It’s that time of year again—the time when all of the hard-hitting, super-prestigious movies premiere at film festivals in the hopes of getting …
It’s that time of year again—the time when all of the hard-hitting, super-prestigious movies premiere at film festivals in the hopes of getting on the ticket for awards season. The Card Counter —a new crime drama from director Paul Schrader opening in theaters this weekend—promises to be a good one. After premiering at the Venice Film Festival to rave reviews from critics, the movie currently holds a 97 percent on the review aggregation website, Rotten Tomatoes. Written and directed by Schrader, the film stars Oscar Isaac as an ex-military interrogator named William Tell, who turns to a life of calculated gambling. But he can’t seem to outrun the horrors of his past, no matter how much money he wins. Also starring Tiffany Haddish, Tye Sheridan, and Willem Dafoe, The Card Counter was executive produced by none other than acclaimed filmmaker Martin Scorsese. Schrader is a frequent collaborator with Scorsese, including co-writing Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Bringing Out the Dead (1999).
