The Films in ‘Scorsese Shorts’ Play with the Narrative Voice
In Scorsese's hands, the voice-over is less a substitute for what we are not shown but instead becomes a vital thread woven into the fabric of the film's meaning.
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The 35 Best Films of 2010
The best films of 2010 include a fake documentary, a comedy about Jihad, a vampire story NOT dealing with tacky tween romance, a haunting hillbilly noir, and an elegant tale about clones. Not necessarily the usual cinematic suspects.
Old Kings Yelling at Clouds: Art vs. Commerce in the Battle for Box-Office Relevance
Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, and other members of the old guard might be battling with the MCU about the quality of superhero movies, but the business of how we consume film is changing, like it or not.
Ludicrous Irony in Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’
With its big performances and stellar script, The Irishman is the glorious culmination of Scorsese's lifelong fascination with mobsters and their built-in self-destruction.
‘Art Rebels’ Squeezes Miles Davis and Martin Scorsese into the Same Box
Paul Lopes's Art Rebels is a study that tries (and only partly succeeds) to fit two great artists -- Miles Davis and Martin Scorsese -- into clearly defined categories.
Scorsese and Dylan: A Match Made in Fantasy
In Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story, a cinematic genius and a Nobel Prize-winning musical icon pair for a magical and purposefully deceptive look at rock 'n' roll life in the mid-'70s.
All Things Seen and Unsaid in Scorsese’s ‘The Age of Innocence’
Scorsese's outlier drama of manners has aged well... mostly.
‘Becoming AFI’ Might Have Benefited from a Good Scriptwriter’s Input
The history of this important American cultural institution is vital and appreciated, of course. If only the text had more "life" and "color" in it, as a good film does.
De Niro’s Rupert Pupkin Is Far More Menacing and Relevant Today Than His Travis Bickle
What is it about Martin Scorsese's The King of Comedy that made its menace too intense for audiences than other gangster dramas of the '80s?
Brush Up on Your Film Studies With ‘Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project No. 2’
Scorsese and the World Cinema Project are not only opening up international filmmaking to Western audiences but providing immaculate film quality and history, too.
Surviving the Moral Narrative of ‘Taxi Driver’ 40 Years On
"You do a thing and that's what you are." So what does that make us, the voyeurs in Travis Bickle’s world?
If He Were Still With Us, ‘Life Itself’ Would Be Worthy of Roger Ebert’s Praise
Ebert never lived to see the finished product, but it's not a stretch at all to imagine what kind of score Siskel & Ebert would have given it had they the chance: two thumbs up.