Paul Schrader

‘The Card Counter’ Searches for Value in Human Interaction

Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish, and Tye Sheridan make for an oddly compelling "family." Read More

25 Things We Learned from Paul Schrader’s ‘Blue Collar’ Commentary

"I really didn't figure out how to direct until my third film." Read More

Finding the Living in Martin Scorsese’s ‘Bringing Out the Dead’

A personal story about trauma, healing, and staying up all night to find humanity with Martin Scorsese and Nicolas Cage… Read More

Steven Spielberg Has A Long History of Opposing Streaming

Recent reports say the director intends to propose a ban on Netflix and other streaming platforms from Oscars contention, but… Read More

How Movies Handled The Social Reckoning of 2018

This year's films tackled reactions to injustice and moral failing. Read More

The Visual Austerity of ‘First Reformed’

Just like the transcendental movies Paul Schrader first wrote about 46 years ago, 'First Reformed' is shot in a restrained… Read More

‘First Reformed’ and the Two Types of Thinking Films

It's a matter of questions and answers. Read More

Paul Schrader Details the Journey of God’s Lonely Man from ‘Taxi Driver’ to ‘First Reformed’

We chat with the filmmaker about his obsession with despair and the inspiration that drives him behind the camera. Read More