
weekend watchlist: an all man-(and woman)-versus-beast(s), all both-sides-of-the-pond special
In honor of the silly glory that is Idris Elba punching a lion in Beast. (First published September 4th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)
film criticism by maryann johanson | handcrafted since 1997
In honor of the silly glory that is Idris Elba punching a lion in Beast. (First published September 4th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)
Stuns me with its scathing commentary on the real world today, wrapped up in what is some of the most delicious, most comic-booky fantasy ever.
I can’t help but recall that thing that Upton Sinclair said about people not understanding something when their salaries depend on their not understanding it…
Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
…online from where I am, here in London. Assuming I can get Oscar.com to play nice — and that I can stay awake — look for Oscar live-blogging here in a few hours…
Either people are actually very excited about HBO’s programming — such as Boardwalk Empire — coming to the U.K. on an official, this-is-HBO basis, or else Sky just wants people to be excited.
Plus: Javier Bardem to star in Chilean mine movie; Matt Damon not to star in the next Bourne movie; Napoleon Dynamite and How to Train Your Dragon going to TV; lots more…