

Manohla Dargis
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‘Orlando, My Political Biography’ Takes a Collective Approach to Joy
The filmmaker Paul B. Preciado shares the title role with 20 trans and nonbinary performers to make a point about the cage of identity.

‘The Killer’ Review: He’s a Deadly Bore
Michael Fassbender stars as a loquaciously dull hit man in David Fincher’s latest film about bloody exploits.

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Review: An Unsettling Masterpiece
Martin Scorsese’s three-and-a-half-hour epic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is a romance, a western, a whodunit and a lesson in the bloody history of the Osage murders...

‘Ferrari’ Leads a Dizzyingly Diverse New York Film Festival
The dizzyingly diverse program ranges from the quiet “Here” to Michael Mann’s psychological portrait of a carmaker, “Ferrari.”

Toronto International Film Festival Highlights Include ‘Green Border’
The festival’s highlights ranged from Agnieszka Holland’s agonizing “Green Border,” about the migrant crisis, to Richard Linklater’s fizzy “Hit Man.”

How Strikes Reflect Longstanding Battles for Control in Hollywood
Striking actors and writers fear A.I. Executives don’t seem to. It’s a longstanding battle over technology and control in Hollywood that plays out onscreen, too.

‘The Equalizer 3’ Review: Denzel Washington on Brood, Kill, Repeat
Do we know why Denzel Washington’s vigilante is in Italy? No. This third franchise installment just assumes you’re here for the entertaining violence.

‘Haunted Mansion’ Review: A Disney Ride to Nowhere Fun
Starring LaKeith Stanfield and Rosario Dawson, this movie plays like a feature-length ad for Disney’s theme-park attraction of the same name.

‘Oppenheimer’ Review: A Man for Our Time
Christopher Nolan’s complex, vivid portrait of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “father of the atomic bomb,” is a brilliant achievement in formal and conceptual terms.

‘Barbie’ Review: On the Road and Out of the Box
She’s in the driver’s seat, headed for uncharted territory (flat feet!). But there are limits to how much dimension even Greta Gerwig can give this...