Manny and Lo, the two girls on the run in writer-director Lisa Krueger’s bitingly offbeat first feature of the same name, are unlikely outlaws in an even more unlikely family comedy-drama. Lo ...

“Manny & Lo” (Sony Pictures Classics, 1996), a tiny jewel of a comedy-drama, was released in 1996 and marked the notable debut of director Lisa Krueger. The film follows the oddbal… ...

Manny's narration also places Manny and Lo into an 11-year-old's point of view, lending the film a slightly precious, fairy-tale atmosphere.

Manny and Lo are the Thelma and Louise of the Nickelodeon set.Orphans both, Manny (Scarlett Johansson) is a quiet, cool-headed girl of 11 who watches over her rash and impetuous teen-age sister ...

Our Flick of the Week is actually a double feature, two independently made sisterhood dramas, both about young girls gaining self-confidence and moving away from being male-dominated. “Manny … ...