"Old Joy" helmer Kelly Reichardt plays to her strengths in "Wendy and Lucy," a modest yet deeply felt road movie about an idealistic young drifter. “Old Joy” helmer Kelly Reichardt plays to her ...

No animal is better equipped to be a cinematic subject than a dog, with their adorable eyes, outsized personalities, and uncomplicated motivation for unconditional love. You see a dog's interaction ...

In Kelly Reichardt’s Wendy and Lucy, Michelle Williams plays Wendy, a young woman “just passing through,” as she’s fond of putting it, a small town in Oregon. She’s on her way to Alaska, where she ...

We’re not told what events have prompted the central character to up sticks from her Indiana home and head north-west with her beloved dog Lucy. As played by Michelle Williams, Wendy is an ...

Kelly Reichardt's films are among the most richly textured and keenly observant works in contemporary cinema. To coincide with the release of her latest film, Meek's Cutoff, Museum of the Moving Image ...

The year 2008 was generally considered to be weak for the Clintons, the banking industry and movies. As a result, the president is a dude; we’re all going to be poor; and the Oscar nominees for Best ...

Wendy Carroll (Michelle Williams) is a homeless woman driving cross-country with her dog, Lucy, and sleeping in her car at night to save money and stay warm. One morning, her car won’t start. Her ...