film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997
The nicest, kindest critique of toxic masculinity imaginable. The makeovers aren’t only about new clothes and a haircut: they’re about men waking up to a new sense of self, and a new participation in their own lives.
Kelly Macdonald is exquisite, bringing a lovely freshness and authentic life to a familiar sort of character. Even a script that is often improbable and strained cannot detract from her journey, hard as it tries to.
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
Remember those old Target novelizations of the classic episodes? What if Target was still novelizing the Doctor’s adventures?
What my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…
Why alter away what makes it different from what you’d see at home? Isn’t part of the charm of seeing a foreign film the taste of another culture you get from it?
The town got very pretty once the sun set and the lights started coming on…
Do you secretly worry that America is falling into a “princess gap” with other nations that have their own actual, for-reals royals? Fear not: National Princess Week is coming!
Every week my browser gets cluttered up with tabs for stuff that I stumble across and figure I might be able to use as a Question of the Day or a WTF Thought for the Day or grist for some other post. And inevitably, I end the week with most of that material unused. But … more…
