Each year it seems that someone will make the decidedly naive comment about how “it’s been a bad year for films” and every year countless others will have their “well, actually’s” on standby along with a tidy list of titles…
First Reformed Movie Review: Ethan Hawke wrestles with faith and despair in Paul Schrader’s latest triumph
Small details loom large from the first claustrophobic shot of a seemingly tiny church in First Reformed, which has Paul Schrader, the scribe of iconic films Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, returning to write and direct another dark vision of…