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I recently watched this as part of a Schrader binge. Not a bad film. Decent even. But not a favorite director of mine, unfortunately. Mishima is my favorite of his actually.

I’m having a Schrader binge right now, not quite back-to-back but close. Not his best film, but I like it, it has guts. Haven’t got around to rewatching Mishima yet. Overall he’s not among my favourite directors either, but he has a vision, I admire that.

I’ve seen his earlier stuff, but boring from the last decade since The Canyons. Which stinks, btw. Although Lohan was ok in it.

Mishima is pretty great, and I’d rate Hardcore, American Gigolo and Cat People remake next so far.

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I thought The Canyons was hilarious at the time, it’s so bad one can’t take it seriously.

Mishima, Hardcore, American Gigolo and Cat People are definitely his best, though I’ve enjoyed his newer stuff, especially The Card Counter, but also First Reformed and Master Gardener. I agree that they’re pretty ‘boring’ (I think I don’t mind because I have a theology degree), but they’ve still got his touch…

…unlike Dying of the Light, which he of course now says he disowns.

The Ballad of Narayama.

Not at all bad, actually. First half much better than second, though.

i am watching squid game

Well, this is uniquely awful, and I’ve suffered through almost 40 minutes of it before realising it definitely wasn’t an X-Files episode with a flashback subplot…

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