Weekend Viewing: Wise Blood

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—01. Directed by John Huston.

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For those of you who know John Huston primarily for his underdog westerns, prepare for a shock to the system. Wise Blood was released at the tail end of the 1970s, a decade where directors were allowed unprecedented freedom to explore their ideas, and many – Huston included – didn't take the opportunity for granted. This movie is a vicious piece of work. Brad Dourif turns in a searing performance as Hazel Motes, a man preaching his way through a cryptic American city in hopes of founding a new place of worship: The Church of Truth Without Christ.

—Available from Netflix