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Review: The Catechism Cataclysm

“It’s rare that a filmmaker’s voice can come through so distinctly these days. There aren’t really any obvious influences for Catechism. Rohal seems to be coming from some combination of the Midwest—particularly religious fanaticism and hypocrisy laced with strip mall and Walmart culture, Lynch, Linklater, Malick, and then the oft-referenced reference points are unfortunately Napoleon Dynamite and fortunately his collaborators David Gordon Green and Jody Hill.”

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The Catechism Cataclysm


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“It’s rare that a filmmaker’s voice can come through so distinctly these days. There aren’t really any obvious influences for Catechism. Rohal seems to be coming from some combination of the Midwest—particularly religious fanaticism and hypocrisy laced with strip mall and Walmart culture, Lynch, Linklater, Malick, and then the oft-referenced reference points are unfortunately Napoleon Dynamite and fortunately his collaborators David Gordon Green and Jody Hill.”

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