“The movie industry is failing women. And until the industry starts making serious changes, nothing is going to change.” FailingSeriousIndustryMovie Industry Author:Manohla Dargis
“The great irony is that women are accused of making romantic comedies, as if it’s a bad thing, but Marc Webb makes a romantic comedy and he gets ‘Spider-Man.’ Are you kidding me? You cannot win.” IfsMenNextWinningComedyProjectsSummerIronyBad ThingsAccusedSpidersSpider Man Author:Manohla Dargis
“An acquired taste, this dense Jabberwocky-ish word salad is a political allegory about a populace that's been pharmaceutically duped into believing its wretched world is wonderful.” WorldBelievePoliticalWonderfulTasteWretchedSaladDenseAllegoryAcquired Taste Author:Manohla Dargis
“That Ms. Farahani found Mr. Mohassess and persuaded him to share his story is a terrific coup, even if a great deal of his life's work remains elusive.” IfsStoriesFoundDealsShareRemainsTerrificElusiveCoups Author:Manohla Dargis
“In scene after scene, meaning sneaks in and sometimes roars.” SometimesSceneSneakSneak In Author:Manohla Dargis
“Mr. Lapid, making an electrifying feature directing debut, traces the line between the group and the individual in a story that can be read as a commentary on the world as much as on Israel.” WorldStoriesIndividualLinesGroupsIsraelFeaturesCommentaryDebut Author:Manohla Dargis
“The weave of the personal and the political finally proves as irresistible as it is moving, partly because it has been drawn from extraordinary life.” Has BeensMovingPoliticalProveExtraordinaryIrresistibleOrdinary LifeExtraordinary Life Author:Manohla Dargis
“Moment by moment, with a twitch, a shudder, a look, it’s Mr. Hardy who movingly draws you in, turning a stranger’s face into a life.” LooksMomentsFacesDrawsStrangerHardy Author:Manohla Dargis
“By focusing on such a narrow slice of Nepali life, Ms. Spray and Mr. Velez have ceded any totalizing claim on the truth and instead settled for a perfect incompleteness.” PerfectClaimsSprayIncompleteness Author:Manohla Dargis
“There isn’t anything good to say about Kick-Ass 2, the even more witless, mirthless follow-up to Kick-Ass.” AssKicksKick AssFollow Up Author:Manohla Dargis