Empire Magazine [UK]

Unstintingly raw and cynical, this disconcerting and deeply affecting State Of The Union treatise regularly comes dangerously close to caricature. But that's forgiveable - parables often have to jettison subtlety to make their case. ...read the complete Manderlay review at Empire Magazine [UK]

Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

I have to admit that I approached Lars von Trier's Manderlay with a great deal of unease. This is the second film in the Danish director's trilogy of skewered Americana – the first was Dogville, which I thought to be among the very worst of ...read the complete Manderlay review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

FilmFocus.Co.UK (Joe Utichi)

While the basic structure of the story changes, not a lot else does. The white lines on a black floor that defined the township of Dogville are inverted for Manderlay and one gets the impression that this might, indeed, be a reflective version of the ...read the complete Manderlay review at FilmFocus.Co.UK (Joe Utichi)

Manderlay by Abdul S. Musa

We caught the tail end of this movie on Encore, there is no rewind or start over. I was so intrigued by the little I did see, I felt I needed to see... read more »

Excellent thought-provoking film... Barebones DVD from IFC by dooby

This is an excellent film. In the second installment of his proposed American trilogy, Lars von Trier, touches on the subjects of racism, cultural... read more »

excellent and provocative by scharl

[Caution: some plot points revealed in this review.] Manderlay is yet another brilliantly transgressive, widely misunderstood film from Lars von... read more »