Absolutely love this more than most critics, this Scorsese mystery-thriller is full of twists and turns, and left me breathless with its superb filmmaking.
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Absolutely love this more than most critics, this Scorsese mystery-thriller is full of twists and turns, and left me breathless with its superb filmmaking.
Slick editing and camerawork aside, this is the music documentary-cum-concert film par excellence by the great Martin Scorsese.
It might run a little too long and may not always compel, but Scorsese’s biopic features an excellent performance by DiCaprio and a stunning level of period detail.
Scorsese paints a stunning picture of one of America’s most turbulent periods, featuring a tour de force performance by Daniel Day-Lewis.
Todd Haynes directs Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett flawlessly in this nuanced and intoxicating period drama on mutual affection and desire.
There is a lot to appreciate in one of Todd Haynes’ most accessible films, as he channels Douglas Sirk’s melodrama style.
Scorseseโs most misunderstood film is also one of his masterpieces โ an intensely personal, highly evocative and possibly the most spiritually affirmative picture about Christ ever made.
A nostalgic documentary by Scorsese that celebrates the cultural phenomenon that is rock music in the form of a concert film.
This is Scorsese at his finest, and is in my opinion probably the greatest American film to come out of the 1970s.
Scorsese’s directorial breakthrough is such raw and involving cinema, showing us why he would go on to be regarded as one of the greatest of all American filmmakers.