Michelle Williams

In spite of its arthouse eccentricities, the film’s calm pacing and subdued landscape shots make for a charming, albeit virtually plotless, slice-of-life flick.

It’s Reichardt’s willingness to let a collective filmmaking process guide her, perhaps, that allows her meditative cinema to thrive.

As both preparation and celebration for Beyoncé's much-anticipated Renaissance release, here’s a guide to 10 essential tracks.

“Downton Abbey: A New Era” might take place almost a century away from the modern world, but Curtis’s evocative storytelling infuses the film with nostalgic warmth.

It is delightful to feel the sizzling tension and power flashing off these women in bright, dynamic waves in scene after scene; their interactions are filled with the tingling awkwardness of class tension, an uncomfortably intertwined past and rare moments of understanding.

Inspired by true events, the film follows the kidnapping of Getty’s grandson John Paul Getty III and the subsequent negotiations for his release.

“The Greatest Showman” is a clichéd, overcrowded but nevertheless competent musical. The film's sugary sincerity should work to its benefit.

“The Great and Powerful Oz” is a Disneyfied downfall compared to the 1939 classic. Big names like James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz and Michelle Williams bring clout to the release but turn out flat characters overshadowed by the extraneous use of CGI.