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An Ignominious Auranew
Portland screenwriter Jonathan Raymond revamps the Western with Meek’s Cutoff.
Eugene Weekly |
Rick Levin |
05-09-2011 |
Reviews
The Way Things Weren't: Oregon Trail Odyssey 'Meek's Cutoff' is Just Plain Odd
Kelly Reichardt's minimalist cinema-of-the-inane hits a painfully low ebb with an anti-western lacking any sign of a narrative arc.
City Pulse |
Cole Smithey |
04-11-2011 |
Reviews
Tags: Kelly Reichardt, Meek's Cutoff
Girl Loses Dognew
Wendy and Lucy is a small, intimate movie that deserves far more attention than it's received.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
03-05-2009 |
Reviews
Desperate Times: An Interview with 'Wendy and Lucy' Director Kelly Reichardtnew
The accident of timing has everything to do with how a movie is received, and there's no question Kelly Reichardt's Wendy and Lucy hits home more forcefully now than when it premiered last May. The spare, lyrical story seems tailor-made for hard times, when even the formerly comfortable are staring destitution in the face.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
01-27-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Michelle Williams Finds a Safe Haven With Outsider Director Kelly Reichardtnew
It's a rare bankable star who lends her name to a tiny project budgeted at $300,000 and shot over 18 days with a mostly volunteer crew by a director whose name, had Williams bothered to ask permission from her agents, would doubtless have inspired the response "Who?"
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
12-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Kelly Reichardt on Working with Michelle Williams and the Realities of Being Poornew
A relentlessly independent director working far outside the confines of the studio system, Reichardt has fashioned a film that illuminates the ways in which people treat one another, from compassion to indifference, during tough times. She spoke us about her new film.
New York Press |
Christopher Wallenberg |
12-11-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Babes in the Woodsnew
Two old friends come to terms.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
03-15-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Kelly Reichardt, Old Joy
Ready for the Countrynew
This tale of two men in the woods is one of the best films of 2006, and its reminiscent of the best films of the 1970s as well.
Idyll Thoughtsnew
Placid and profound, Old Joy is a quiet marvel.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sam Adams |
11-14-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Kelly Reichardt, Old Joy
Road Trippingnew
Old Joy is an accurately observed moment between post-adolescence and parenthood, when friends cling or scatter, and circumstances force buried feelings to the fore.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
11-02-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Kelly Reichardt, Old Joy
Real Quietnew
A subtle, graceful and haunting film, Old Joy is the story of two old friends finding themselves in the mountains.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
10-27-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Kelly Reichardt, Old Joy
Lost in Forestation
A fill-in-the-blanks experience that defines itself more by what it isn’t than what it is.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
10-20-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Kelly Reichardt, Old Joy
Odd Couplenew
A tale of two friends on divergent paths -- with beautiful scenery.
New York Press |
Armond White |
09-21-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Kelly Reichardt, Old Joy
