Nowhere's Far Enough

The Gambler, 1974

I watch a lot of movies, but I haven’t loved one in a while. Loved in the sense of “I can’t stop thinking about this.” Most of the movies I see I like well enough, and then I forget them, except for maybe one or two scenes that stick out.

But The Gambler is unforgettable. It’s a book you can’t put down, even after you’ve stopped reading it. You see it, a…