Before the entire world shut down, there was an extremely good Kelly Reichardt movie (“First Cow“) halfway into theaters.
Now it’s shelved indefinitely, with promises from distributor A24 that it will see theaters again, but our career-spanning look at the American independent stalwart continues.Read More: Kelly Reichardt On The 16-Year Journey Of ‘First Cow’ & Those Delicious Oily Cakes [Interview]Known for their lived-in detail, complex female leads and incisive social commentary about class, struggle and identity, Reichardt titles like “Wendy and Lucy” (2008), “Meek’s Cutoff” (2010) and “Night Moves” (2013) examine the age-old cracks in the Pacific Northwest’s rebellious mythology.Read More: ‘First Cow’: Kelly Reichardt Makes A Tranquil North Western Story About The Nature Of Friendship [Telluride Review]Often her characters are faced with the difficult choices after bouts of naïveté, trust in “the system” or, frankly, men.Continue reading Kelly Reichardt: The Essential Films [Be Reel Podcast] at The Playlist.
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