The Provocative Optimism of <em>Master Gardener</em>
The film, which takes on neo-Nazism and white supremacy, is Paul Schrader’s most challenging work yet. It’s also his most hopeful.
Early on in , the taciturn, mysterious protagonist sits down and starts writing in a journal, essaying his thoughts in voice-over. I saw the film with a packed audience that immediately let out a knowing chuckle. The director Paul Schrader’s explorations of the inner life of have included a lot of cinematic diaries over the years. completes a trilogy that began with 2018’s and 2021’s , tales of men wrestling
