Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ a meditative mob movie
Movie review: Scorsese’s latest turns a Hoffa bio and mob flick into a meditation on what’s important in life.
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Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ a meditative mob movie
‘Hoffa’ (1992) chronicles striking rise of union boss
Mamet Monday (Movie review): Strong work from lead actor Jack Nicholson and director/actor Danny DeVito drive this compelling docu-drama.
‘Taxi Driver’ (1976) pounds the mean streets
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Scorsese’s film pounded the mean streets of “Joker” 43 years before it was comic-book cool.
‘Mask of Zorro’ (1998) has impeccable stunts but no surprises
Superhero Saturday (Movie review): This film is Peak Antonio Banderas, with impeccable stunts but no surprises.
‘Ad Astra’ is a gorgeous but spacey art piece
Movie review: This Brad Pitt vehicle is also the latest in the troubling genre of pseudo-hard-SF.
Tarantino loves, lampoons motion picture industry in luscious ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ (Movie review)
Quentin Tarantino low-key makes fun of 1969-era movie- and TV-making in “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood.” But the production design by Barbara Ling and cinematography by Robert Richardson are as lush as “La […]
‘Total Recall’ (1990) is vintage Verhoeven
PKD flashback (Movie review): But it’s not vintage Dick, even though it comes from his short story.
Phoenix pulls off impressive magic trick with ‘Joker’
Movie review: Phillips and Phoenix pull off an impressive magic trick with their non-DCEU “Joker.”
Sci-fi masters meet for engrossing ‘Minority Report’ (2002)
PKD flashback (Movie review): Dick and Spielberg meet halfway for an engrossing sci-fi classic.
I grew up and learned to love ‘Blade Runner’ (1982, 2007)
PKD flashback (Movie review): It took me awhile, but I now realize Ridley Scott’s film is a classic.