Martin Scorsese Films Ranked: #20 ‘Casino’ (1995)
#20 in my ranking of Martin Scorsese’s films. This feels like Martin Scorsese on autopilot. Half history lesson and half drama, Casino feels like a film built…
Category: Retro Review
Martin Scorsese Films Ranked: #21 ‘Who’s That Knocking at My Door’ (1967)
#21 in my ranking of Martin Scorsese’s films. Martin Scorsese’s first film was made in three distinct blocks. The first was when he set out…
Martin Scorsese Films Ranked: #22 ‘Cape Fear’ (1991)
#22 in my ranking of Martin Scorsese’s films. It seems like most directors want to make a tribute to Hitchcock at some point in their…
Martin Scorsese Films Ranked: #23 ‘Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore’ (1974)
#23 in my ranking of Martin Scorsese’s films. Scorsese seemed to be following the path of a director determined to maintain his own voice in…
Martin Scorsese Films Ranked: #24 ‘New York, New York’ (1977)
#24 in my ranking of Martin Scorsese’s films. Martin Scorsese was at the height of his drug abuse phase when he conceived of New York, New…
Martin Scorsese Films Ranked: #25 ‘Boxcar Bertha’ (1972)
25 movies spanning the 60s to the 10s, and the man’s not done yet. Martin Scorsese is one of the premiere filmmakers alive, one…
Toxic Masculinity Tuesday: ‘Banshee’ (2013-2016)
Although Banshee is just seven years old, there is no way it would be made today. This is for many reasons. The actors…
‘Cross of Iron’ is a Really Strange (and Oddly Gay) Movie
I saw Cross of Iron a long time ago, and having read David Vining’s piece on it, I thought I might check it out…
Review: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Hellboy II: The Golden Army’ (2008)
I’ve been a fan of Guillermo del Toro’s work since his first feature film, Cronos. He’s a director with a singular vision, an unmatched mastery…
Retro Review: Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Hellboy’ (2004)
When it comes to adapting comic book properties for the silver screen, audiences have earned the right to be concerned. These days it’s…