End Credits #305 - July 12, 2023 (Master Gardener)

This week on End Credits, we have reason to be happy and we have reason to be sad. On the happy side, we will talk about some of our favourite movies from this year, which is going to be fun. As for the sad, Paul Schrader is back with another movie, so you know what time it is. This week, we're reviewing Master Gardener, which may yet be one of the best movies of 2023!

This Wednesday, July 12, at 3 pm, Adam A. Donaldson and Tim Phillips will discuss:

Simply the Best (of 2023 So Far). We're more than halfway through 2023 so that means the time has come to take stock of what's been released so far and pan for those gold nuggets. This year represents the closest we've been to a normal movie release schedule since the start of the pandemic, so there are a lot of expectations. From a true Canadian tech story, to a documentary about a true Canadian icon, we will talk about the best so far!

REVIEW: Master Gardener (2023). The latest entry is Paul Schrader's "Sad Man" trilogy, or "Man Sitting at a Table" trilogy, is about a gardener at a massive Southern estate. Like Pastor Ernst Toller in First Reformed, and William Tell in The Card Counter, Narvel Roth is a man with a dark past desperately trying to live a life of quiet contemplation as he desperately tries to avoid his own memories. And then a stranger comes along. Joel Edgerton is the sad man this time, and if you're familiar with Schrader's recent work this will definitely seem familiar, but how does it work for us now?

End Credits is on CFRU 93.3 fm and cfru.ca Wednesday at 3 pm.