What we’re watching: ‘Nomadland’ to Queen Latifah’s ‘The Equalizer’ and ‘Outlander’ stars in kilts Michael Phillips, Nina Metz, Tracy Swartz, Darcel Rockett, Scott L. Powers and Lauren Hill, Chicago Tribune
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“Nomadland”
It’s a singular experience, watching Chloé Zhao’s film “Nomadland” a drama about a woman rerouting her life in far-flung directions, in the wake of the 2008 economic meltdown from the vantage point of our own crises today. It’s a fine and bittersweet beauty in any case. Frances McDormand plays a woman living off the grid, as one of the American West’s nomadic travelers, following the jobs, making friends where she can, getting a little closer to herself. Zhao’s previous film, “The Rider,” is amazing; by contrast, “Nomadland” has its m