film criticism by maryann johanson | celebrating 25 years: 1997–2022
In the era of COVID and Brexit, much of this overstuffed adventure feels redundant, farcical, inconsequential, and desperate. But Ana de Armas and Lashana Lynch show us the way to a future for 007.
After a truly spectacular and fresh opening sequence, everyone might as well be enacting a Bond puppet show, which is sometimes unpleasantly retro-icky.
Works for your appreciation with gasp-inducing action sequences and an ethos that has fun with its legacy while moving in a new direction.
When I look at my watch during a movie, it’s because I’m checking to see if my guess about where in the runtime we are coincides with what just happened onscreen. This book is what makes that possible.
Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…
Sure, people who come out to visit a museum will probably spend money in shops and restaurants. But might attending a live-music gig make someone less likely to cheat on their taxes?
With links to my reviews. I’ll be adding reviews of the last few films I haven’t yet covered between now and the Oscars.
With Argo and Skyfall both out on DVD timed to coincide with their Oscars and BAFTAs buzz, the studios clearly hope awards influence home viewers…
Actual unretouched phrases that people plugged into search engines this week that led them to this site (with some commentary from me)…
Most clicked this week…
