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Manohla Dargis

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Manohla Dargis
Born
Manohla June Dargis
EducationState University of New York, Purchase (BA)
New York University (MA)
OccupationFilm critic
Spouse
Lou Amdur
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(m. 1994)​

Manohla June Dargis (/məˈnoʊlə ˈdɑːrɡɪs/ mə-NOH-lə DAR-ghiss)[1] is an American film critic. She is the chief film critic for The New York Times.[2] She is a five-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.

Career

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Before being a film critic for The New York Times, Dargis was a lead film critic for the Los Angeles Times,[3] the film editor at the LA Weekly,[4][5] and a film critic at The Village Voice,[5] where she had two columns on avant-garde cinema[6] ("CounterCurrents" and "Shock Corridor").[citation needed] She has been a contributor to anthologies including Women and Film: A Sight and Sound Reader, published by Scarlet Press,[citation needed] and American Movie Critics: An Anthology from the Silents Until Now, published by the Library of America.[7] She wrote a monograph on Curtis Hanson's film L.A. Confidential for the British Film Institute[8][5] and served as the president and vice-president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.[citation needed]

In 2012, Dargis received the Nelson A. Rockefeller Award for contributions to the arts from Purchase College.[9] She was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 2013,[10] 2015,[11] 2016,[12] 2018,[13] and 2019.[14]

Preferences

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Favorites

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Dargis participated in the 2012 Sight & Sound Greatest Films of All Time,[15] where she listed her 10 favorite films:

For the 2022 edition of the Sight & Sound poll[16] Dargis' ballot included:

New York Times Best of the Year

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Personal life and education

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Dargis grew up in Manhattan's East Village, regularly attending St. Mark's Cinema and Theatre 80.[2] She graduated from Hunter College High School[citation needed] and received her BA in literature from State University of New York at Purchase.[33][6][34]

She received a Master of Arts in cinema studies from the New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science.[4][35][5][6][36][5] In 2007 she returned to graduate school to obtain a Ph.D. in cinema studies.[4]

Dargis married wine expert Lou Amdur in 1994.[37][38] They live in Los Angeles.[39][40]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Manohla Dargis on 2016". Linoleum Knife (Podcast). January 15, 2017. 1 hour and 22 minutes in. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Film Critic Biography: Manohla Dargis". The New York Times. December 7, 2004. Retrieved September 12, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Manohla Dargis of The New York Times". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "Manohla Dargis". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Erickson, Steve (December 12, 2002). "Interview with Manohla Dargis". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 "Manohla Dargis of The New York Times". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  7. ↑ "American Movie Critics: An Anthology From the Silents Until Now (paperback)". Library of America. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  8. ↑ Moody, Clare (April 19, 2011). "BFI Classics: LA Confidential". Werkre. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  9. ↑ Bang, Axel (November 7, 2012). "Purchase College to Present Rockefeller Awards". Harrison, NY Patch. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Manohla Dargis". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  11. ↑ "2015 Prize Winners and Finalists". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  12. ↑ "2016 Prize Winners and Finalists". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  13. ↑ "2018 Prize Winners and Finalists". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  14. ↑ "2019 Prize Winners and Finalists". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Manohla Dargis". BFI. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016.
  16. ↑ Dargis, Manohla. "Sight and Sound poll". Sight and Sound. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
  17. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (December 26, 2004). "Clint Eastwood Does John Coltrane". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  18. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (December 25, 2005). "Big Changes, Mostly for the Good". The New York Times. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
  19. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (December 24, 2006). "Not for the Faint of Heart or Lazy of Thought". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  20. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (December 23, 2007). "A List, to Start the Conversation". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  21. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (December 18, 2008). "In the Big Picture, Big-Screen Hopes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  22. ↑ Dargis, Manohla; Scott, A. O.; Holden, Stephen (December 9, 2015). "The Best Movies of 2015". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  23. ↑ Dargis, Manohla; Scott, A. O.; Holden, Stephen (December 7, 2016). "Best Movies of 2016". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  24. ↑ Dargis, Manohla; Scott, A. O. (December 6, 2017). "Best Movies of 2017". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  25. ↑ Dargis, Manohla; Scott, A. O. (December 5, 2018). "Best Movies of 2018". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  26. ↑ Scott, A. O.; Dargis, Manohla (December 4, 2019). "Best Movies of 2019". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  27. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (December 3, 2020). "Best Movies of 2020 (Published 2020)". The New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  28. ↑ Scott, A. O.; Dargis, Manohla (December 6, 2021). "Best Movies of 2021". The New York Times. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  29. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (December 6, 2022). "Best Movies of 2022". The New York Times. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  30. ↑ Dargis, Manohla; Wilkinson, Alissa (December 1, 2023). "Best Movies of 2023". The New York Times. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  31. ↑ Dargis, Manohla; Wilkinson, Alissa (November 30, 2024). "Best Movies of 2024". The New York Times. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
  32. ↑ Dargis, Manohla; Wilkinson, Alissa (December 2, 2024). "Best Movies of 2025". The New York Times. Retrieved March 5, 2026.
  33. ↑ "Rockefeller - Past Recipients". Purchase College. Archived from the original on September 28, 2015.
  34. ↑ "Manohla Dargis '85". Purchase College. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  35. ↑ "Manohla Dargis". The New York Review of Books. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  36. ↑ Dargis, Manohla (October 10, 2019). "'Parasite' Review: The Lower Depths Rise With a Vengeance". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  37. ↑ Rodell, Besha (May 14, 2014). "Lou Amdur: L.A.'s Wine Guru". LA Weekly. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  38. ↑ Sheckels, Melinda (December 28, 1994). "Louis Amdur + Manohla Dargis". Clark County Clerk. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  39. ↑ "Manohla Dargis". University of Southern California. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013.
  40. ↑ "Film Critic Biography: Manohla Dargis". The New York Times. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
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