A striking debut from a blistering talent. What it lacks in narrative oomph it makes up for in beautiful imagery, natural performances and a worldview all its own.

The mystery and magic grow the longer you let it rest. Understated, but still impressive.

By casting and working with nonpros, from a treatment with scenes she wrote each morning, [Chloé] Zhao taps into stories — perhaps much like theirs — with authenticity and empathy.

An impressionistic look at the American West and the complex relationship the Lakota Sioux have with their traditions and the world in which they now find themselves.