Words aren’t really exchanged in “Molly’s Game,” Aaron Sorkin’s directorial debut; they’re smashed like racquetballs. Life comes at you fast, and so do the words that rush out of Molly Bloom (Jessica ...

On the one hand, it uses many of the tropes and cliches of movies based on real events: voice-over narration, long, powerful monologues and interspersed use of general culture references and frequent ...

The American Film Institute has chosen Aaron Sorkin’s Molly’s Game, starring Jessica Chastain, as its closing night gala screening on Nov. 16, replacing the Kevin Spacey-starrer All the Money in the ...

“[The] trademark, Sorkinian back-and-forth dialogue is exhilarating, even if it doesn’t reveal a lot about [the characters’] interior lives. If Molly has a boyfriend, or a sweet tooth, or a cat, you ...

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Oscar-winning screen writer Aaron Sorkin early this year was quoted in Rolling Stone saying that the World Series of Poker on TV is the “worst spectator sport ever.” The interview came on the heels of ...

Even if we didn’t know who made the film, it becomes obvious that we’re watching the execution of yet another fast-paced, witty, self-satisfied Aaron Sorkin script within the first ten minutes of ...

Jessica Chastain stars as Molly Bloom, who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game, in Aaron Sorkin's directorial debut 'Molly's Game.' By Todd McCarthy Quite aside from its considerable ...

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Aaron Sorkin makes his directorial debut with this well-realized poker drama that's not as dramatic as it could be. Molly's Game is based on the true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ...