First Reformed is set in and around the longest continuously operated church in the United States and focuses attention on its pastor Ernst Toller played masterfully by Ethan Hawke.
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Movie Review “The Rider”
The Rider uses—so it appears to me—all untrained actors for all of its parts, as untrained as some of the movie’s horses. It seems like a documentary, and parts of it look like a camera crew showed up to film what was already happening in real life.
Movie Review: “Solo”
Has Disney created anything fresh and interesting in its take over and continuation of the Star Wars story?
Movie Review: Chappaquiddick
“Chappaquiddick” probes basic issues about the moral behaviors of American politicians and why voters elect them, even when politicians behave badly.
“A Quiet Place” Review
The great accomplishment of “A Quiet Place” is its own soundscape, which gets us to listen to everything in it.
“Ready Player One” Review
Steven Spielberg's newest film, "Ready Player One," misses the mark and leaves much to be desired.