A coming-of-age film disguised as a gangster movie, as one reviewer on Letterboxd noted—though not in the vein of Goodfellas, and closer to Analyze This but with less comedy. Robert De Niro is a fantastic actor—my personal favorite, in fact—but when it comes to directing, he doesn’t quite have the chops. The film’s overall direction,ContinueContinue reading “A Bronx Tale (1993) Film Review”
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Ronin (1998) Film Review
One of the best car-chase sequences I’ve seen! While it might not be the best action film overall, it’s still a fun ride. The plot is thin, the dialogue is cheesy yet occasionally quotable, and the big picture is an action-packed, gloriously chaotic spectacle—the kind of nonsense that just works. 3 out of 5
Wag the Dog (1997) Film Review
Funny how this isn’t complete fiction. A satire well made that it makes you scared but calms you down at the same time. De Niro with his fedora, and Hoffman with his scarf controlled the story. When they smiled, we smile, and rarely did they ever not smile. When they’re inconvenienced, we rooted for them. TheyContinueContinue reading “Wag the Dog (1997) Film Review”
Joy (2015) Film Review
A remarkable true story, but the execution made it look so corny and cringy. Every supposed ‘cool and methodical’ scene Jennifer Lawrence has makes me think she was hyped up by the director that she was delivering the greatest performance of all-time. She did her best, but the editing, cinematography, and soundtrack just failed to back herContinueContinue reading “Joy (2015) Film Review”
Everybody’s Fine (2009) Film Review
Heartwarming and adorable. Robert de Niro is so versatile that he can go from a cold, heartless gangster, to an adorable grandpa you just want to hug and spend the afternoon with. Sam, Drew and Kate were also fantastic in this.Plot is nothing spectacular, but the film was great nonetheless. 4 out of 5
Analyze This (1999) Film Review
This wouldn’t be as funny as it was if you haven’t seen the essential mafia films. Having seen almost all of them, and most De Niro films, this was hilarious.Billy Crystal’s comedic timing is great in this, but De Niro really can’t help outshining his co-stars, because he was hilarious in this. He knows hisContinueContinue reading “Analyze This (1999) Film Review”
Heat (1995) Film Review
Amazing film. Amazing. Amazing. From start to finish. Pacino and De Niro masterclass. One of, if not the best crime thrillers in history. Ages well. Michael Mann handled both legendary actors well, while also letting them lose, because that’s just what they do. All you can do is capture it, and that he did, andContinueContinue reading “Heat (1995) Film Review”
The Irishman – thoughts on the acting and storytelling
“One dog goes one way and the other goes the other”-a quote from Goodfellas which perfectly describes this badass alternate poster I just finished watching the Irishman for probably the 4th time this week now. Some have been saying they had to watch the film on 2 or 3 viewings before they could finish theContinueContinue reading “The Irishman – thoughts on the acting and storytelling”
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