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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

Gemini Man movie review: the last hurrah of the movie star

Gemini Man movie review: the last hurrah of the movie star

Thu Oct 10 2019, 11:06pm | 0 comments

AWFJ 2018 EDA Awards winners announced

Thu Jan 10 2019, 09:48pm | 0 comments

Mission: Impossible – Fallout movie review: here we go again

Mission: Impossible – Fallout movie review: here we go again

Tue Jul 24 2018, 08:22pm | 10 comments

AWFJ 2017 EDA Awards winners announced

AWFJ 2017 EDA Awards winners announced

Tue Jan 09 2018, 08:54pm | 5 comments

American Made movie review: they’re quite bad fellas, in fact

American Made movie review: they’re quite bad fellas, in fact

Mon Sep 25 2017, 10:30pm | 5 comments

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back movie review: don’t go back for the sequel

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back movie review: don’t go back for the sequel

Wed Oct 19 2016, 04:45pm | 30 comments

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation movie review: familiar yet fresh

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation movie review: familiar yet fresh

Mon Jul 27 2015, 05:29pm | 6 comments

two things about Edge of Tomorrow

Fri May 30 2014, 07:34pm | 8 comments

Edge of Tomorrow movie review: all his yesterdays

Edge of Tomorrow movie review: all his yesterdays

Fri May 30 2014, 06:50pm | 90 comments

Edge of Tomorrow footage reveal report

Edge of Tomorrow footage reveal report

Tue Mar 11 2014, 02:30pm | 7 comments

film critics! damned if we do, and damned if we don’t

Mon Apr 22 2013, 09:26pm | 0 comments

What makes a movie star a movie star? (QOTW)

Mon Apr 22 2013, 10:44am | 4 comments

spoiling movies in a responsible way will be a new thing here…

Sat Apr 20 2013, 08:14pm | 0 comments

Cinema du Sanity: pop culture for reasonable people

Tue Apr 16 2013, 02:41pm | 12 comments

Jetsons parody or Ikea commercial? (Oblivion review)

Jetsons parody or Ikea commercial? (Oblivion review)

Fri Apr 12 2013, 11:15pm | 23 comments

Jack Reacher (review)

Jack Reacher (review)

Fri Dec 21 2012, 12:45am | 1 comment

After Earth (trailer)

Tue Dec 11 2012, 11:41am | 12 comments

Oblivion (trailer)

Mon Dec 10 2012, 11:21am | 0 comments

question of the day: Should movies have a salary cap like some sports do?

Thu Oct 18 2012, 10:03am | 0 comments

Scientology auditions for Mrs. Tom Cruise (and other adventures in social networking)

Fri Sep 07 2012, 11:36pm | 0 comments

Jack Reacher (trailer)

Tue Jul 10 2012, 08:00am | 0 comments

the least believable detail in Amazing Spider-Man (and other adventures in social networking)

Wed Jul 04 2012, 11:39pm | 0 comments

Rock of Ages (review)

Mon Jun 11 2012, 04:50pm | 0 comments

Moviefone’s ‘Girl’s Guide To The Avengers’ full of WTF (and other adventures in social networking)

Wed May 02 2012, 11:50pm | 0 comments

Rock of Ages (trailer)

Mon Apr 09 2012, 02:13pm | 0 comments

Jack and Jill (review)

Sat Feb 18 2012, 10:34pm | 0 comments

deep thought: the most incredible thing about Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol…

Sat Jan 07 2012, 05:12pm | 0 comments

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (review)

Fri Dec 16 2011, 08:28pm | 0 comments

female gazing at: William Mapother

Fri Dec 09 2011, 10:13pm | 0 comments

Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (trailer)

Tue Aug 23 2011, 08:28am | 0 comments

question of the day: What screen legends don’t deserve their legendary status?

Thu Aug 11 2011, 12:07pm | 0 comments

female gazing extra: “Men in Film”

Sat Feb 19 2011, 07:03pm | 0 comments

female gazing at: Tony Goldwyn

Tue Nov 09 2010, 04:21pm | 0 comments

quick list: five great football movies that aren’t really about football

Tue Oct 19 2010, 03:03am | 0 comments

don’t blame Tom Cruise for ‘Knight and Day’; Hollywood still loves Comic Con; more: leftover links

Sun Jul 04 2010, 09:32am | 0 comments

question of the day: Is there ever a good reason to open a movie on any day other than Friday?

Mon Jun 28 2010, 12:41pm | 10 comments

Robert Pattinson, descendant of Dracula; Daniel Radcliffe heads to the Western Front; Weird Al to take on Lady Gaga?: more

Sun Jun 27 2010, 03:53pm | 0 comments

new this week in U.S., Canadian, and U.K. theaters: ‘Knight and Day,’ ‘Grown Up,’ ‘Get Him to the Greek,’ ‘When in Rome,’ more

Fri Jun 25 2010, 12:15am | 0 comments

female gaze extra: on the hotness of thigh holsters

Wed Jun 23 2010, 08:41pm | 16 comments

Knight and Day (review)

Wed Jun 23 2010, 12:35am | 20 comments

watch it: “TOM CRUISE RUNNING MONTAGE”

Tue Jun 22 2010, 11:14pm | 11 comments

question of the day: Aldous Snow, Les Grossman: What other secondary characters deserve their own movies?

Fri Jun 11 2010, 11:26am | 5 comments

Robert Downey Jr.: biggest movie star on the planet — who’da thunk it?

Tue May 04 2010, 03:21pm | 16 comments

trailer break: ‘Knight and Day’

Wed Apr 28 2010, 10:55am | 7 comments

‘Lost’ blogging: “What Kate Does”

Wed Feb 10 2010, 07:44pm | 7 comments

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

Sat Feb 06 2010, 05:53pm | 0 comments

October 16: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Oct 16 2009, 03:56pm | 10 comments

June 12: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri Jun 12 2009, 03:16pm | 0 comments

new DVD releases in Region 2, June 8

Wed Jun 10 2009, 06:14pm | 0 comments

May 8: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Fri May 08 2009, 11:30am | 1 comment

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