Manohla Dargis
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Gena Rowlands Shows Her True Power in ‘A Woman Under the Influence’
In “A Woman Under the Influence,” her gloriously, terrifyingly imperfect Mabel was emblematic of the actress’s work, especially with John Cassavetes.
‘Red Island’ Review: Madagascar Is Shifting Beneath Their Feet
Robin Campillo relies on the power of suggestion to sketch life in this former French colony, filtering it obliquely through a young white boy’s eyes.
‘Alien: Romulus’ Review: Go Ahead, Scream (No One Can Hear You)
The seventh installment of the series centers on Rain (Cailee Spaeny), a contract worker in an outer-space mining colony, and her friend Andy (David Jonsson),...
‘It Ends With Us’ Review: For Blake Lively, Love Hurts and Even Bruises
Blake Lively plays Lily Bloom, a flower lover with a thorny personal garden, in this gauzy adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel.
‘War Game’ Review: It Can’t Happen Here (Right?)
This nail-biter of a documentary imagines it is Jan. 6, 2025, and armed supporters of the losing candidate are hatching a coup and maybe a...
‘Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1’ Review: The Beauty, and the Bloodshed
In the first of a projected four-film cycle, Kevin Costner revisits the western genre and U.S. history in a big, busy drama.
‘Last Summer’ Review: A Shocking Affair to Remember
Few directors get as deeply under the skin as Catherine Breillat, a longtime provocateur who tests the limits of what the world thinks women should...
‘Green Border’ Review: Migrants’ Elusive Race for Freedom
Agnieszka Holland focuses on the Polish-Belarusian border as a Syrian family tries to make it to the European Union.
‘The Bikeriders’ Review: On the Road to Nowhere, Beautifully
Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy star in a romanticized drama about a fictional motorcycle club in the 1960s.
‘Inside Out 2’ Review: PUBERTY! OMG! LOL! IYKYK!
Anxiety meets Joy in Pixar’s eager, predictably charming sequel to its innovative 2015 hit. Sadness is still around, too, as are Fear and Disgust.