“Tropic Thunder” - Joanna Langfield reviews
Tom Cruise may initally steal Robert Downey Jr’s thunder, but there’s no question it’s Downey who gives this hilarious satire its biggest bang for your buck. Read the rest of this entry »
Joanna Langfield
Her voice is heard throughout the 50 states and around the world by more than one million listeners on her syndicated radio programs: Joanna Langfield’s People Report and Video and Movie Minute. She’s also seen and heard as a regular contributing commentator on CNN International, CNN, Fox News and CNBC. In print, her articles have been published in such high profile magazines as Video Review and McCall’s.
Joanna Langfield is known for taking interviews to another level with probing looks at celebrities’ insights rather than just their latest projects. As a result, she’s secured a niche among the nation’s premier interviewers and movie critics.
Joanna began her career on the production staff of a local Boston television station. She then focused her energies towards radio and produced talk shows at WMEX-AM in Boston. After moving to New York, she became executive producer at WMCA-AM for talk show personalities Barry Gray and Sally Jessy Raphael. She began hosting a one-minute movie review spot which, in turn, led to her top-rated weekend call in-show, The Joanna Langfield Show (1980-83).
Joanna moved to WABC-AM to host The Joanna Langfield Show on Saturday nights from 9:00pm to midnight. It was the highest rated show in its time slot. From 1987-1989, Joanna hosted Today’s People on the ABC Radio network, which was fed daily to over 300 stations around the country. She also appeared on WABC-TV as a regular on-air contributor.
In 1989, Joanna formed her radio production company, Joanna Langfield Entertainment Reports ti syndicate her radio reports. She is considered to be one of the top authoritative commentators on the entertainment industry.
Articles by Joanna Langfield
“Mamma Mia!” - Joanna Langfield reviews
Even now, several days after seeing the thing, I still can’t decide if this is 1. a disaster of astounding proportions or 2. a hoot and a half. Read the rest of this entry »
“The Dark Knight” - Joanna Langfield reviews
Dark, indeed. In fact, this Batman sequel may be the darkest movie of the year. Read the rest of this entry »
“Wanted” - Joanna Langfield reviews
It’s interesting how Angelina Jolie has chosen to morph from real life heavenly Earth Mother to on screen One Bad Mother in this whirlwind summer blast. Read the rest of this entry »
“The Love Guru” - Joanna Langfield reviews
The Love Guru Now, I’m no expert, but wouldn’t you think a movie about an evolved spiritual advisor would share the love, rather than just keep its self-important star on screen for virtually every scene, performing repetitive fart jokes? Read the rest of this entry »
“You Don’t Mess with the Zohan” - Joanna Langfield reviews
Adam Sandler clearly has some awfully good intentions in making this movie; what we wind up with is, unfortunately, just awful. Read the rest of this entry »
“Sex and the City” - Joanna Langfield reviews
Ok; the clothes are great. But that’s about as cutting edge as we get in this still genial reunion. Read the rest of this entry »
“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” - Joanna Langfield reviews
It’s probably impossible to capture the pure magic of the original Raiders of the Lost Ark, but this Kingdom sure gives it a valiant try. Read the rest of this entry »
“What Happens In Vegas” - Joanna Langfield reviews
For a standard rom-com, this pretty package sneaks in a few surprises. Read the rest of this entry »
“Flying: Confessions of a Free Women” - Joanna Langfield reviews
If the idea of watching six hours of a privileged young woman pondering whether or not she should have a child makes you nervous, this extraordinary documentary will prove all the more surprising. Because Jennifer Fox’s epic, intimate film manages to look at not just one version of sex in the city, but amazingly, an entire world of women and their own questions of identity. Read the rest of this entry »