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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

All About Nina movie review: a woman owning her anger

All About Nina movie review: a woman owning her anger

Sun Sep 30 2018, 08:43pm | 4 comments

curated: Ryan Gosling is correctly upset about one aspect of ‘Avatar’

Mon Oct 02 2017, 09:52am | 8 comments

curated: excellent movie-trailer-based satire

Mon May 15 2017, 05:01pm | 2 comments

curated: Christine Baranski totally down to play Betsy DeVos on SNL

Fri Feb 10 2017, 10:17am | 11 comments

curated: Rosie O’Donnell must play Steve Bannon on SNL

Tue Feb 07 2017, 01:47pm | 1 comment

Ghostbusters movie review: boo yeah!

Ghostbusters movie review: boo yeah!

Tue Jul 12 2016, 08:05pm | 95 comments

from Facebook: Conspiracy Theory Rock!

Mon Mar 21 2016, 04:53pm | 1 comment

from Facebook: Kylo Ren, Undercover Boss

Mon Jan 18 2016, 01:26pm | 0 comments

Sisters movie review: women are messed-up people too

Sisters movie review: women are messed-up people too

Tue Dec 15 2015, 01:14pm | 8 comments

from Facebook: Chris Hemsworth’s SNL promos are probably better than the show will be

Thu Dec 10 2015, 04:17pm | 5 comments

The Skeleton Twins movie review: oh brother how art thou?

The Skeleton Twins movie review: oh brother how art thou?

Thu Nov 06 2014, 03:40pm | 18 comments

Obvious Child movie review: it doesn’t care if you like it

Obvious Child movie review: it doesn’t care if you like it

Fri Aug 29 2014, 02:39pm | 6 comments

what is there to say about Harold Ramis? he was very fascinating

what is there to say about Harold Ramis? he was very fascinating

Tue Feb 25 2014, 04:34pm | 8 comments

Doctor Who thing: fans need to leave John Simm alooooooone!

Doctor Who thing: fans need to leave John Simm alooooooone!

Fri May 31 2013, 12:26pm | 22 comments

QOTD: What are some examples of great Hollywood satire — TV or film — that works?

Tue Feb 26 2013, 12:00pm | 0 comments

question of the day: The anti-Muslim movie trailer that supposedly prompted the attack on the U.S. consulate in Libya: seriously, WTF?

Thu Sep 13 2012, 08:00am | 0 comments

Keith Lemon: The Film (trailer)

Fri Jul 27 2012, 01:40pm | 0 comments

question of the day: Why do Hollywood execs suddenly love Lindsay Lohan again?

Tue Mar 06 2012, 11:40am | 0 comments

watch it: “Conspiracy Theory Rock By Robert Smigel”

Tue Jan 17 2012, 02:44pm | 0 comments

question of the day: What do you think of the Emmy Awards results?

Mon Sep 19 2011, 09:51am | 0 comments

Bridesmaids (review)

Fri May 13 2011, 04:59pm | 2 comments

The Kentucky Fried Movie (review)

Tue Mar 15 2011, 03:34pm | 0 comments

question of the day: Must we stop this obsession with movies based on reality?

Tue Mar 01 2011, 02:02pm | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘The Heart Specialist’

Fri Dec 31 2010, 03:01am | 0 comments

watch it: “Sesame Street: Cookie Monster Auditions for Saturday Night Live”

Wed Dec 01 2010, 03:01am | 0 comments

new this week in U.S., Canadian, and U.K. theaters: ‘Jonah Hex,’ ‘Toy Story 3,’ ‘Killers,’ ‘MacGruber,’ more

Thu Jun 17 2010, 04:38pm | 0 comments

‘MacGruber’: it’s the bomb

Mon May 24 2010, 03:54pm | 9 comments

MacGruber (review)

Fri May 21 2010, 02:53pm | 214 comments

new this week in U.S., Canadian, and U.K. theaters: ‘Shrek Forever After,’ ‘MacGruber,’ ‘Cop Out,’ ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time’ more (with DVD alternatives)

Tue May 18 2010, 08:35pm | 0 comments

question of the day: Why don’t films from ‘Saturday Night Live’ work?

Mon May 17 2010, 10:41am | 16 comments

zombie Beatles; ‘Iron Man 2’ sexist?; good-bye, ‘Heroes’; more: leftover links

Sat May 15 2010, 07:02pm | 6 comments

question of the day: Did you watch Betty White on ‘Saturday Night Live’ this past weekend?

Mon May 10 2010, 11:46am | 8 comments

notes from a ‘Doctor Who’ fan screening

Thu Apr 15 2010, 03:39pm | 39 comments

The Red Green Show: The Infantile Years 1991-1993 (review)

Wed Feb 17 2010, 05:05pm | 12 comments

trailer break: ‘MacGruber’ redband trailer

Wed Jan 20 2010, 10:55am | 5 comments

retro trailer: ‘Tiptoes’

Sat Jul 04 2009, 03:24pm | 8 comments

trailer break: ‘Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail’

Fri Jan 23 2009, 02:18pm | 1 comment

watch it: “Saturday Night Live: It’s a Wonderful Life Lost Ending”

Fri Dec 26 2008, 02:54pm | 3 comments

watch it: “Saturday Night Live: Don’t Buy Stuff”

Mon Dec 15 2008, 12:57pm | 3 comments

watch it: that Tina Fey-does-Sarah Palin SNL sketch

Tue Sep 16 2008, 11:56am | 22 comments

Baby Mama (review)

Thu Apr 24 2008, 11:49am | 28 comments

best and worst movies of 2004 (and why I’m gonna spend a lot of money on DVDs)

Wed Dec 29 2004, 11:14am | 0 comments

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (review)

Fri Jul 09 2004, 11:34pm | 0 comments

Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman (review)

Tue Sep 26 2000, 05:32pm | 0 comments

Ghostbusters (review)

Thu Jul 20 2000, 06:14pm | 0 comments

It’s a Wonderful Life (review)

Wed Dec 01 1999, 03:47am | 8 comments

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