Manohla Dargis
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‘Boy Kills World’ Review: A Wide-Eyed Assassin
Beefed up and bloodied, Bill Skarsgard goes mano a mano against disposable hordes in this dystopian action flick.
‘We Grown Now’ Review: A Child’s Eye View
Minhal Baig’s third feature follows two boys living in a public housing complex in Chicago as they cope by building their own dream worlds.
Alain Delon’s Best Performances Showcased in a Retrospective
The French star is the subject of a series at Film Forum focusing on movies from the ’60s and ’70s, when he became an international...
‘Civil War’ Review: We Have Met the Enemy and It Is Us. Again.
In Alex Garland’s tough new movie, a group of journalists led by Kirsten Dunst, as a photographer, travels a United States at war with itself.
‘Civil War’ Review: We Have Met the Enemy and It Is Us. Again.
In Alex Garland’s tough new movie, a group of journalists led by Kirsten Dunst, as a photographer, travels a United States at war with itself.
‘Coup de Chance’ Review: Woody Allen’s Usual With a French Twist
Despite its Parisian setting, the setup is familiar from any of Allen’s New York movies: An act of infidelity presents a dilemma. Some of the...
‘Monkey Man’ Review: Dev Patel Is Kid, a Human Punching Bag
Dev Patel stars as Kid, a human punching bag who comes up with a plan to avenge a past wrong. The hits keep coming and...
At New Directors/New Films, the Kids Are Not All Right (Nobody Really Is)
This year’s edition of the festival tends toward familiar art-house fare, but there are standouts in which characters young and old grapple with childhood.
‘La Chimera’ Review: A Treasure Trove
In her latest dreamy movie, the Italian director Alice Rohrwacher follows a tomb raider, played by Josh O’Connor, who’s pining for a lost love.
‘Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World’ Review: A Wild Romanian Trip
In Radu Jude’s shambling, acidly funny movie set in Bucharest, a foul-mouthed gofer named Angela tours the troubled heart and soul of her country.