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MARYANN JOHANSON
PUBLICATION(S)
• Apollo Guide
• Flick Filosopher

BIOGRAPHY
"One of online’s finest" film critics, or so says trade mag Variety, MaryAnn Johanson is a New York City-based freelance writer who loves movies but hates what Hollywood sometimes does to them.
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Total Reviews: 2613
Total QuickRatings: 4

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• Online Film Critics Society
• Cinemarati

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• Location: New York City


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" If this is meant to be representative of 'modern relationships,' count me out." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Nov 29, 2008
 
YPF (2008)40%
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" Billie Piper is even more spectacularly confident in her second outing as the young woman now daring enough to set herself up in the City, London's financial center, as a consultant..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Nov 29, 2008
 
The Sally Lockhart Mysteries - Shadow in the North (2007)n/a
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" Oh, for shame! How Christian is theft? Not very -- isn't one of their Big Rules against it?... [T]his direct-to-DVD flick is a bald-faced attempt to latch onto the phenom that is High School Musical..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Nov 29, 2008
 
Sunday School Musical (2008)n/a
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" [W]hat makes what is essentially a children's show appeal to adults is the subtext. Take that... out of the equation, and it suddenly becomes screamingly clear that, yup, Doctor Who really is a kiddie show." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Nov 21, 2008
 
Doctor Who - Infinite Quest ()n/a
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" There's so much stuff in it, so much beyond just the episodes, that my fangirl gland is overheating." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Nov 18, 2008
 
Doctor Who - The Complete Fourth Series (2007-2008)n/a
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" It's a bit preposterous, actually... but that's what makes it so much fun: here's a show about a female cop that's just as ridiculous as the ones about the guys have always been." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Nov 13, 2008
 
Commander - Set 1 ()n/a
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" [A] bit of a mixed bag: some work better than others..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Nov 5, 2008
 
Affairs of the Heart, Series 1 (2008)n/a
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" The collectible tin encasing the DVDs and the accompanying Crow figurine and funny fake movie lobby cards are nice, but that isn't what an anniversary set should be about." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Nov 5, 2008
 
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2008)n/a
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" Creatures from the past -- and the future -- hunting down poor puny humans in modern-day Great Britain while cute brainy scientists try to stop them! Good times, good times." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Nov 4, 2008
 
Primeval - The Complete Series 1 & 2 ()n/a
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" [I]f you're looking for something pornographic in this BBC adaptation of the novel, forget it, mister. You might just get a lesson in female backbone and autonomy, though." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Oct 28, 2008
 
Fanny Hill (2008)n/a
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" [W]eary with its own irony..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Oct 27, 2008
 
War, Inc. (2008)30%
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" [A] wild, outrageous ride through the conspiracy theories of the moment, wrapped in a paranoid, blow-'em-up, all-stops-out thriller..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Oct 8, 2008
 
Mobile (2008)n/a
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" [W]e like these Torchwood people... even when we don't like them, which is pretty frequently, actually, because they're often not very likable..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Sep 16, 2008
 
Torchwood - The Complete Second Season (2007)n/a
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" Is this the most adorable show ever, or what?... nine episodes of sweet-and-snarky perfection..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Sep 16, 2008
 
Pushing Daisies - The Complete First Season (2007)n/a
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" [H]onestly, Shaggy and Scooby-Doo and the gang got into spookier situations than this." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Sep 9, 2008
 
Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour (2007)0%
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" [Picks] up on whatever is in the zeitgeist that makes us suddenly fascinated by grownups... who dress up in pseudo medieval garb, pick up fake swords and maces, and beat the hitpoints out of one another. You know, for fun." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Sep 5, 2008
 
Monster Camp (2007)62%
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" [I]nteresting... for the sense you can gather, in the subtext of the bonus materials, of a series that became a victim of outside circumstances as well as its own success." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Sep 4, 2008
 
Heroes Season 2 (2008)n/a
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" [P]rimarily a catalogue of performances, and they are magnificent..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Aug 28, 2008
 
Gypsy Caravan (2006)86%
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" Of course it's outrageous: it's supposed to be." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Aug 26, 2008
 
Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? (2008)37%
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" [T]he historical context probably is the best way in which to appreciate this hit-or-miss collection of sight gags, wordplay, and middle-class angst..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Aug 25, 2008
 
Alfresco ()n/a
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" Crap. The Nazis had TV in 1935?... I guess we should be grateful they focused on television first and left the A-bomb for later." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Aug 18, 2008
 
Television Under the Swastika (1999)n/a
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" Thirty sketches jammed into 23 minutes is a certain recipe for insanity, or at least for making milk spurt out your nose, you're laughing so hard." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Aug 6, 2008
 
Robot Chicken Star Wars ()n/a
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" A damned intriguing thriller that asks more questions than it answers and leaves you dazed and upset and also a little inspired..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Aug 5, 2008
 
