1957, New York City. Frank Costello (Robert De Niro) has run organised crime in the city since his childhood friend Vito Genevese (also played by Robert De Niro) had to flee to Italy. With everything running smoothly he is almost considered a legitimate member of the community. So when Genevese returns expecting his territory to … Continue reading The Alto Knights
This is my third year of doing a most anticipated list and I have to say it is a lot of fun. It always gets me excited about what is to come and lets me reflect on how expectation lived up to reality. Of my Top 10 films last year two have been postponed into … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2025
Telling the story of the Osage Indian murders of the 1920’s Martin Scorsese’s latest epic is a revisionist western that delves into the deep rooted racism of white supremacist America. A prologue briefly explains that the Osage Nation have become the richest per capita people in the world following the discovery of oil on the … Continue reading Killers Of The Flower Moon
Guessing what films are going to be the best any given year is an inherently dumb thing to do. Firstly, we are only ever aware of films with big names or big budgets and have no idea about those hidden gems that come out of left field. Secondly, as I have witnessed many times before … Continue reading Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2023
Martin Scorsese is a cinematic god. When I was a teenager Goodfellas was a film that you pretended you had seen even if your parents absolutely would not let you watch it. By the time I was in college I had probably viewed it a dozen times. In fact for me when I began watching … Continue reading Martin Scorsese Retrospective
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