This week Alyssa Rosenberg (The Washington Post), Peter Suderman (Reason), and Sonny Bunch (The Bulwark) discuss the pros and cons of advice columns and whether or not it’s okay—or, frankly, just plain hilarious—to lie to advice columnists. And the gang reviews Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter (Sonny’s review here; Peter’s here). Make sure to check out our bonus episode on Oscar Isaac’s great decade of work, and share this episode with friends if you dug it! Our survival depends on listeners like you.
I loved The Card Counter for many of the reasons expressed in the episode and I’m only going on to create a bit of a SPOILER buffer.
Okay, so in that scene with Gordo and Will I read Dafoe’s performance as not only a acceptance to what was going to happen but an accepted one. I think they both wanted absolution and so they did “take turns” until one was done.
Complete opposite of you guys. I felt this was a worthless movie. Had many gripes with it -- Haddish not great; her relationship with Tell; the poker; the ending; his motivations. Answer me this as I still don't understand: why did Tell go to the place he went at the end after his actions? Why did the person who came to see him come?
Also, just a personal gripe: the aspect ratio was quite weird and didn't see a point other than he wanted to be different.