This is a big one, folks. Paul Schrader's 2017 FIRST REFORMED, a climate-doom riff on WINTER LIGHT and DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST, kicked off a new phase of his career that's still unfolding as we speak. Phases unfold, right? Anyway, to help us unpack both this tremendous work of transcendental cinema and our own crushing despair, we're joined once again by our great friends Aaron and Carlee from the Hit Factory podcast. Is it illegal to describe a bomb vest as a form of prayer? We'll find out together!

Further Reading:

"Paul Schrader on How ‘First Reformed’ Reflects His Own Despair Over Climate Crisis"

"Paul Schrader on First Reformed’s Provocative Ending and Its Many Influences"

IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report, 2023

WWF Backgrounder: Comparing climate impacts at 1.5°C, 2°C, 3°C and 4°C

Further Viewing:

DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST (Bresson, 1951)

WINTER LIGHT (Bergman, 1963)

 

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