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First Reformed

  1. a long talk
    Paul Schrader Does Not Have Much Hope for the Future of MoviesAfter publicly condemning producers who shut down his new movie over coronavirus concerns, the First Reformed director reflects in quarantine.
    By David Edelstein
  2. coronavirus
    Paul Schrader Pissed He Had to Stop a Shoot Just Because of a Little Coronavirus“I’m old and asthmatic, what better way to die than on the job?”
    By Justin Curto
  3. party report
    Here Is a Photo of Glenn Close Dressed As a Sheep at Paul Schrader’s Christmas“She just showed up dressed as a sheep.”
    By Rachel Handler
  4. extremely online
    Paul Schrader on Oscars: ‘Never Underestimate the Power of Mediocrity’Schrader is back online, and so are his opinions.
    By Jackson McHenry
  5. the toughest scene i wrote
    How Paul Schrader Made Ethan Hawke Float in First ReformedSchrader on writing the film’s levitation scene, where Ethan Hawke and Amanda Seyfried float up into the cosmos.
    As told to Hunter Harris
  6. interview
    A Trippy Conversation Between Paul Schrader and PhosphorescentIncluding an experience with Russian roulette, lots of talk of psychedelics, and the inspiration for that trippy scene in First Reformed.
    By Ezra Marcus
  7. party report
    Ethan Hawke Is Deeply Emotionally Invested in Paul Schrader’s Oscar Nomination“I hope he wins, to be frank. His contribution is so monumental to movies that I hope the Academy lets him win.”
    By Hunter Harris
  8. somebody’s gotta do something!
    Justice for Ethan Hawke and Ethan Hawke’s Forehead WrinkleThe actor was cruelly snubbed at the Oscar noms today.
    By Hunter Harris
  9. in conversation
    Paul Schrader on First Reformed, His Oscar Hopes, and the End of the World“Being an outlier has worked for me, and it’s one of the reasons I have a bookcase full of lifetime-achievement awards, and very few actual awards.”
    By Mark Jacobson
  10. last night on late night
    Light of Our Lives Ethan Hawke Moonwalked on Colbert Last Night“Well, you know, if you got it, flaunt it. Right?”
    By Hunter Harris
  11. interview
    Ethan Hawke on the ‘Dark and Incendiary’ First Reformed“I have a great sense of gratitude around it, that it’s still in the dialogue. I’m as surprised as anyone.”
    By Hunter Harris
  12. slaves to our phones
    Paul Schrader Has Won More Than 2,000 Games of Words With FriendsHe whupped Game of Thrones co-creator David Benioff.
    By Bethy Squires
  13. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: Could Roma Actually Pull This Thing Off?Whatever misgivings the Hollywood Establishment may have about Netflix, they are not shared by critics, as Roma was the big winner at the NYFCCs.
    By Nate Jones
  14. oscar futures
    What the Gotham Awards Told Us About This Year’s Oscar RaceIt was a good night for First Reformed and Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
    By Nate Jones
  15. party report
    Ethan Hawke Warns Against ‘Tribal Thinking’ in Rousing Gotham Awards Speech“We have to do our work.”
    By Hunter Harris
  16. awards chatter
    Ethan Hawke, Toni Collette, and Eighth Grade Win at 2018 Gotham AwardsA big night for First Reformed–heads.
    By Bethy Squires
  17. oscar futures
    Oscar Futures: A Royal Shake-up in the Best Actress RaceThe Favourite’s Olivia Colman is running as a lead. How will that affect the Oscars race?
    By Nate Jones
  18. gotham awards 2018
    The Favourite, First Reformed Lead Gotham Awards NominationsPlus a special honor for Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, and Emma Stone.
    By Hunter Harris
  19. Let’s Talk About the Ending of First ReformedThe ending of Paul Schrader’s remarkable new film is a puzzle worthy of the great struggle that comes before it.
    By Kevin Lincoln
  20. vulture lists
    Every Paul Schrader Movie, RankedAhead of First Reformed, we evaluate Schrader’s filmography, from Dog Eat Dog to The Canyons.
    By Vikram Murthi
  21. How Cedric the Entertainer Ended Up in One of the Year’s Most Serious MoviesWe talk to the comedian about starring in First Reformed, Paul Schrader’s latest, and the hijinks on the set of The Last O.G.
    By Vikram Murthi
  22. movie review
    First Reformed Is an Austere Examination of Faith and MoralityThis searching drama is the happy result of Paul Schrader’s entering the what-the-hell-let’s-go-for-it stage of his long and self-lacerating career.
    By David Edelstein
  23. Paul Schrader Thought His Career Was Over. Then He Made His Best Film in Years.After iffy collaborations with porn stars and Nicolas Cage, the writer-director is back with the buzzy First Reformed.
    By Kevin Lincoln