Welcome to the Cinema Reels podcast.

Led by Jessica Welman, Editor of SBC Americas and Double Major in Film Studies, she will be joined every two weeks by her colleagues James Ross and John Cook to go through motion pictures past and present to commend or condemn their attempts at portraying betting culture and the gambling industry on the silver screen.

In the debut episode of Cinema Reels, Jessica Welman, John Cook and James Ross, delve into Molly's Game, offering their stand out moment/performance of the film, how gambling is represented throughout the movie and who player 'X' may be.

Host: Jessica Welman
Guests: John Cook & James Ross
Producer: Mollie Chapman
Editor: James Ross

The true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by 17 FBI agents wielding automatic weapons.

Her players included Hollywood royalty, sports stars, business titans and finally, unbeknown to her, the Russian mob.

Released: 2017
Director: Aaron Sorkin
Writers: Aaron Sorkin, Molly Bloom
Stars: Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner

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