Awards season has now officially kicked off! The Gotham Awards have announced the nominations for their 2023 ceremony. The nominees were listed by Jeffrey Sharp, the executive director of the Gotham Film and Media Institute, as well as deputy director […]

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(Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of Showing Up, the latest collab between filmmaker Kelly Reichardt and actress Michelle Williams. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The films of Kelly Reichardt are thoughtful cinematic dramas that […]

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Three years after her 19th Century bromance First Cow, Kelly Reichardt is back with a new Portland-set drama from A24. Showing Up stars Michelle Williams as a struggling sculptor preparing for a major art show while nursing a wounded pigeon […]

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The nominations for the 2022 Gotham Awards have been revealed. The nominations in 12 categories recognize independent/arthouse films and breakout TV from this year. The ceremony will be held at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan on Monday, November 28. Angelica […]

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Mike Gibisser's drama gives the impression of having been made in a vacuum, conceived without influence and then delivered, squinting, into the fluorescent world around it.

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Beneath the quirky palimpsest, Take This Waltz is a profoundly moving film about the conflict between desire and responsibility, complacency and identity, that absolutely nails the emotional texture of marriage, commitment and need.

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Though term papers could—and hopefully will—be written about how Reichardt revises and revitalizes the traditional Western in her most ambitious production yet, I worry that this type of treatment will keep Meek’s Cutoff relegated to cinephile circles, when this is a perfect example of a vital American independent film that should be used to help broaden less adventurous viewers’ horizons.

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