10 movies to check out on Prime Video this April

Martin Scorsese’s controversial religious drama The Last Temptation Of Christ imagines the thoughts Jesus (Willem Dafoe) might have had while dying on the cross, including marrying Mary Magdalene (Barbara Hershey) and having a family. The movie with a haunting score by Peter Gabriel also stars Harvey Keitel, Harry Dean Stanton, and David Bowie. It’s ironic that after Christians screamed “blasphemy” and marched in protest against The Last Temptation Of Christ when it premiered in 1988, Scorsese next wants to adapt Shūsaku Endō’s A Life Of Jesus. Although the Oscar-winning director’s second stab at a Jesus movie might not incite as many protests, it will prove difficult to surpass The Last Temptation Of Christ’s arresting visuals, mesmerizing music, and brave performances by Dafoe and Hershey.