A Powerful Chorus Harmonizing ‘Dark Phrases of Womanhood’ by Manohla Dargis

With “For Colored Girls” Tyler Perry works very hard and gets it mostly right.

SOURCE: movies.nytimes.com at 5:58pm on May 25, 2015☆⚑

Arthur Penn, a Director Attuned to His Country by Manohla Dargis

The director Arthur Penn, who died at 88 on Sept. 28, made loose, vital movies that have no place in today's Hollywood.

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Review: In 'Cymbeline,' a Drug Kingpin by Manohla Dargis

Michael Almereyda's version of "Cymbeline" reaffirms that Shakespeare can always survive every interpretive trick.

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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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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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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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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.    

SOURCE: movies.nytimes.com at 5:31pm on October 10, 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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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.

SOURCE: movies.nytimes.com at 11:13am on November 15, 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…

SOURCE: movies.nytimes.com at 3:22pm on July 26, 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.

SOURCE: movies.nytimes.com at 12:39pm on June 14, 2012☆⚑

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."

SOURCE: movies.nytimes.com at 6:03am on December 2, 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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