‘You Were Never Really Here’ review: pure evil puts grace to the test

CHRISTIAN TODAY / Martin Saunders

Some movies are a tough watch, but still worth watching. That rule is rather apt for Lynne Ramsey’s devastating You Were Never Really Here, a darker-than-midnight descent into the most unthinkable of underworlds. It’s a film about the very worst aspects of humanity, and it’s visceral, uncomfortable and unrelenting. Yet it contains a central challenge to anyone who considers themselves moral, and perhaps an even greater one for anyone who wants to put the Christian faith into fullest practice.  Continue reading…