The best feature film I saw this year was Paul Schrader’sThe Card Counter. I saw some great stuff and had to think a lot about what I saw, but this was the winner. I’m not posting a trailer because I think the trailer tells too much. Just watch the movie. Steven Soderbergh’sNo...
Contending with the lore of Paul Schrader, the cardshark misogynist who posts incessantly on Facebook while writing forty years of incredible screenplays, is not something I’m equipped to do here. The Card Counter barely even uses his knowledge of poker as it explores the subculture of gambling...
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M.V.P.:Again, the supporting cast gave “Drive” a richness and depth that belied its surface sheen, and as tremendous asAlbert Brooks, Carey Mulligan, Ron PerlmanandOscar Isaacare, it’sBryan Cranstonthat took the honors for me. The increasingly omnipresent actor is some way from “Breaki...