Tag Archives: The Irishman

‘Flower Moon,’ an unflinching portrait of guiltlessness

Posted on November 14, 2023 by reelentropy

8/10 One of history’s greatest filmmakers is still going strong. Killers of the Flower Moon is everything you can expect from a Martin Scorsese picture – an emotionally driven, human look at a vital moment in history with spectacular performances, … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged Donald Trump, Killers of the Flower Moon, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lily Gladstone, Martin Scorsese, Oppenheimer, Robert de Niro, The Irishman | 1 Comment

Sometimes good things happen

Posted on February 11, 2020 by reelentropy

This was supposed to be 1917’s night, but I came in with a sneaking suspicion. A suspicion that there would be, well, not quite an upset, but the Academy would go a different direction, that they would give 1917 its … Continue reading →

Posted in Beta Decay, White Noise | Tagged #oscars, 1917, Ad Astra, Bong Joon-ho, Greta Gerwig, Joker, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, The Current War, The Irishman | 1 Comment

The most important movies of 2019

Posted on January 10, 2020 by reelentropy

Annual top 10 lists are dumb and arbitrary and I hate them, even as I’ve started doing them. We can do better here. Instead of a static list of 10 favorites, 10 peanuts with which to pack the year away … Continue reading →

Posted in White Noise | Tagged #Disney, #martin scorsese, #quentin tarantino, #robert eggers, #spotlight, #star wars, #the lion king, 21 Bridges, A Hidden Life, Aladdin, Ari Aster, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, Bird Box, Black and Blue, Box Office Mojo, Captain Marvel, Dark Waters, Dumbo, Frozen II, It: Chapter 2, Jojo Rabbit, Joker, Jordan Peele, Josh and Benny Safdie, Maleficent 2, Midsommar, Official Secrets, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Parasite, Queen and Slim, Roma, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, The Disney Empire, The Irishman, The Lighthouse, The Mandalorian, The Report, Toy Story 4, Uncut Gems, Us | Leave a comment

A savage, deeply cathartic ‘Marriage Story’

Posted on December 18, 2019 by reelentropy

9/10 Writer/director/producer Noah Baumbach set out to create the universal divorce movie, and damn it all he seems to have done it. Noah Bumbach’s Marriage Story follows the increasingly acrimonious divorce of Charlie and Nicole Barber (Adam Driver and Scarlett … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #(500) days of summer, #adam driver, #eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, #manic pixie dream girl, #scarlett johansson, Alan Alda, Jennifer Lame, Laura Dern, Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach, Ray Liotta, The Irishman | 1 Comment

Scorsese lays out fears in ‘Irishman’

Posted on December 17, 2019 by reelentropy

5/10 So, don’t tell anybody about this, but I think Martin Scorsese might be a little nervous about dying. In I Heard You Paint Houses — marketing title The Irishman — an elderly Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran (Robert De Niro), … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy, White Noise | Tagged #anna paquin, #leonardo dicaprio, #martin scorsese, #mcu, #robert de niro, #the departed, Al Pacino, Bill Bufalino, Frank Sheeran, Gemini Man, Goodfellas, I Heard You Paint Houses, Jimmy Hoffa, Joe Pesci, Ray Liotta, Taxi Driver, The Godfather, The Irishman | 2 Comments