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Watched in 2019 (126 movies items)"27.12. Toinen katselukerta. Olen ollut tietokoneetta nyt kuukauden verran, kun kirjoitan tätä kommenttia 2.1. Jaksan kommentoida nyt näin jälkikäteen kovin villaisesti jos lain. First Reformed oli toisellakin katsomiskerralla timantinkovaa settiä."
Best Films of 2018
“Paul Schrader’s work is obsessed with men in perpetual crisis, frequently punctuated by acts of great violence. Rarely is the aura of his work so mu”
“Paul Schrader’s work is obsessed with men in perpetual crisis, frequently punctuated by acts of great violence. Rarely is the aura of his work so mu”
BradWesley123's Movie Journal- September 2018 (33 movies items)" DVD- 1hr. 53min. First Viewing The slow-burn of the descent a man's faith powers First Reformed, and writer/director Paul Schrader does a hell of a job capturing this crisis in quietly powerful ways. His calm, static direction capturing the isolation of Ernst, beautifully realizing his collapse. While Schrader's written an upper-tier script, and his direction is subtly superb, the film doesn't work without Hawke's performance; a quietly powerful collapse, or possibly an awakening, he performs e"
2019 Diary: February (15 movies items)"I don't know how exactly to respond to this one. I have stronger responses to what other people thought of it, after reading some reviews, than I have to the actual movie. I've heard it stated this directer writes about men in "perpetual crises" and I like that description of First Reformed. But this director also wrote Taxi Driver, a film that gave me terrible anxiety... not to say it was bad, but both of these films people have described the main characters as more of a danger to themselves th"
Predicting the Winners of the 2019 Oscars (21 movies items)"And the Nominees are... *The Favourite- Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara *First Reformed- Paul Schrader *Green Book- Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie & Peter Farrelly *Roma- Alfonso Cuarón *Vice- Adam McKay And the Oscar goes to... The precursors have been all over the place with this category. Golden Globes went with Green Book, Critics went with First Reformed, and the BAFTAs went with The Favourite. The WGA award, the best predictor of this award around, went with the un-nominated Eighth G"
“Paul Schrader’s work is obsessed with men in perpetual crisis, frequently punctuated by acts of great violence. Rarely is the aura of his work so muted as it is in First Reformed, a late-career masterpiece from the purveyor of toxic masculinity in self-destruct mode. Think of the explosions of violence and impotent rage viewed in Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, or Affliction, then turn around and give First Reformed another look. All the hallmarks are there, but a quiet maturity has taken hold. This makes sense as Schrader’s camera has turned itself towards a crisis of faith, of spirituality, morality, purpose and an ever-present sense of guilt encroaching behind its main character’s eyes. There’s a lot going on behind the placid surfaces of Ethan Hawke’s reverend, and Schrader’” read more
Films watched in 2019
Watched in 2019 (35 movies items)"6.1. Erinomainen roolisuoritus Hawkelta, ehkä jopa hänen koko uransa paras. Muutenkin elokuva on loistavasti kirjoitettu ja pitää otteessaan alusta loppuun. Ei oikeastaan mitään huonoa sanottavaa tästä ole. Cedric the Entertainerkin sopi rooliinsa hyvin, vaikka yleensä kai komediallisia rooleja tekeekin."
2018 Movies Ranked
