Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro, Paul Sorvino, and Joe Pesci in a promotional image for Goodfellas (1990)
Martin Scorsese’s earliest work as a director dates back to the 1960s, but it was the 1970s when he started to make a name for himself as far as feature films went. Since then, he’s been prolific in every decade, not to mention surprisingly consistent. Though he entered the 21st century at almost 60 years old, he nevertheless showed age was not slowing him down, and made some of his best films after the year 2000.
Kundun is an example of Scorsese taking on a biographical story and doing a decent enough job of bringing it to life on screen. It’s a movie that feels static and not consistently involving, but the craft on offer is enough to make it worthwhile. It’s a well-presented, well-shot, and pretty well-acted film, for the most part, but it’s just lacking that extra something to push it outside the realm of decent and further toward an area that could be considered great.
5 'Casino' Stars: Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci A gangster epic that stars two of Martin Scorsese’s favorite collaborators, Casino sees Scorsese operating in somewhat familiar territory, but doing so with such style and intensity that it’s hard to get too angry. The story here takes place during the 1970s and 1980s, and takes a look at how the mob, through owning various casinos, essentially ran Las Vegas for a number of years.
For close to four hours, A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies has Scorsese narrating an overview of cinema across decades, starting with silent films and ending around the 1970s . It might well be there’s even more to cover here, compared to My Voyage to Italy, which ensures it’s even better a documentary, though both are ultimately essential for fans of classic movies.
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