Martin Scorsese

‘King of Comedy’ (1982) an engrossingly awkward satire of showbiz

“The King of Comedy” (1982) is a rather simple tale of two unhinged people – Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro) and his friend Masha (Sandra

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A neurotic half-century: Every Woody Allen film, ranked

Sorry it took me awhile to compile my rankings of Woody Allen’s films. I got a little neurotic about making sure everything is in the

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3 directing legends team up for ‘New York Stories’ (1989)

“New York Stories” (1989) must’ve been tantalizing to film nerds when it came out: For the price of one ticket, you get 40-minute films by

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Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ a meditative mob movie

“The Irishman” (2019, Netflix) pairs nicely as the back half of a double feature with 1992’s “Hoffa.” That film, which was likewise Oscar-nominated, focuses on

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‘Taxi Driver’ (1976) pounds the mean streets

The Oscar-nominated “Joker” has brought a key question about art front and center, perhaps most prominently since the early part of this century when sample-laden

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