Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville Bob le Flambeur feels familiar. It's a casino heist movie that surely influenced Ocean's 11 (1960), complete with the methodically constructed plan and the suave, comforting criminal of a lead character. Once that plan is put in motion, however, it begins to slowly unravel until you can see the eventual failure from miles … Continue reading Bob le Flambeur (1956)
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The Cooler (2003)
Directed by Wayne Kramer Bernie Lootz (William H. Macy) has rotten luck in The Cooler, but when he meets Natalie (Maria Bello), things start to turn around. This is a problem because Bernie's job depends on his poor luck. Nicknamed the "cooler," Bernie haunts the floors of a Las Vegas casino, directed to specific tables in … Continue reading The Cooler (2003)
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