Manohla Dargis
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‘Madame Web’ Review: Dakota Johnson Can’t Save This Spidey Spinoff
The actress stars as a clairvoyant in the latest entry to the Spider-Man franchise, using her charm to rise above this flat, predictable movie.
‘The Monk and the Gun’ Review: A Satirical Fable in a Faraway Land
This feature follows two monks in Bhutan, often portrayed as a Shangri-La, as the country readies for its first democratic elections.
‘Ennio’ Review: Morricone and His Mastery of Film Scores
A lively, absorbing documentary about the Italian composer whose music is featured in hundreds of movies, from “A Fistful of Dollars” to “Kill Bill.”
‘The Promised Land’ Review: Coaxing Crops From a Wild Land
Mads Mikkelsen stars as a soldier with little money but big ideas who gets royal approval to try to conquer a vast shrubby expanse.
‘How to Have Sex’ Review: This Paradise Is Nothing but Trouble
Molly Manning Walker’s vaporous coming-of-age story tracks a 16-year-old girl during a brief, booze-soaked Grecian getaway.
At Sundance, a Transcendent Road Trip and Other Reasons to Love Movies
A documentary about Will Ferrell and his friend Harper Steele brought the house down. It was just one of several discoveries at this year’s festival.
‘Pictures of Ghosts’ Review: Layers of Love and Memory
The Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho draws on fact and fiction in this image-rich documentary that moves fast and far, but always returns home.
‘Tótem’ Review: The Girl Who Sees Too Much
In Lila Avilés’s second feature, a 7-year-old girl begins to grasp the severity of her father’s illness while birthday preparations are underway at home.
‘I.S.S.’ Review: Ariana DeBose’s Turn as a Space Warrior
The actress stars in this low-wattage thriller about Russian and American astronauts facing off aboard the International Space Station.
‘I.S.S.’ Review: Ariana DeBose’s Turn as a Space Warrior
The actress stars in this low-wattage thriller about Russian and American astronauts facing off aboard the International Space Station.