Robert DeNiro
Movie Review: Killers of the Flower Moon
4.5 stars out of 5I know, you’re waiting to watch this at home on Apple TV+, a half hour here, 42 minutes there, between football games and driving the kids wherever. But if you really love movies — and I know you do — plan a day around seeing Killers of the Flower Moon in […]
Movie Review: The Irishman
4.5 stars out of 5 Marty got the band back together, and for many of us that is reason enough to celebrate. De Niro! Pesci! Keitel! Original music by Robbie Robertson, fer crissakes. That he was then able to deliver such a tremendous piece of filmmaking, on a truly grand scale, is… well, not at […]
Movie Review: Joker
3 stars out of 5 Joker is not your daddy’s superhero movie. It’s a gritty, artsy, psychological exploration for people who wouldn’t know a gritty, artsy, psychological exploration if it bit them on the ass. I served with Marty Scorsese. I knew Marty Scorsese. Marty Scorsese was a friend of mine. Todd Phillips, you’re no […]
Movie Review: The Family
0 stars out of 5 I’ve seen worse movies. I think I have. But this film’s spectacular failure in almost every regard is especially of note, given the combined talent and international cooperation involved. Based on an Italian book. Directed and co-written by France’s Luc Besson, director of La Femme Nikita and Léon: The Professional […]
Movie Review: Silver Linings Playbook
3 stars out of 5 Times is tough, so kudos to Silver Linings Playbook for giving us two movies for the price of one. I think I could’ve enjoyed either of these movies. But maybe not both. The inescapable commercials for this film seemed to hint at a goofy romantic comedy. A rom-com, as the […]
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