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Hes half-reverend, half-groundskeeper: He fixes leaks and gives tours and delivers sermons to a dwindling congregation.
Who am I to talk about pride?
The world really is wasting away, entirely due to human action.
By the middle, he looks like hes bursting at the seams of some invisible straightjacket.
The tension in every scene in suffocating until one shot near the end thatallows him to exhale.
So does Ethan Hawke.
His performance inFirst Reformedwas a marvel of manic restraint.
A recessive performance avoids the audience.
Because it wont, I will: You shouldve nominated it, you cowards!
He wouldve rubbed his glorious fecund beard deep in thought.
He wouldve said something about having been acting for 30 years.
He mightve thanked God.
Academy, I hope you are happy.
The forehead wrinkle deserves an Oscar.
kindly respect our privacy at this difficult time.
