

Manohla Dargis
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‘Somewhere With No Bridges’ Review: Of Men and Memories
Charles Frank’s documentary about a Martha’s Vineyard man tries to turn a shadow into a portrait.

‘Playground’ Review: A Creation Story
In this stunning Belgian drama, a little girl and her brother go to school, read, write, fight and learn some brutal lessons about life.

‘KIMI’ Review: Sure She’s Paranoid, but Something Really Is Out There
Zoë Kravitz stars in the latest from Steven Soderbergh, a story that plays with genre, triggers your anxieties and shreds your nerves.

‘Lingui, the Sacred Bonds’ Review: Love, Ferocious and Limitless
In this electric liberation story from Chad, a mother struggles to protect her daughter’s future and finds both herself and a world of possibility.

Sundance Film Festival: ‘Nanny’ Leads a Parade of
This year’s festival featured lots of scares, a parade of bodies (and body parts) and a haunted, haunting postcolonial tale set in New York.

‘Compartment No. 6’ Review: Strangers on a Russian Train
A young Finnish woman embarks on a journey of self-discovery that takes her (and you) through richly detailed and surprising terrain.

‘Munich: The Edge of War’ Review: ‘Well Navigated, Sir’ (Not!)
With clenched jaws and furrowed brows, this plodding procedural attempts to glorify Neville Chamberlain, played here by Jeremy Irons.

One Indelible Scene: When a Woman Takes the Wheel in ‘Licorice Pizza’
After letting Alana Haim and her character drift and idle, Paul Thomas Anderson gives you a reason to cheer: “Hardcore, hardcore Alana!”

‘Belle’ Review: Soaring and Singing Over the Online Rainbow
In this gorgeous anime, a high school student journeys into a virtual world and finds herself amid cute, kooky and menacing fellow users.

‘Expedition Content’ Review: Anthropological Maneuvers in the Dark
An engrossing documentary looks back at a 1961 expedition to New Guinea and the creation of the landmark ethnographic film that resulted.