#920: Master Gardener, BlackBerry, Marker's Sans Soleil (Sight & Sound #5)

What seemed like a one-off, late-career masterpiece from ‘70s icon Paul Schrader (2017’s “First Reformed”) has now become a loose series of films about solitary men struggling with past sins. Where does the new MASTER GARDENER rank among the director’s “Man in a Room” trilogy? -Review: “Master Gardener” (04:49) -Review (AK): “BlackBerry” (30:46) -Next Week/Notes (39:03) -Marathon Review: “Sans Soleil” (42:41) (Times may not be precise with ads) Resources/Links: -"Cinematographer Kirsten Johnson discovers what it means to examine the world as she reflects on her profession” https://www.salon.com/2017/10/22/twenty-five-years-of-the-world-on-film/ Feedback: Email us at feedback@filmspotting.net. Ask Us Anything and we might answer your question in bonus content. Support us: -Join the Filmspotting Family for bonus episodes and complete archive access. http://filmspottingfamily.com -T-shirts (and more) on sale at the Filmspotting Shop. https://filmspotting.net/shop Contact us: https://twitter.com/filmspotting https://facebook.com/filmspotting https://letterboxd.com/filmspotting https://twitter.com/larsenonfilm https://facebook.com/larsenonfilm https://letterboxd.com/larsenonfilm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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