Killers Of The Flower Moon
Martin Scorsese’s historical epic Killers Of The Flower Moon (2023) has been released and entered public discourse as the United States, as a nation, grapples with its history and attempts… Read more »
Tag: Robert De Niro
Bang The Drum Slowly
Bang The Drum Slowly (1973) is another entry in the cycle of films made in the first half of the seventies that analyzed and romanticized male friendships. Like Scarecrow (1973),… Read more »
Cop Land
Cop Land (1997) is writer/director James Mangold’s reimagining of the gritty New Hollywood cop film as a pulpy film noir. The plot is pure pulp, the execution all grit and… Read more »
Jacknife
Stephen Metcalfe adapted his stage play Strange Snow into the screenplay for Jacknife (1989) with David Jones directing. The film follows Megs (Robert De Niro) as he tries to reconnect… Read more »
Midnight Run
I grew up with Midnight Run (1988) on VHS. I didn’t like Midnight Run as much as Clifford (1994) or The Lonely Guy (1984) and it wasn’t as comforting as… Read more »
The Deer Hunter
Michael Cimino’s The Deer Hunter (1978) remains a cinematic touchstone for a generation traumatized by the Vietnam War. The Deer Hunter‘s high regard has diminished slightly since, when reevaluations in… Read more »
The Mission
When Roland Joffé made The Mission (1986) he was at the height of his power having won tremendous acclaim for his film The Killing Fields (1984). On the basis of… Read more »
Hi, Mom!
This film is much more radical than Greetings. It deals with the obscenity of the white middle class. And we are white middle class, Chuck and I and everybody we… Read more »
Joker
I saw Todd Phillips’ film Joker (2019) on the same day that Martin Scorsese’s comments on the Marvel/Disney films really started to gain momentum in the press as celebrities began… Read more »
1900
Bernardo Bertolucci’s death so soon after Nicolas Roeg’s clearly signified the passing of an era of filmmaking. 1900 was the first Bertolucci film that I ever saw. I was given… Read more »
