Beginning Paul Schrader-cast with Blue Collar and Hardcore

Published: April 10, 2023, 1 p.m.

Blaize joins Jason to kick off a new series for Movienauts, this time looking at the films directed by the great Paul Schrader. Schrader is one of the most interesting directors ever to get behind a camera, and Blue Collar is one of the finest debut films of all time. It's a gritty, smart look at the lives of three auto workers at the end of the 1970s and has some piercingly great moments the guys discuss. Hardcore seems a little more from the heart for Schrader, a semi-autobiographical piece about a conservative, religious man whose daughter is seduced into the world of pornography, and the way the dad's investigation changes him.

Both are powerful films, and we hope you enjoy our discussions of them!

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