What’s rare, and exponentially more interesting, are films that reflect the full spectrum of motherhood, from dizzying love to what Leda in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s new movie 'The Lost Daughter' calls “crushing responsibility.”

The new batch of Golden Globe nominees includes two female directors: Maggie Gyllenhaal for her celebrated first film 'The Lost Daughter' and Jane Campion for 'The Power of the Dog,' nearly 30 years after her nomination for 1994’s The Piano.

'And Just Like That' picks up on three of the foursome as they navigate midlife. Fear not, they still dress up, but they also have to deal with graying hair, moody teenage children, new media, hearing aids, diversity wokeness, and possibly alcoholism.

Both 'The Great' and 'Dickinson' bring history to life in ways that may feel inappropriate — if not sacrilegious — to purists.

'Spencer' is not a fairy story; in fact, many of its scenes and sequences feel more like horror. As a meditation on the crisis of mental health that Princess Diana lived through, it’s devastatingly effective.

With 'Passing,' every note of every scene is pitch-perfect. But the film transcends its own material. Although it’s about very specific people in a particular place and time, the questions it raises and the experiences it dramatizes are broader, more universal.

'Maid' follows the story of a young mother who tries to escape her emotionally abusive, alcoholic boyfriend, Sean, only to find that the system offers very little opportunity for a fresh start.

Here’s to larger budgets, broader audiences, and many, many more opportunities for women to tell important stories and share their unique visions, as these promising new directors have.