Michelle Williams

Why Wendy and Lucy remains a vital piece of American cinema

By Joel Blackledge

Kelly Reichardt’s low-key anti-drama from 2008 offers a sobering look at poverty in small town USA.

Certain Women

By David Jenkins

Director Kelly Reichardt returns with another brilliantly understated study of love and desire.

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A beginner’s guide to the films of Kelly Reichardt

By Edward Cripps

Before you see Certain Women, delve into this great American filmmaker’s stellar back catalogue.

Michelle Williams is being lined up for Jonah Hill’s directorial debut

By Dan Einav

The Manchester by the Sea star is in talks for coming-of-ager Mid ’90s.

What does death look like on Lonergan’s North Shore?

By Charles Bramesco

A Massachusetts native offers a candidly personal take on Manchester by the Sea.

Manchester by the Sea

By Sophie Monks Kaufman

Casey Affleck delivers a career-best performance in Kenneth Lonergan’s stunning meditation on loss.

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Kenneth Lonergan: ‘A good idea is like having a daydream that you write down’

By David Jenkins

The Manchester by the Sea writer/director reveals how he creates, builds and develops his characters.

2016 in review: The good, the great and the regrettable

By Little White Lies

Our writers sort through the year’s best and worst movie moments – with a special mention to Shia LaBeouf.

Suite Française

By David Jenkins

Nazi occupation in the French countryside leads to forbidden love in this so-so literary adaptation.

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Meek’s Cutoff

By Adam Woodward

Kelly Reichardt’s boldness in eschewing a sprawling retelling of how the West was won should be applauded.

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Wendy and Lucy

By Matt Bochenski

Michelle Williams stars in this tender portrait of a women searching for her lost dog.

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