These 5 Ethan Hawke Movies Are Masterpieces

I’ve watched Ethan Hawke become less certain over his whole career. That’s something most actors spend decades trying to avoid. He was never interested in aging into some polished movie-star monument. His men ramble, bluff, flirt badly, disappoint their children, discover that their convictions are shakier than advertised, and occasionally realize mid-conversation that the person across from them understands them better than they understand themselves. Hawke is fantastic when confidence starts leaking.