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Thursday, October 16, 2014

Movie Review: 'Birdman' Stars Michael Keaton and Emma Stone by Manohla Dargis

Alejandro G. Iñárritu's comedy "Birdman" stars Michael Keaton as a onetime movie superhero betting his career on a strange Broadway play.

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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Movie Review: 'The One I Love,' With Elisabeth Moss and Mark Duplass by Manohla Dargis

Elisabeth Moss and Mark Duplass star in "The One I Love," about a couple sent on a mysterious retreat to help their marriage.

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Movie Review: 'Jersey Boys,' Eastwood's Take on Showbiz Myth by Manohla Dargis

Clint Eastwood's "Jersey Boys," the adaptation of the Broadway musical, is a redemption narrative that's got a good beat.

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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Movie Review: 'Romeo & Juliet,' Adapted by Julian Fellowes by Manohla Dargis

Adapted by Julian Fellowes of "Downton Abbey" fame, "Romeo & Juliet," starring Hailee Steinfeld, won't sound all that familiar to students of Shakespeare's text.    

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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Barbra Streisand, at a Gala and in Memory by Manohla Dargis

A gala to honor Barbra Steisand is filled with glittering names, but her status as a feminist role model is worth lingering on.

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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Movie Review: 'Barrymore' Stars Christopher Plummer; Érik Canuel Directs by Manohla Dargis

Christopher Plummer reprises his stage role in "Barrymore," about a hypothetical John Barrymore comeback.

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Thursday, July 26, 2012

Movie Review: Meet the Murderer, the Best of a Bad Lot by Manohla Dargis

It says something about William Friedkin's big-screen adaptation of the Tracy Letts play "Killer Joe" that the title psycho, played by Matthew McConaughey, is, by a long Texas mile, its leas…

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

Movie Review: A Smell of Wine, Cheap Perfume and Another Era by Manohla Dargis

Tom Cruise stars in "Rock of Ages," a musical, based on the Broadway show, set in the 1980s and featuring rock songs of the time.

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Friday, December 2, 2011

Movie Review | 'Coriolanus': He's the Hero of the People, and He Hates It by Manohla Dargis

In his directing debut Ralph Fiennes adds modern weaponry to Shakespeare's "Coriolanus."

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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Just a Maid in Movies, but Not Forgotten by Manohla Dargis

Theresa Harris, a black actress whose usual role was as a servant, is one of the inspirations for a new play by Lynn Nottage.

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Friday, March 25, 2011

More 'Ask the Film Critics' by Manohla Dargis and A.o. Scott

Manohla Dargis and A.O. Scott answer reader questions about how they divvy up reviews, quote whores and more.

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