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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

Godzilla: King of the Monsters movie review: gives new meaning to the phrase “disaster movie”

Godzilla: King of the Monsters movie review: gives new meaning to the phrase “disaster movie”

Sat Jun 01 2019, 05:10pm | 0 comments

my picks for tonight’s 90th Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2017’s films) (winners indicated)

my picks for tonight’s 90th Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2017’s films) (winners indicated)

Mon Mar 05 2018, 04:55am | 9 comments

BAFTA 2018 winners announced

BAFTA 2018 winners announced

Mon Feb 19 2018, 01:39pm | 1 comment

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Tue Feb 13

movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Tue Feb 13

Fri Feb 16 2018, 09:09pm | 0 comments

AWFJ 2017 EDA Awards winners announced

AWFJ 2017 EDA Awards winners announced

Tue Jan 09 2018, 08:54pm | 5 comments

OFCS 2017 awards winners announced

OFCS 2017 awards winners announced

Thu Dec 28 2017, 09:09pm | 0 comments

Paddington 2 movie review: wrap yourself up in this bear hug

Paddington 2 movie review: wrap yourself up in this bear hug

Fri Nov 10 2017, 06:38pm | 4 comments

curated: suddenly I’m a little worried about Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’…

Mon Sep 18 2017, 12:48pm | 11 comments

X+Y (aka A Brilliant Young Mind) movie review: emotional equations

X+Y (aka A Brilliant Young Mind) movie review: emotional equations

Thu Mar 12 2015, 09:31pm | 0 comments

Oscar Nominated Live-Action Shorts (87th Academy Awards) review

Oscar Nominated Live-Action Shorts (87th Academy Awards) review

Wed Feb 04 2015, 08:27pm | 0 comments

Where Are the Women? Paddington

Where Are the Women? Paddington

Mon Jan 12 2015, 04:22pm | 5 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

movies I can’t wait to see at the 58th BFI London Film Festival

movies I can’t wait to see at the 58th BFI London Film Festival

Thu Sep 04 2014, 01:05pm | 3 comments

Godzilla movie review: sympathy for Gojira

Godzilla movie review: sympathy for Gojira

Mon May 12 2014, 09:28pm | 248 comments

my guesses for Sunday night’s 86th Academy Awards

my guesses for Sunday night’s 86th Academy Awards

Mon Mar 03 2014, 02:00am | 4 comments

Blue Jasmine trailer: Woody Allen is back in the U.S.

Blue Jasmine trailer: Woody Allen is back in the U.S.

Thu Jul 18 2013, 10:10am | 3 comments

Great Expectations (London Film Festival review)

Great Expectations (London Film Festival review)

Fri Nov 30 2012, 04:52pm | 0 comments

Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2010 EDA Awards nominees

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

Zac Efron to star in ‘Akira’?; another Indiana Jones flick?; more ‘Spooks’?; more: leftover links

Sun Nov 14 2010, 01:06pm | 0 comments

Never Let Me Go (review)

Wed Oct 06 2010, 05:27pm | 0 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

trailer break: ‘Made in Dagenham’

Tue Aug 10 2010, 12:47pm | 1 comment

Alliance of Women Film Journalists’ 2008 EDA Awards winners

Tue Dec 16 2008, 02:14pm | 0 comments

Happy-Go-Lucky (review)

Fri Oct 17 2008, 12:19am | 6 comments

trailer break: ‘Happy-Go-Lucky’

Thu Oct 09 2008, 02:58pm | 1 comment

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