Into the Night: RELIGION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE IN FIRST REFORMED.

The article analyzes the film "First Reformed," directed by Paul Schrader, and starring Ethan Hawke and Amanda Seyfried. Topics covered include the film's depiction of despair, environmental activism, and the link between organised religion and political conservatism. Also discussed is the filmmaker's decision to shoot the film in Academy ratio, whose format is more tightly confined than widescreen.