Above, Ethan Hawke in “First Reformed.” At left, Nicolas Cage in “Mandy.” As the ecological apocalypse approaches, a man sits alone in the room of an old church — drinking, praying, wondering if God ...

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"First Reformed" is outrageous, preposterous and profoundly unsubtle. It's a scream into the void. A contemplative drama shattered by madness. A tale of ecological apocalypse that takes place mostly ...