Director Chloé Zhao’s latest film “Hamnet” was released in theaters Nov. 26. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Maggie O’Farrell, who also cowrote the screenplay with Zhao. “Hamnet”...

Chloé Zhao’s “Nomadland” is a slow slog through the desert with actor Frances McDormand. The use of a Hollywood name like McDormand makes the film feel less authentic than Zhao’s other works.