Venice film festival When a figure from his past turns up to a family funeral, a college professor faces an agonising dilemma that makes him question his own morality and whether he can change Paul Schrader is back with his most successful picture since First Reformed in 2018. It’s a stereotypic...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/sep/04/the-basics-of-philosophy-review-paul-schrader-back-to-his-cool-cruel-best)