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I'm not saying Dargis is oblivious to these concerns; her article gets right to the heart of them when she admits she favored English-language films for her downloading adventures because small-screen subtitles are so frustrating.
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Manohla Dargis is pleasantly surprised that Freedom Writers avoids the pitfalls that have swallowed so many other movies about teachers "working with throwaway kids."
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A perspective such as Dargis's seems to me hyper-aware of the fetishization -- it seems to be in cahoots with the gaze of the adults in the mysterious audience of the ballets.
Innocence 2010
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This kind of self-conscious "wink" to the audience is a common trope of post-feminist media texts, and what makes them both entertaining and far more complex than critics such as Dargis give them credit for.
Archive 2008-05-01 Patrick Gonder 2008
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This kind of self-conscious "wink" to the audience is a common trope of post-feminist media texts, and what makes them both entertaining and far more complex than critics such as Dargis give them credit for.
"You just said a mouthful there, sister": Post-feminism and the Contemporary Media M.S. 2008
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According to Ms. Dargis, this film was one step away from a Carole Lombard screwball comedy directed by Howard Hawks.
Abe Gurko: What's With the New York Times Movie Reviewers?!? Abe Gurko 2011
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Couple of weeks ago, with an itch to see a summer film, though the offering so far seems lackluster, we were this close to seeing Super 8 when a review in The New York Times by Manohla Dargis led us to, of all places, Bad Teacher.
Abe Gurko: What's With the New York Times Movie Reviewers?!? Abe Gurko 2011
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New York Times reviewer Manohla Dargis even wrote, The screenplay, by Mark Heyman, Andrés Heinz and John McLaughlin, invites pop-psychological interpretations about women who self-mutilate while striving for their perfect selves...
Tiffany Tsai: Seduce Me: Female Bodies in Black Swan Tiffany Tsai 2011
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New York Times film critic Manohla Dargis wrote, "The movie is smart about a lot of things, including the vital importance of female friendships."
Dr. Irene S. Levine: 'Bridesmaids': Overpromise Left Me Feeling Flat Dr. Irene S. Levine 2011
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New York Times film critic Manohla Dargis wrote, "The movie is smart about a lot of things, including the vital importance of female friendships."
Dr. Irene S. Levine: 'Bridesmaids': Overpromise Left Me Feeling Flat Dr. Irene S. Levine 2011
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