Review of First Reformed (2018) by Felicityfenwick — 15 Aug 2018

I haven't been this floored by the last 2 minutes of a movie since Enemy. Ethan Hawke is the greatest. I'd pay to watch the guy read the paper.

This review of First Reformed (2018) was written by Felicityfenwick on 15 Aug 2018.

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