This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
87
You'd think with the premise of Master Gardener, Paul Schrader is eager to play the role of provocateur, and while there is a bit of that here, especially in terms of fetishized imagery and the loaded relationship parallels, his latest film is ultimately a late-style romance of creaky simplicity and gentle beauty. As the trilogy capper for First Reformed and The Card Counter, it's the first of the three films to push back against the depths of the abyss…