The Counterfeiters (2008)94%
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" [W]hat some consider the definitive rendition of the Robin Hood story..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Aug 5, 2008
 
Robin of Sherwood - Set 2 (1985-1986)n/a
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" [W]hat some consider the definitive rendition of the Robin Hood story..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Aug 5, 2008
 
Robin of Sherwood - Set 1 (1984)n/a
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" If you're not clear what all the fuss over Ellen Page is about, check out this 2007 Canadian film..., a showcase for her extraordinary and challenging talent..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jul 29, 2008
 
The Tracey Fragments (2008)39%
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" Beautifully animated... a movie for the whole family to enjoy..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jul 29, 2008
 
Kirikou and the Wild Beasts (2005)n/a
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" [V]acillate[s] between eager earnestness and too-cutesy preciousness..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jul 29, 2008
 
Exes and Ohs - The Comeplete First Season (2006)n/a
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" [A] cheery and friendly look at a little-known subculture..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jul 29, 2008
 
Twisted: A Balloonamentary (2007)83%
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" [A]bsolutely worth a look for American fans of British drama even if much of the political stuff will go over our heads, because of the intense performances by Sheen and... Morrissey..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jul 27, 2008
 
The Deal (2003)n/a
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" Ahhhh. Now this is what I want to see in a Stargate movie. It's not just a fantastic overlong episode of the show, it actually feels like a movie..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jul 27, 2008
 
Stargate: Continuum (2008)n/a
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" Like, oh my god, chick superheroes! And they are, like, as totally dull and shallow as chick superheroes almost always are in Hollywood's limited imagination." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jul 24, 2008
 
Birds of Prey - The Complete Series (2007)n/a
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" [A] meaty morsel of Gotham mythos that will satisfy fans and may even captivate newcomers to the modern retellings of the superhero's tale..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jul 24, 2008
 
Batman - Gotham Knight (2008)83%
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" The humor mix is wildly off-balance, veering from over-the-top cartoonish... to would-be sentimental pathos." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jul 21, 2008
 
Big Dreams Little Tokyo (2008)n/a
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" There are only 14 episodes here... but each is a brilliant little gem, faceted with witty and wise observations on how Generation X lives." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jul 21, 2008
 
Spaced: The Complete Series (1999/2001)n/a
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" [A]n earthy, cruelly honest dream-wander..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jul 16, 2008
 
Times and Winds (2008)86%
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" You want costume drama: here it is. This movie... really is all about the clothes, but not in a shallow way..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jul 11, 2008
 
Beau Brummell - This Charming Man ()n/a
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" This is one of the cleverest uses of DVD I've ever seen." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jul 8, 2008
 
X-Files Revelations (1995)n/a
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" [E]xpect the blackest, snidest, most unfunny application of the concept of satire you've ever seen..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jul 3, 2008
 
Anglo Saxon Attitudes (2008)n/a
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" [V]ery sexy..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jun 24, 2008
 
Wide Sargasso Sea (2006)n/a
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" The inherent preposterousness of much of what transpires... is more than compensated for by the heartbreaking sincerity..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jun 19, 2008
 
Under the Same Moon (2008)72%
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" Anime fans seem to think this 1908s TV series is a classic, and they're welcome to it. Newcomers not wearing the rose-colored glasses of nostalgia will find it as tedious as, well, most cartoons shows not first approached in childhood." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jun 4, 2008
 
Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers - The Collection Vol. 1 (1986-1989)n/a
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" [S]tunning both visually and emotionally, impressive as a first film and surely a harbinger of great things to come from Domalpalli..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jun 3, 2008
 
Vanaja (2007)80%
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" Poignant but never pitying, this is an enthralling study of the driving force behind an artist's work..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jun 3, 2008
 
Monster Road (2004)86%
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" [A] take on punkish independence on New York's Lower East Side... reminiscent of Scorsese's early work..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jun 3, 2008
 
Rhythm Thief (1994)n/a
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" [W]eirdly, ambiguously intriguing..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted Jun 3, 2008
 
Perfect Parents (2008)n/a
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" [I]f you love David 'Doctor Who' Tennant and don't want to have to take a toothbrush to your brain to excise images of him as a creep on orders of magnitude both deranged and criminal, then skip Secret Smile..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted May 22, 2008
 
Secret Smile (2008)n/a
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" This wickedly funny satire takes no prisoners..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted May 19, 2008
 
Military Intelligence and You! (2008)35%
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" [A]n enrapturing movie, deliciously gorgeous and impossible not to fall in love with..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted May 19, 2008
 
Saawariya (2007)41%
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" Deceptively deep once you look past its frank surface... stark and volatile..." -- Flick Filosopher
Posted May 19, 2008
 
Steel City (2006)86%

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