Contributor Manuela Lazic

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Not Movies

I am now a girl who watches Girls

by Manuela Lazic

A former skeptic reveals how her curiosity with Lena Dunham’s show grew into a personal obsession.
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Review

The LEGO Batman Movie

by Manuela Lazic

With great jokes and a subversive moral core, this animated comedy manages to have its brick-based cake and eat it.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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Review

Sing

by Manuela Lazic

Don’t miss this animated jukebox musical from Son of Rambow director Garth Jennings.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
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In Praise Of

Meryl Streep’s five best performances

by Manuela Lazic

Following her recent lifetime achievement award, we revisit some of the defining roles from a truly remarkable career.
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Review

Nocturnal Animals

by Manuela Lazic

Tom Ford’s long-awaited follow-up to A Single Man is a gorgeous, wild and wholly frustrating affair.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

The Accountant

by Manuela Lazic

Ben Affleck’s compelling low-key performance isn’t enough to save this by-the-numbers thriller.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
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Review

After Love

by Manuela Lazic

The bitter bureaucracy of a break up is rendered with delicacy by the Belgian director Joachim Lafosse.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Doctor Strange

by Manuela Lazic

At long last – a light, funny superhero movie that embraces the fantasy aspects of the genre in both its story and form.

2
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Review

Justin Timberlake + the Tennessee Kids

by Manuela Lazic

Jonathan Demme captures the full spectacle of the pop superstar in concert. The results are astonishing.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
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Festivals

Into the Inferno – first look review

by Manuela Lazic

Werner Herzog goes head to head with the volcanoes of the world in this new, globe-trotting doc.

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