Nomadland 🚐 + Oscar Predictions #2
Happy Monday! I hope you had a stunning weekend. In movie news: Ari Aster, director of past recs Hereditary and Midsommar, is teaming up with Oscar winner Joaquin Phoenix for Dissappointment Blvd., which will be released by A24. Plus, we got a first look at Emma Stone as Cruella de Vil in the trailer for Cruella. Onto today’s rec:
▶ Streaming on Hulu // Today’s movie is Chloe Zhao’s drama Nomadland. The third time was the charm for Chinese-American Zhao who received acclaim with her first two films but is on track to be the first woman of color to win Best Director at the Oscars with Nomadland.
After losing everything in the Great Recession, 60-year-old Fern (Frances McDormand) relies on a seasonal job at an Amazon distribution center to sustain her through workless months where she tours the American west in a van. [Trailer]
Why you should watch it: Nomadland is quiet by design. Fern doesn’t speak more than she has to, none of the characters do. It echoes their deep understanding of eac…