First Reformed (2018)

Directed by Paul Schrader · Thriller, Drama

Starring Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric the Entertainer, Victoria Hill, Philip Ettinger, Michael Gaston, Bill Hoag, Kristin Villanueva, Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz, Ken Forman, Christopher Dylan White, Frank Rodriguez, Gary Lee Mahmoud, Joseph Anthony Jerez, Sue Jean Kim, Miah Issabella Velasquez, Tyler Bourke, Natalie Woolams-Torres, Van Hansis, Ramon Nuñez, Delano Montgomery, Satchel Eden Bell, Jon Rua, Otis Edward Cotton, Mark Havlis, Erica Fae, Prudence Wright Holmes, Ronald Peet, Juliet Schlefer, Elanna White, Olivia Rose Cohenher, Jake Alden-Falconer, Eric Lockley, Krystina Alabado, Dennis Michael Giammetta, Mahaleia Gray

IHBM9.25Excellent

A pastor of a small church in upstate New York starts to spiral out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist and his pregnant wife.

My review · Reviewed 08/18/2018

This is why I watch movies. My only regret is that I did not have a pen and paper next to me as I watched this film. There were so many layers to the film that at times my head was spinning with thoughts. It was just a joy from beginning to end. The entire film was summarized in the last 30 seconds of the film.

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