Sentences with phrase «poker games in the country»

Released: December 25 Cast: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera Director: Aaron Sorkin Why it's great: Sorkin, the writer of The West Wing, A Few Good Men, and The Social Network, makes his directorial debut with the true story of Molly Bloom, a failed Olympic skier who became one of the most cunning operators of high - stakes, celeb - filled, backroom poker games in the country.

Adapted from the autobiography of the woman who ran one of the highest - end floating poker games in the country, «Molly's» is unfailingly intelligent and a good, deep study of a clever female beating an overwhelmingly male game — until she doesn't, then sabotages herself by clinging to an ethical chimera that the movie doesn't convince us is worth the cost.

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But there was little disagreement that playing what amounts to two games of high - stakes poker at the same time by driving up greenhouse - gas concentrations is a bad idea, particularly as ever more people concentrate on coastlines in both rich and poor countries.