It’s a new month, which means new content will be appearing on all streaming services for the foreseeable future.
The Card Counter, a drama-thriller written and directed by Academy Award contender Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, First Reformed) and starring Isaac.
For those who aren’t familiar with the film, the official synopsis is as follows: “Redemption is the long game in Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter.
The critical consensus reads: “Led by Oscar Isaac’s gripping performance, The Card Counter adds another weighty chapter to Paul Schrader’s long inquiry into man’s moral responsibility.”
I’d say that what resonated most with me was trauma and what trauma does and how it’s processed and what people do with it in the aftermath,”.
“He serves his time for this horrible thing that was told to do and did willingly, and when he gets out, he feels like it wasn’t enough.
He’s still traumatized by what he’s done so he decides to live this life that’s quite empty and repetitive, in this purgatory.”
He added, on his mixed project with Schrader, “The thing is, it’s amazing writing, right?
Obviously, there would be some moments where there would be a question or change this little bit but, really, he writes in a way, like, subliminally, as well.
You get in there and start doing these words and realize there’s all this subtext that’s just hinted at by these incredible constructions of words that he puts together.”