Tag: Martin Scorsese
The 2024 Golden Globes Does What It Can to Keep Itself on the Train Track
The Golden Globes is no stranger to being riddled with scandal. Even in the 1950s, when it was still a relatively germinal organization (with the [Read More…]
“Letting” Foxes in the Henhouse: Killers of the Flower Moon
It’s only fitting that the word “Osage,” what the French decided to call the Native American tribe that’s actually named Wazhazhe, loosely translates to “calm [Read More…]
The Irishman: A Mafia Epic That Can Only Exist in the Past
“As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a gangster,” says Irish-American mafioso Henry Hill (Ray Liotta) at the beginning of [Read More…]
Where are the clowns? There ought to be clowns: Send in Joker
Perhaps because the times of the present are so expectedly nihilistic and void, it only made sense for co-writers Todd Phillips and Scott Silver (who [Read More…]
Life Imitates Art, Art Imitates Life: The Souvenir
That Joanna Hogg’s latest film is named after Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s famed painting, “The Souvenir,” is a fitting homage to the pining nature of the movie’s [Read More…]
The King of Comedy: Taxi Driver for Comedians
For anyone who has ever vehemently believed in their god-given right to fame–regardless of the caliber of talent exhibited–Martin Scorsese’s 1983 film, The King of [Read More…]
New York Stories: Timeless Tales of NYC Archetypes
They say New York is the city of constant change, but looking back on 1989’s trilogy film, New York Stories, it’s pretty clear that the [Read More…]
Frankly, Fran
The sharp wit and unremitting acerbicism of Fran Lebowitz has continued to enlighten readers decades after she stopped publishing anything new. Her frankness and sharp [Read More…]
The Innocence of Scorsese’s Style in Mean Streets
Even though Martin Scorsese had two prior films before Mean Streets, Who’s That Knocking At My Door and Boxcar Bertha, the auteur didn’t truly come [Read More…]
She Put Her Disease In Us: The Wonderful Weirdness of Isabella Rossellini
What is it about Rossellini? No matter how weird or nonsensical she reveals herself to be, there is something about said “quirkiness” that somehow makes [Read More…]
