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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

Pete’s Dragon movie review: big friendly dragon

Pete’s Dragon movie review: big friendly dragon

Mon Aug 08 2016, 08:51pm | 11 comments

The Giver movie review: give it back

The Giver movie review: give it back

Thu Sep 18 2014, 05:50pm | 21 comments

Interstellar teaser trailer: to infinity, and beyond!

Interstellar teaser trailer: to infinity, and beyond!

Mon Dec 16 2013, 09:02am | 2 comments

The Kings of Summer review

The Kings of Summer review

Mon Sep 30 2013, 02:35pm | 4 comments

Man of Steel (trailer)

Tue Feb 19 2013, 10:45am | 20 comments

To the Wonder (trailer)

Thu Dec 20 2012, 11:03am | 0 comments

The Artist will have a good night (and other Oscar predictions)

Sat Feb 25 2012, 10:59pm | 0 comments

OFCS announces 2011 awards

Mon Jan 02 2012, 09:04pm | 0 comments

question of the day: Can a director who doesn’t know how to tell a story still be called a strong visual filmmaker?

Fri Oct 07 2011, 08:00am | 0 comments

Courageous (trailer)

Fri Sep 30 2011, 10:15am | 0 comments

ha! Sean Penn doesn’t like ‘Tree of Life’ either

Mon Aug 22 2011, 11:22pm | 0 comments

question of the day: What actor/director team-ups would you like to see?

Mon Jul 11 2011, 08:01am | 0 comments

The Tree of Life (review)

Fri Jul 08 2011, 05:43pm | 7 comments

Terrence Malick, Michael Bay: artists thwarted in their art by projectionists

Sun Jun 26 2011, 11:19pm | 0 comments

film projection as a lost art; or, why projectionists must be scolded into doing their jobs

Fri Jun 03 2011, 04:11pm | 0 comments

does Hollywood have a new formula?; James Franco and ‘Twilight’?; the 11-year-old movie critic; more: leftover links

Sun Aug 15 2010, 12:59pm | 0 comments

my week at the movies: ‘Babies,’ ‘Survival of the Dead,’ ‘Princess Kaiulani,’ ‘The Losers,’ ‘The Back-up Plan,’ ‘Ondine’

Mon Apr 19 2010, 04:36pm | 3 comments

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