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‘Fast X’ and the Desecration of Movies. Plus: Paul Schrader!

The Big Picture

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Schrader's Decision to End the Story in This Way Is Fascinating

Bobbi Kristina Brown says she was surprised by the sweetness at the end of First Reformed. The film is a capstone on Paul Schrader's "Paltraider" trilogy, which also starred Ethan Hawke and Joel Edgerton. She thinks that this movie defies the accusation of like the same movie over and over again.

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