If Hollywood has had a spiritual reawakening, you could date it to 2018.
That’s when “First Reformed,” a thriller about a despairing minister, came out. Ethan Hawke is the star, and Paul Schrader directs. It got rave reviews, including from our critic A.O. Scott. He described it as an epiphany.
A number of studios had passed on the film. The reviews made them think they might be missing an opportunity, Alissa said, and created a “trickle-down effect.” Over the next few years, studios produced “Soul,” the latest “Knives Out” and the Oscar-winning “Conclave.”
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