Nic frreeeeaaaaaakking Cage is back, baby, and this time he’s playing a parody of himself in Tom Gormican’s action comedy, The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent. It’s a pretty entertaining and fun-filled filmic shrine to all things Nicolas Cage, but as a whole, it doesn’t quite reach its full potential and fizzles out into another middling Cage vehicle.
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Writer/director Paul Schrader returns with another solid Bressonian thriller that explores solitary men consumed by their occupation. Cool, confident, and calculated, but at times askew, The Card Counter is an exciting new riff on the familiar Paul Schrader tale full of his signature hallmarks and surprises. Bolstered by Oscar Isaac’s performance, Schrader’s bold style, and Robert Levon Been’s moody score, this compellingly mysterious revenge thriller takes you for a dark and twisted ride that only Schrader could cook up. Make no mistake, this is not your typical poker film.
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