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Interview: A Conversation With Kelly Reichardt

Christopher Reed — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 18:45:01 +0000

I recently spoke with director Kelly Reichardt by phone about her new film First Cow, which premiered at the 2019 Telluride Film Festival (our Matt Delman reviewed it following the subsequent New York Film Festival) and is now finally rolling […]

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ON THE FRINGE, PART EIGHT: WENDY AND LUCY (2008)

Wed, 25 Apr 2018 16:03:47 +0000

There is an astonishing, heart-rending scene toward the middle of Kelly Reichardt’s pitch-perfect, Wendy and Lucy, an ascetic touching-without-being-cloying chronicle of a nomadic young girl (Michelle Williams), her dog Lucy and her broken-down car stuck outside of Portland, Oregon on her star-cross’d way […]

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FINALLY, LILLIAN AND DAN

Lena Dunham — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 00:00:28 +0000

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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MEEK’S CUTOFF

Michael Tully — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:13:33 +0000

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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NETFLIX HIDDEN GEMS: Issue #6

Michael Tully — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 15:26:02 +0000

Another month has arrived. Yippee! It seems like every week Netflix is unleashing an onslaught of new titles available for Instant Streaming, which is making it very hard to keep up. But that’s a good thing. Just a daunting one. […]

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THE TOP 25 FILMS OF THE DECADE (2000-2009)

Michael Tully — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:19:10 +0000

Before we begin, let us acknowledge that when it comes to “best of” lists, this year has quickly devolved into that loud lush at the end of the bar who won’t stop yapping. Though we’ve already contributed to his enabling […]

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HUMPDAY

Michael Tully — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:53:09 +0000

Guys are idiots. Even when they mean well, they’re still idiots. Lynn Shelton’s Humpday does nothing to disprove this theory, yet it also goes a surprisingly long way to understanding—if not explaining—the ludicrously misguided wiring that would lead two heterosexual […]

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MY EFFORTLESS BRILLIANCE

Michael Tully — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:46:36 +0000

(My Effortless Brilliance is now available for download at Amazon and iTunes, as well as for purchase and rental on DVD. Visit the film’s official website to watch the trailer and learn more.) Let’s get this out of the way […]

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SEVERED WAYS: THE NORSE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA

Mike S. Ryan — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:11:01 +0000

(Severed Ways: The Norse Discovery of America opens in New York City on Friday, March 13th. Visit the film’s official website for more information.) I think one thing we all crave in our movies is originality. We all want to […]

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WENDY AND LUCY

Lena Dunham — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:17:58 +0000

Wendy is a drifter, almost broke and headed to Alaska to find work in a fishery. She is sober and kind and it’s unclear what kind of bad luck has befallen her, but she is petrified about money and keeps […]

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