‘The Basics of Philosophy’ Review: Paul Schrader’s Lurid Study of a Predatory Intellectual Is Quietly Explosive, but Not Dangerous Enough
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Relevance
3/25
Freshness
25/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
6/15
Depth
4/15
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Venice: Jack Huston plays a philosophy professor reliving his past sins in a Schrader provocation that finds the director confronting his own.
