handcrafted film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997
An electrifying style lights up this geek adventure of the intersections between science, culture, and capitalism in the 19th-century battle to power our world. Cumberbatch and Shannon are brilliant.
Now updated with all the winners…
Spotlight takes four awards, including Best Film…
Mad Max: Fury Road gets a lot of love…
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The female characters here support the journey of the male protagonist, but they are not especially supportive: they are too challenging of him for that.
You’ve never seen such a compelling, entertaining movie about a genius jerk. As smart and as sleek as a Macbook Pro, and a compulsory bit of modern history.
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The world would look very different without Steve Jobs, and I hope the movie captures this.
Doctor? Doctor… who? Moffat just keeps kicking that can down the road, don’t he?
