First Reformed -- What Makes This Movie Great? (Episode 33)

If you like this video or this channel, please consider donating to this channel to cover my expenses. The video has been demonetized. A gift of $10 or $5 or $1, via the "Applause" button right below the video really helps me out. Thank you! In this episode of my Great Movies series, we'll look at a recent release from writer/director Paul Schrader, best known for writing "Taxi Driver." It's "First Reformed," the story about a Christian minister who is also a caretaker and tour guide of an historical New York church. Schrader quotes Bresson's "Diary of a Country Priest," many Andrei Tarkovsky movies, and his own "Taxi Driver" to create a haunted story about a minister on the brink of despair. "First Reformed" depicts an isolated pastor who becomes obsessed with a single issue, environmentalism, and the possible destruction of the world. See joshmatthews.org for more great movie criticism.