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film criticism by maryann johanson | since 1997

curated: RIP Ron Glass

Sat Nov 26 2016, 10:58pm | 3 comments

from Facebook: when male film journalists mistake talking about their boners for lucid, informative, intelligent discussion about movies

Thu Jul 07 2016, 08:13pm | 7 comments

from Facebook: no, it is not “the year of the woman” at Cannes

Wed May 18 2016, 06:10pm | 0 comments

why Anthony Ingruber *must* be young Han Solo in the Star Wars spinoff

why Anthony Ingruber *must* be young Han Solo in the Star Wars spinoff

Wed Jan 13 2016, 02:53pm | 2 comments

from Facebook: now it’s Variety suddenly wondering about the absence of female film critics

Fri Jan 01 2016, 03:54pm | 0 comments

why does the Sicario Region 1 DVD cover art make it look like Benicio Del Toro is the star of the film?

why does the Sicario Region 1 DVD cover art make it look like Benicio Del Toro is the star of the film?

Wed Dec 23 2015, 02:40pm | 34 comments

the magic bullet for improving the number of women directors working in Hollywood

the magic bullet for improving the number of women directors working in Hollywood

Thu Jul 24 2014, 02:00pm | 27 comments

how not to do streaming: ABC screws up the Oscars

Mon Mar 03 2014, 10:42pm | 3 comments

Jeff Robinov, who decreed that Warner Bros wouldn’t make movies with female leads, wants to not make women-led films elsewhere, probably

Jeff Robinov, who decreed that Warner Bros wouldn’t make movies with female leads, wants to not make women-led films elsewhere, probably

Wed Jun 26 2013, 11:19pm | 15 comments

all movie news is inside-baseball now

Wed Mar 20 2013, 03:50pm | 0 comments

Tom Hanks knows what Doctor Who is (and other adventures in social networking)

Fri Nov 16 2012, 10:59pm | 2 comments

even Variety thinks critics should be objective (and other adventures in social networking)

Sun May 06 2012, 01:47am | 0 comments

translating Hollywood: the greenlighting of the Lego movie

Thu Nov 17 2011, 10:30pm | 0 comments

Doctor Who thing of the day: Hollywood threatens a Doctor Who movie from Harry Potter’s David Yates

Tue Nov 15 2011, 01:33pm | 0 comments

question of the day: Leonardo da Vinci, action hero: is the prospect terrifying or awesome?

Wed Nov 09 2011, 08:00am | 0 comments

Hollywood is just trolling us now: Disney exec says story doesn’t matter

Sun Aug 21 2011, 10:22pm | 0 comments

ungodly numbers of people watched the ‘Doctor Who’ premiere last weekend

Thu Apr 28 2011, 01:46pm | 0 comments

wtf: ‘Hunchback of Notre Dame’ done up funny

Wed Jul 14 2010, 03:41pm | 8 comments

question of the day: Are you suspicious when a studio tailors screening access to a film, as has happened with ‘Inception’?

Thu Jul 08 2010, 11:15am | 10 comments

wtf: Harry Knowles laments what he hath wrought

Thu Jul 01 2010, 08:44pm | 8 comments

question of the day: Has TV simply gone crazy?

Tue Jun 29 2010, 10:27am | 7 comments

question of the day: Now it’s ‘Killer’s and ‘Knight and Day’: Why do movies seem to come in thematic pairs so often?

Tue Jun 22 2010, 11:01am | 4 comments

wtf: ‘Eat Pray Love’ downgraded from R to PG-13 based on nothing at all

Wed Jun 09 2010, 05:32pm | 2 comments

because Hollywood is truly mystified that women might like Robert Downey Jr.

Wed May 12 2010, 04:00pm | 36 comments

Polanski speaks (but doesn’t apologize); sexist iPad ads?; Mr. Rogers is evil, says Fox News; more: leftover links

Sun May 09 2010, 03:41pm | 1 comment

Roger Ebert hates 3D; is Sacha Baron Cohen worth $20 million?; Brits playing American; and more: leftover links

Sun May 02 2010, 12:25pm | 4 comments

Chris Evans is Captain America, Michael Bay takes on ‘Monster Squad,’ Sarah Palin’s TV deal, and more: leftover links

Sat Mar 27 2010, 03:42pm | 8 comments

poor little rich movie stars, NetFlix and ‘Variety’ sued, God as a film critic: leftover links

Sun Mar 14 2010, 03:25pm | 3 comments

question of the day: If ‘Variety’ doesn’t see any future in film criticism, is there any hope for it?

Wed Mar 10 2010, 10:12am | 32 comments

John Barrowman serenades the Doctor, an Icelandic blockbuster, ‘Alice in Wonderland’ a disaster?, more: leftover links

Sat Feb 27 2010, 03:17pm | 5 comments

‘Avatar’ review embargo? eh, not so much

Fri Dec 11 2009, 03:40pm | 4 comments

my week at the movies: ‘The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day,’ ‘Amelia,’ ‘Astro Boy,’ ‘Ong Bak 2: The Beginning’

Tue Oct 20 2009, 03:52pm | 1 comment

dream cast: not-so-hypothetical ‘Alien’ prequel

Thu Aug 06 2009, 04:09pm | 3 comments

question of the day: What do you think of Oscar expanding the Best Picture category from 5 to 10 movies?

Thu Jun 25 2009, 11:19am | 16 comments

question of the day: Are there “new rules” for movie stars?

Wed Mar 11 2009, 08:46am | 2 comments

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