‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Review: Amanda Seyfried Shakes, Battles and Extols In an Arresting Religious Biopic

Those of us who first understood Shakerism not as a religious movement but as a mail-order furniture company — like a particularly elegant, artisanal version of Ikea — have much to learn from “The Testament of Ann Lee,” and a bit to unlearn too. Ascetic simplicity, the quality most conventionally associated with the vanishing Christian […]