Kelly Reichardt, that master of understated filmmaking where the female sex (for the most part) takes center stage, is back at it again with Certain Women, a Montana-esque drama about The Treasure State men's slightly differential treatment of their female counterparts. Laura Dern is a lawyer whose client has began losing his mind; Michele Williams is a married mother who dreams of building her own house with a particular sandstone brick; and newcomer Lily Gladstone shines as a lonely ranch hand who falls in love with Kristen Stewart's young teacher. The movie's pace is slow and deliberate, and its strength lies in capturing the reflection of their characters' souls through long stares and small gestures. Reichardt proves once again that, using Williams as her muse, she's one of the most gifted filmmakers of this particular genre, which I would label as "literary celluloid for women."
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