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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

Dumbo (2019) movie review: you will not believe an elephant can fly

Dumbo (2019) movie review: you will not believe an elephant can fly

Wed Mar 27 2019, 03:08pm | 0 comments

War for the Planet of the Apes movie review: empathy for the ape

War for the Planet of the Apes movie review: empathy for the ape

Mon Jul 10 2017, 06:15pm | 9 comments

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children movie review: infodump, the movie

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children movie review: infodump, the movie

Sat Oct 01 2016, 04:10pm | 14 comments

Alice Through the Looking Glass movie review: a mirror cracked

Alice Through the Looking Glass movie review: a mirror cracked

Tue May 24 2016, 09:32pm | 6 comments

Big Eyes movie review: painted into a corner

Big Eyes movie review: painted into a corner

Wed Apr 06 2016, 10:18pm | 7 comments

The Dressmaker movie review: haute couture as a tragicomic weapon

The Dressmaker movie review: haute couture as a tragicomic weapon

Fri Nov 20 2015, 04:07pm | 6 comments

London photo: Tim Burton and Christoph Waltz at a Big Eyes Q&A

London photo: Tim Burton and Christoph Waltz at a Big Eyes Q&A

Mon Dec 08 2014, 09:18pm | 1 comment

what movie has most inspired you in your life?

what movie has most inspired you in your life?

Mon Nov 04 2013, 10:32am | 12 comments

the 85th Academy Award nominees

Tue Feb 12 2013, 03:23pm | 0 comments

fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Nov 24-30 2012

Sun Dec 02 2012, 01:00am | 0 comments

Great Expectations (London Film Festival review)

Great Expectations (London Film Festival review)

Fri Nov 30 2012, 04:52pm | 0 comments

Oz: The Great and Powerful (trailer)

Mon Nov 19 2012, 08:00am | 0 comments

question of the day: Which classic film would make for the most unlikely Hollywood blockbuster remake?

Mon Nov 19 2012, 08:00am | 0 comments

Frankenweenie (review)

Tue Oct 02 2012, 02:57pm | 0 comments

Sherlock Holmes meets steampunk Iron Man (and other adventures in social networking)

Wed Aug 01 2012, 01:26am | 0 comments

how Biff from Back to the Future deals with fans (and other adventures in social networking)

Sat May 12 2012, 12:06am | 0 comments

question of the day: Who else is fed up with weirdly unfunny big-screen remakes of tired old TV shows?

Fri May 11 2012, 11:30am | 0 comments

Dark Shadows (review)

Thu May 10 2012, 07:57pm | 0 comments

Mirror Mirror (review)

Fri Mar 30 2012, 05:46pm | 0 comments

the Internet demands authenticity? (and other adventures in social networking)

Mon Feb 06 2012, 12:47am | 0 comments

‘Doctor Who’ blogging: “The Girl Who Waited”

Tue Sep 13 2011, 12:09am | 0 comments

‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: trailer for Season 6.2

Mon Jul 25 2011, 09:00am | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘The Wind in the Willows’

Fri Aug 06 2010, 10:55am | 6 comments

question of the day: Tim Burton’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’ is a billion-dollar movie: why?

Thu May 27 2010, 11:34am | 10 comments

question of the day: What’s your dream actor/director pairing, and what kind of movie would they make?

Fri May 14 2010, 11:37am | 9 comments

North American box office: ‘Dragon’ flies high…

Tue Mar 30 2010, 12:29pm | 0 comments

North American box office: ‘Alice’ magically successful

Thu Mar 18 2010, 07:04pm | 1 comment

watch it: “Tim Burton Remakes ‘Weekend At Bernie’s”

Tue Mar 16 2010, 02:55pm | 3 comments

watch it: “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”

Mon Mar 15 2010, 02:55pm | 3 comments

watch it: “Alice in Wonderland (1903)”

Wed Mar 10 2010, 05:01pm | 4 comments

Alice in Wonderland (review)

Mon Mar 08 2010, 10:47am | 36 comments

March 5: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Mar 05 2010, 04:44pm | 0 comments

Kevin Smith, foul-mouth? is ‘Avatar’ immoral? Penelope Cruz in ‘POTC 4’?, and more: leftover links

Sat Feb 13 2010, 05:36pm | 10 comments

trailer break: ‘Alice in Wonderland’

Wed Feb 10 2010, 12:06pm | 11 comments

the rise of the geeks continues…

Tue Jan 26 2010, 09:05pm | 0 comments

watch it: “The World Of Stainboy – Chapter 1 The Girl Who Stares”

Tue Dec 08 2009, 04:39pm | 1 comment

Tim Burton at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC: spooky cool

Tue Dec 08 2009, 02:52pm | 1 comment

Alice (review)

Sun Dec 06 2009, 06:04pm | 5 comments

trailer break: ‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’

Tue Oct 06 2009, 11:14am | 1 comment

caption this! image from Shane Acker’s ‘9’

Wed Jul 08 2009, 12:58pm | 12 comments

caption this! first image from Tim Burton’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’

Wed Jul 01 2009, 03:05pm | 22 comments

question of the day: What filmmakers’ work belongs in art museums?

Wed Jun 24 2009, 10:58am | 14 comments

trailer break: ‘9’

Wed Jan 21 2009, 01:44pm | 3 comments

Johnny Depp to play the Mad Hatter for Tim Burton

Wed Jul 30 2008, 11:20am | 17 comments

best of 2007: 10 best movies

Sun Feb 24 2008, 06:05pm | 0 comments

best and worst movies of 2003 (and good riddance to a lousy year)

Wed Dec 31 2003, 01:06pm | 0 comments

Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness, Young Frankenstein, Little Shop of Horrors, and Beetlejuice (review)

Fri Oct 31 2003, 09:44pm | 0 comments

Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas (review)

Fri Nov 17 2000, 02:54am | 1 comment

Fantasia (review)

Wed May 12 1999, 04:28pm | 1 comment

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