

Manohla Dargis
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‘Palm Trees and Power Lines’ Review: A Teen’s Cautionary Tale
Lily McInerny stars as a 17-year-old girl who is groomed by a predator in Jamie Dack’s feature debut.

‘Creed III’ Review: A Franchise Finds New Fertile Ground
In his tender and gruff directorial debut, Michael B. Jordan again takes the lead, this time alongside Jonathan Majors as a childhood friend who has...

‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ Review: Splat
The latest installment in the Marvel franchise never takes flight despite its hard-working cast, led by Paul Rudd and a new villain played by Jonathan...

‘Emily’ Review: A Brontë Sister’s Savage, Hardy and Free Life
Blending fact with generous, liberating fiction, the director Frances O’Connor brings the author of “Wuthering Heights” to pleasurable life.

‘Of an Age’ Review: A Boy’s Own (Coming Out) Story
In 1999 Melbourne, a teenage outsider meets a young man who’s smart, kind, sensitive and looks mighty fine in a tight black T-shirt.

‘Godland’ Review: Another of God’s Lonely Men Goes Amok (Spiritually)
In this striking drama set in the late 19th century, a Danish priest travels to Iceland and is gradually undone by a world he can’t...

Sundance Film Festival 2023: Standout Movies
Dramas about couples (“Cat Person”) and families (“A Thousand and One”) tackle complex lives; documentaries on Judy Blume and Nikki Giovanni entertain.

For the First Time Ever, I’m Optimistic About Women in the Movie World
It’s not just the volume and range of films centered on female characters. It’s also a shift in consciousness that has made feminist concerns mainstream.

‘Alice, Darling’ Review: That’s What Friends Are For
Anna Kendrick stars in a drama about a woman in an abusive relationship who finds refuge with two girlfriends during a getaway.

‘Beautiful Beings’ Review: Boys Will Be Boys Will Be Violent Jerks
In this brutal Icelandic drama, four teenagers — both bullies and the bullied — struggle and rage against a world that rages back.