FRIDAY, JUNE 29 – MOVIE CLUB
Date/Time
Date(s) - 06/29/2018
7:10 pm - 10:00 pm
Location
Esquire Theatre
Categories
The St. John’s Movie Club will meet for the first time at the Esquire Theatre on Friday, June 29. This month’s selection is called “First Reformed” starring Ethan Hawke.
First Reformed (R)
Reverend Ernst Toller is a solitary, middle-aged parish pastor at a small Dutch Reform church in upstate New York on the cusp of celebrating its 250th anniversary. Once a stop on the Underground Railroad, the church is now a tourist attraction catering to a dwindling congregation, eclipsed by its nearby parent church, Abundant Life, with its state-of-the-art facilities and 5,000-strong flock. When a pregnant parishioner asks Reverend Toller to counsel her husband, a radical environmentalist, the clergyman finds himself plunged into his own tormented past, and equally despairing future, until he finds redemption in an act of grandiose violence.
Critic reviews
First Reformed asks us to take another look at what we think we know about politics, religion and other things we like to argue about, and asks nothing more than our quiet attention. A. O. Scott, the NYTimes
This mesmerizing drama of a pastor’s crisis of faith feels like the movie Paul Schrader was put on this planet to make. Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
Religion, First Reformed suggests, is easy. It’s faith that’s hard. Paul Asa, Plugged In
We’ll meet in the lobby at 7:00 (Movie starts at 7:15) and at Stilwell’s OR Graeter’s after for coffee. You can meet us before to sit together, come when you please (doors close 10 minutes after the start) and/or meet us after. No RSVP necessary, it’s come as you are and if you like. Last minute inquiries can be directed to Lyn at 513-403-3833 by text or phone.
ESQUIRE THEATRE
320 Ludlow Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45220
Phone: (513) 281-8750
Parking options:
On-street parking is often available on — or near — Ludlow Ave.
The Esquire validates tickets for moviegoers for two hrs. of parking in the “Merchant Lot” on Howell, located one block from Ludlow Ave. (side street off Clifton Ave. — behind the former IGA Grocery Store.) Howell Ave. is parallel to Ludlow Ave.
Valet Parking available in front of La Poste Eatery on Telford St. (just around the corner from the Esquire, off Ludlow). Valet Service costs $7.00 and is available Fri. & Sat., from 5:30 -10 pm.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $7.50 for seniors, students, and serving military.
For trailer and longer reviews, Google “First Reformed”