic Con; more: leftover links

Sun Jul 04 2010, 09:32am | 0 comments

wtf: who cares if ‘Toy Story 3’ is 100% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes?

Mon Jun 21 2010, 05:22pm | 36 comments

note to self…

Sat Jan 30 2010, 09:50pm | 39 comments

question of the day: How will the Flixster acquisition of Rotten Tomatoes change movie buzz online?

Tue Jan 05 2010, 09:57am | 3 comments

my week at the movies: ‘The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day,’ ‘Amelia,’ ‘Astro Boy,’ ‘Ong Bak 2: The Beginning’

Tue Oct 20 2009, 03:52pm | 1 comment

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