Manohla Dargis
The New York Times
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Past articles by Manohla:
‘Infinite Storm’ Review: Climb Every Mountain, Ford Every Extreme
Naomi Watts stars in a true-life drama about a woman who hiked up a mountain alone and returned with some heavy, unexpected cargo. → Read More
And the 2022 Oscar Nominees Should Be
The nominations will be announced Feb. 8. Here’s what our critics wish academy voters would put on their ballots. → Read More
The New York Film Festival Is Back, and Our Critics Have Favorites
Their notable titles include the opening-night movie, “The Tragedy of Macbeth,” directed by a solo Joel Coen and starring Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand. → Read More
‘The Card Counter’ Review: A Gambler’s Existential Solitaire
Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish and Willem Dafoe star in the latest head trip from Paul Schrader, a story about betting on life. → Read More
Best Movies of 2020
The screening rooms were closed. The festivals were virtual. The blockbusters were in storage. Even so, our critics found abundant and inspiring signs of cinematic life in the pandemic. → Read More
Women Who Wallop: Why I Love Watching Actresses Become Action Stars
For our film critic, watching actresses become action stars made her think differently about bodies and the meaning of representation. → Read More
‘On the Rocks’ Review: Daddy Dearest and His Late Bloomer
In Sofia Coppola’s latest, Rashida Jones plays a woman worried about her marriage. Who’s she gonna call? Bill Murray, a.k.a. Dad. → Read More
‘Dick Johnson Is Dead’ Review: A Father’s Painful, Funny Goodbye
With the help of her father, the documentary filmmaker Kirsten Johnson made a surprising, endearing movie about his death. → Read More
‘Misbehaviour’ Review: Pretty Women, Some Pretty Angry
This British comedy about a feminist protest against the 1970 Miss World contest stars Keira Knightley and Gugu Mbatha-Raw. → Read More
10 Great Movies at the New York Film Festival You Can (Mostly) See Online
This year’s edition of the Lincoln Center staple is going virtual and to the Bronx — but there is still plenty to watch. → Read More
Netflix's ‘The Devil All the Time’ Review: Down-Home Livin’ and Dyin’
In this period drama, Tom Holland plays a country boy surrounded by Gothic ghouls, including Robert Pattinson’s preacher man. → Read More
‘Buoyancy’ Review: Enduring Horrors on the Sea, and Struggling to Survive
In this sobering, moving drama, a Cambodian teenager runs away from home and is sold into slavery on a Thai fishing boat. → Read More
‘Mulan’ Review: A Flower Blooms in Adversity (and Kicks Butt)
In Niki Caro and Disney’s live-action version of the ancient story, a young woman rides off to war and discovers herself. → Read More
'Mulan' Review: In Disney's Movie, A Flower Blooms in Adversity (and Kicks Butt)
In Niki Caro and Disney’s live-action version of the ancient story, a young woman rides off to war and discovers herself. → Read More
‘Get Duked!’ Review: The Kids Are All Fight (and Jokes)
In this busy British comedy, four teenagers are dumped in the Scottish Highlands, where they spiral into high jinks and danger. → Read More
‘Peninsula’ Review: The First Rule of Zombie Club Is Run!
In this follow-up to “Train to Busan,” a soldier turned survivor returns to a ruined country teeming with zombies and worse. → Read More
‘Project Power’ Review: Ye Olde Bangs, Scares and Clichés
Jamie Foxx heads up this very busy and familiar action movie, which also stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Dominique Fishback. → Read More
‘Boys State’ Review: Give Me a Teen and I’ll Show You a Politician
The winning if overly eager-to-please documentary “Boys State” looks at an annual educational program for teenage boys. → Read More
‘La Llorona’ Review: The General in His Horrific Labyrinth
The Weeping Woman returns in a thoughtfully creepy Guatemalan movie in which real-life terrors commingle with genre frights. → Read More
‘The Shadow of Violence’ Review: Behold, the Bad Man (Again)
In this Irish gangster movie, an ex-boxer who works for a vicious criminal enterprise risks destroying himself one blow at a time. → Read More