HBO Max has just added a film that should be on many Marvel and Star Wars fan's radar

HBO Max is now the streaming home for The Card Counter, the drama-thriller written and directed by Academy Award nominee Paul Schrader

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For those unaware, the official description for the film reads as follows: "Redemption is the long game in Paul Schrader's The Card Counter

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Told with Schrader's trademark cinematic intensity, the revenge thriller tells the story of an ex-military interrogator turned gambler

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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

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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

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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

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There's all these pauses and weird things so it's not so direct, it's not so linear, so that's really exciting as an actor

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