‘Master Gardener’ review: A story of hate, redemption and horticulture, from the creator of ‘Taxi Driver’
It springs from many inspirations, notably Robert Bresson’s “Pickpocket,” but writer-director Paul Schrader has made the components his own and then some: an isolated man, alone in a room, writes in his diary while ruminating about the forces of darkness outside that room and inside his soul.
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