
The Lost City of Z movie review: archaeology was his religion
An adventure of the intellect and of the heart with the real-life explorer who inspired Indiana Jones, one more about the journey than the destination.
film criticism by maryann johanson | handcrafted since 1997
An adventure of the intellect and of the heart with the real-life explorer who inspired Indiana Jones, one more about the journey than the destination.
green light (definitely check it out): Two Lovers: Gwyneth Paltrow has two boyfriends. [Amazon U.S.] [preorder at Amazon U.K.] Tokyo!: Funky trio of short films about the Japanese metropolis. [Amazon U.S.] [now available at Amazon U.K.] Eureka: Season 3.0: Cute show about geeks. [Amazon U.S.] Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Fifth Season: Shoulda been better than … more…
I receive more DVDs in the mail than I can possibly ever review, and here I run them down once a week. This are all Region 1, though I’ll note if they’re available in Region 2, too. (And as an aside to all those British DVD publicists out there, I’m totally open to checking out … more…
Taken (has come and gone from U.K. cinemas, and opens in the U.S. on January 23, 2009) has one of the most perfect trailers I’ve seen in a long time, teasing the movie without giving too much of it away — it’s makes me want to see the movie instead of making me feel like … more…
Oh boy: Fanboys (opens in the U.S. on February 6; no U.K. release date has yet been announced) is about a buncha geeks who, a decade ago, made a pilgrimage to Skywalker Ranch to steal an early copy of The Phantom Menace. It’s sort of adorable, now, how much we all thought that movie wasn’t … more…
Take a break from not working this wasted holiday week: watch a movie trailer… Oh dear: here we go again. It’s the tale of a schlub who wants the gorgeous golden girl who’s way out of his league instead of the “ordinary” girl right in front of him. And he gets her! And he gets … more…