

Manohla Dargis
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‘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...

‘Afire’ Review: His Flaws Are Petty, Pathetic and Funny
Christian Petzold’s new film, about a sour young writer and the woman he desires, generates both cruel comedy and heartbreak.

‘Earth Mama’ Review: Savanah Leaf’s Intimate Debut
In Savanah Leaf’s moving, intimate feature debut, a pregnant woman tries to regain custody of her two children in foster care.

‘Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part 1’ Review: Still Running
In this franchise’s seventh entry, Tom Cruise’s mission includes increasingly improbable leaps, chases and stunts. Luckily for us, he chooses to accept it.

‘The Passengers of the Night’ Review: A Woman’s Second Act
In this French drama, Charlotte Gainsbourg plays a woman who rebuilds her life, piece by fragile piece, after her husband leaves her.

‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Review: Turning Back the Clock
The gruff appeal of Harrison Ford, both de-aged and properly weathered, is the main draw in this generally silly entry in the long-running franchise.

‘Revoir Paris’ Review: Recovering Fragments of Memory
In Alice Winocour’s taut film, a woman survives a terrorist and tries to piece together what happened that day and how it changed her.

‘Asteroid City’ Review: Wes Anderson and His All-Stars Go Meta
In his latest film, Wes Anderson and his all-stars go meta with a TV show about a theatrical play that, in turn, is about a...

‘The Flash’ Review: Electric Company
In the latest DC Comics blowout, Ezra Miller suits up as the speedy superhero alongside special guests like Batman (hello, Michael Keaton).