Review of First Reformed (2018) by Peter Rainer for Christian Science Monitor — 17 May 2018
Schrader’s chief influence here, as in many of his other films, is the great French director Robert Bresson, especially his “Diary of a Country Priest.” But Bresson’s spare stylistics achieved a sublimity while Schrader’s, though intermittently powerful, too often feel schematic.
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This review of First Reformed (2018) was written by Peter Rainer and published by Christian Science Monitor on 17 May 2018.
First Reformed has generally received positive reviews.
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