Schrader Ep. 34: The Card Counter (2021) with Roxana Hadadi

Ante up, listeners - we're dealing out another big one this week. Paul Schrader's 2021 follow-up to FIRST REFORMED, the (ostensible) poker drama THE CARD COUNTER, was another "Man in a Room" film, this time exploring the moral weight of past actions. Joining us to talk about Abu Ghraib, Iraq War films, and how much a filmmaker's stated politics really matter compared to what's on screen is writer and critic Roxana Hadadi! Don't worry, there's plenty of Star Wars prequel digression on this one, too. Further Reading: Roxana's review of THE CARD COUNTER Homeland: The War on Terror in American Life by Richard Beck Lynndie England interview in Stern Paul Schrader interview in GQ Paul Schrader interview with The Playlist Further Viewing: STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (Morris, 2008) CAMP X-RAY (Sattler, 2014) FIRST REFORMED (Schrader, 2017) THE REPORT (Burns, 2019) Follow Roxana: https://x.com/roxana_hadadi http://www.roxanahadadi.com/ Follow Pod Casty For Me: https://www.podcastyforme.com/ https://twitter.com/podcastyforme https://www.instagram.com/podcastyforme/ https://www.youtube.com/@podcastyforme Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PodCastyForMe Artwork by Jeremy Allison: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyallisonart