'Wildcat' Is as Unsettling as Flannery O'Connor Would Have Wanted
Ethan Hawke has made a movie as scandalous as one of the writer’s short stories.
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Ethan Hawke has made a movie as scandalous as one of the writer’s short stories.
Overall, the film is brilliant as a peacock’s tail—the best of all possible Flannery biopics and a decisive victory for the intersection of art and faith.
Its main rivals seek truth without transcendence, or justice without redemption. And both flatten the meaning of human existence.
“Wildcat,” the new film by Ethan Hawke about the life of Flannery O’Connor, is not your typical biopic, a fact that seems entirely appropriate since O’Connor is not your typical writer.
Maya Hawke and Laura Linney each play six roles in 'Wildcat,' a film that intertwines Flanner O'Connor's literary creations with her biography.