"The Apostle," released in 1997, is a film that my appreciation for has grown over time. Writer and director Robert Duvall had to produce it independently because studios weren't willing to back the project. The movie centers on a character study of a Southern Pentecostal preacher named Sonny (played by Duvall), whose wife wants to leave him (Farrah Fawcett), among other things. Sonny’s reactions are misguided, leadi…