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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

Where Are the Women? rating criteria explained (updated!)

Thu Apr 21 2016, 12:37pm | 66 comments

Gone Girl movie review: proof of wife

Gone Girl movie review: proof of wife

Mon Sep 29 2014, 08:52pm | 153 comments

Instructions Not Included trailer: why you’ve probably never heard of this hit movie

Instructions Not Included trailer: why you’ve probably never heard of this hit movie

Wed Sep 04 2013, 08:46am | 12 comments

fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of May 4-10 2013

Sat May 11 2013, 06:25pm | 4 comments

fun stuff from FlickFilosopher stats week of Apr 13-19 2013

Sun Apr 21 2013, 02:39pm | 0 comments

Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor (trailer)

Tue Mar 26 2013, 02:49pm | 8 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

the first image from the Evil Dead remake is seriously not groovy (and other adventures in social networking)

Sat Oct 20 2012, 12:14am | 0 comments

Alex Cross (trailer)

Mon Oct 08 2012, 08:00am | 0 comments

Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection (trailer)

Thu Apr 19 2012, 01:08pm | 0 comments

question of the day: What is Hollywood’s problem with Red Tails?

Mon Jan 16 2012, 08:00am | 0 comments

Courageous (trailer)

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

things you need to know: Tyler Perry is the best-paid man in Hollywood in 2011

Wed Sep 14 2011, 04:15pm | 0 comments

Tyler Perry tells Spike Lee to go to hell; an apology for ‘Superman Returns’; Canadians hate loud TV ads; more: leftover links

Mon Apr 25 2011, 02:15am | 0 comments

question of the day: What would be the ultimate awful summer movie?

Fri Apr 08 2011, 10:39am | 0 comments

question of the day: What aspect of modern entertainment would most disappoint Martin Luther King Jr. today?

Mon Jan 17 2011, 09:11am | 0 comments

cinematic roots of: ‘For Colored Girls’

Wed Nov 10 2010, 09:31pm | 0 comments

James Franco takes on ‘Three’s Company’; making the pilgrimage to Middle Earth; ‘The King’s Speech,’ awards bait; more: leftover links

Sat Nov 06 2010, 05:07pm | 0 comments

For Colored Girls (review)

Wed Nov 03 2010, 02:52pm | 0 comments

how ‘Caprica’ should end; why Roger Ebert hates lists; what the frak is Roland Emmerich up to?; more: leftover links

Sat Oct 30 2010, 03:48pm | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘For Colored Girls’

Tue Oct 26 2010, 09:01am | 0 comments

why ‘Big’ is depressing; should Roger Ebert retire?; streaming-only Netflix; more: leftover links

Sun Oct 24 2010, 03:42pm | 0 comments

quick list: five really relevant filmmakers working now

Thu Jul 29 2010, 03:32pm | 8 comments

question of the day: ‘Killers’ not screening for critics; how long before nothing screens for critics?

Fri May 28 2010, 11:12am | 12 comments

North American box office: ‘Kick-Ass’ can’t quite kick ass…

Tue Apr 20 2010, 11:02pm | 0 comments

North American box office: ‘Clash’ drops titanically

Tue Apr 13 2010, 10:56pm | 0 comments

North American box office: cash of the ‘Titans’

Tue Apr 06 2010, 11:31pm | 0 comments

March 31-April 2: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Wed Mar 31 2010, 04:57pm | 0 comments

question of the day: What movie are you most looking forward to in April?

Tue Mar 30 2010, 10:22am | 15 comments

trailer break: ‘Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Too’

Wed Mar 17 2010, 12:56pm | 1 comment

oh-no DVD of the week: ‘Bridal Fever’ or ‘God Send Me a Man’?

Tue Jan 19 2010, 11:48am | 9 comments

question of the day: Is Tucker Max the next Tyler Perry?

Fri Sep 25 2009, 08:35am | 8 comments

September 11: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings

Sat Sep 12 2009, 01:07pm | 0 comments

trailer break: ‘I Can Do Bad All by Myself’

Tue Sep 08 2009, 11:09am | 10 comments

North American box office: everyone’s watching the ‘Watchmen’

Tue Mar 10 2009, 02:24pm | 0 comments

question of the day: What is the appeal of Tyler Perry’s movies?

Tue Feb 24 2009, 08:12am | 26 comments

trailer break: ‘Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail’

Fri Jan 23 2009, 02:18pm | 1 comment

The Secret Life of Bees (review)

Thu Oct 16 2008, 10:46pm | 1 comment

trailer break: ‘Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys’

Wed Sep 10 2008, 02:55pm | 6 comments

Diary of a Mad Black Woman (review)

Fri Feb 25 2005, 08:51pm | 0 comments

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