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Review of Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 18 Dec 2017

Upends expectations, demythologizes the mythos, and takes an iconic series in a bold new direction with a story full of humor, courage, and…

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Review of The Unseen (2017)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 15 Dec 2017

A portrait of grief and guilt that's only mildly engaging, until it morphs into a wannabe psychological thriller and turns limp, laughable,…

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Review of The Unseen (2017)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 15 Dec 2017

A portrait of grief and guilt that's only mildly engaging, until it morphs into a wannabe psychological thriller and turns limp, laughable,…

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Review of I, Tonya (2017)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 14 Dec 2017

A black comedy about domestic violence, parental abuse, and low self-esteem (and it works…

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Review of Ferdinand (2017)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 11 Dec 2017

Goofy, charming, faithful to its sweet source material, and all while advancing the standard 'Be yourself' message with fresh challenges to…

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Review of The Disaster Artist (2017)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 05 Dec 2017

A hilarious ode to talentless passion…

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Review of Love Is Thicker Than Water (2017)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 01 Dec 2017

This would-be modern Romeo-and-Juliet tale is little more than a pile-on of class stereotypes, contrived dialogue, and one whopper of a coincidence…

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Review of The Fencer (2015)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 30 Nov 2017

The true story of an Estonian sports hero offers a lovely twist on a familiar tale…

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Review of Daddy's Home 2 (2017)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 28 Nov 2017

Goes well beyond the typical mindless array of slapstick and humiliation to reach disgusting new depths of coarseness…

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Review of Jane (2017)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 24 Nov 2017

Combines new insight from famed primatologist Jane Goodall on her early work with astonishing vintage footage to craft a portrait that is simple…

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Review of Marie Curie (2016)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 23 Nov 2017

With more sexy baths than any movie about a male scientist has ever seen, this biopic undermines the battle Curie fought to be taken seriously…

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Review of The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 21 Nov 2017

There's charm and wit in its fanciful depiction of the creative process, but the film downplays the social activism that Dickens fully embraced…

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Review of Wonder (2017)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 15 Nov 2017

Reminders to be kind are all very well, but it's time to move past the idea that it's up to people who are different to inspire everyone else…

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Review of Only the Brave (2017)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 14 Nov 2017

Familiar in its overall storytelling arcs about risktaking and redemption, but also a sincere tribute to our new firefighting heroes for a…

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Review of Lady Bird (2017)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 09 Nov 2017

An emotional feast full of humor and pathos about the audacity, the wonder, the horror that is female adolescence…

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Review of Inconceivable (2017)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 07 Nov 2017

This preposterous, stilted, often hilariously terrible domestic thriller twists maternal yearnings into a toxic parody of femininity…

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Review of Strad Style (2017)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 07 Nov 2017

Wonderful; so funny and strange and human. An amazing portrait of a fascinating character, beautifully told with enormous suspense and tenderness…

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Review of Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 06 Nov 2017

Doubly dated, lacking in humor and subtext, its impressive cast deliberately underutilized, this is little more than an exercise in gorgeous…

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Review of The Light of the Moon (2017)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 03 Nov 2017

A tough, uncompromising depiction of a rape and its aftermath that serves as a formidable corrective for how this subject is typically seen onscreen…

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Review of It Comes at Night (2017)

By Maryann Johanson (2,701) for Flick Filosopher (2,694) on 03 Nov 2017

A quietly chilling nightmare of human frailty and strength, tense with a nameless disquietude. A supremely accomplished little film…

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