MV5BMGUyM2ZiZmUtMWY0OC00NTQ4LThkOGUtNjY2NjkzMDJiMWMwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMzY0MTE3NzU@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,682,1000_AL_.jpg — The Irishman (2019)

**Directed by: Martin Scorsese**
**Starring: Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Jesse Plemons**
**Rated: R for Pervasive Language and Strong Violence**
**Running Time: 3 h 29 m**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Directing, Writing, Production Design, Scope, World Building**
**WEAKNESSES: -**

The Irishman (2019)

December 2, 2019

A mob hitman recounts his possible involvement with the killing of Jimmy Hoffa.

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**Directed by: Martin Scorsese**
**Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, Miriam Margolyes, Richard E Grant, Geraldine Chaplin**
**Rated: PG for Thematic Elements and Some Mild Language**
**Running Time: 2 h 19 m**
**TMM Score: 4.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Production Design, Themes, Acting**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing**

The Age of Innocence (1993)

November 28, 2019

A young lawyer in high society 1870s New York falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman’s cousin.

k 1.jpg — Kundun (1997)

**Directed By: Martin Scorsese**
**Starring: Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong, Gyurme Tethong, Tulku Jamyang Kunga Tenzin**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 2h 14m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Production Design, Direction**
**Weaknesses: NA**

Kundun (1997)

November 28, 2019

The story of the Dalai Lama’s discovery, search for enlightenment, and eventual exile from Tibet.

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Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Juliette Lewis, Jessica Lange, Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum
Rated: R for Strong Violence, and for Language
Running Time: 2h 8m
TMM Score: 4 Stars
STRENGTHS: Robert De Niro, Direction, Fun
WEAKNESSES: Silly Last Act

Cape Fear (1991)

November 27, 2019

After a man is released from prison, he seeks revenge on his lawyer who let him get convicted…

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Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Patricia Clarkson
Rated: R for Disturbing Violent Content, Language and Some Nudity
Running Time: 2h 19m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Visceral, Unrestrained, Demands and Rewards Multiple Views
WEAKNESSES: -

Shutter Island (2010)

November 27, 2019

Two detectives search for a missing psych ward patient on Shutter Island, but there’s more to this island than meets the eye…

rb+1.jpg — Raging Bull (1980)

**Directed By: Martin Scorsese**
**Starring: Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 2h 9m**
**TMM Score: 4 Stars**
**Strengths: Acting, Cinematography**
**Weakness: A Little Slow, Requires Some Prior Knowledge**

Raging Bull (1980)

November 27, 2019

Jake LaMotta rises through the ranks of the middleweight boxing world but is less adept at navigating through life with his own family and community.

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Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro
Rated: R for Strong Brutal Violence, Pervasive Strong Language, Drug Use, and Some Sexuality
Running Time: 2h 28m
TMM Score: 5 Stars
STRENGTHS: Direction, Performances, Best of the Genre
WEAKNESSES: -

Goodfellas (1990)

November 26, 2019

As far back as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a gangster…

Mean Streets (1973)

November 26, 2019

Johnny Boy gets in over his head with a loan shark…

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**Directed by: Martin Scorsese**
**Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, Matthew McConaughey, Kyle Chandler, Rob Reiner, Jon Bernthal, Jon Favrea, Jean Dujardin, Shea Whigham, Cristin Milioti**
**Rated: R for Sequences of Strong Sexual Content, Graphic Nudity, Drug Use and Language Throughout, and For Some Violence**
**Running Time: 3 h**
**TMM Score: 5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, General Insanity, Themes**
**WEAKNESSES:**

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

November 25, 2019

The rise and fall of Jordan Belfort, a criminal Wall Street stocker broker.

ltoc 1.jpg — The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

**Directed By: Martin Scorsese**
**Starring: Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey**
**Rated: R**
**Run Time: 2h 44m**
**TMM Score: 5 Stars**
**Strengths: Performance, Production Design, Themes**
**Weakness: NA**

The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)

November 20, 2019

An alternate telling of the life of Christ as he battles internally and externally with his destined role, his personal desire, and the dichotomy between soul and body.

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**Directed by: Martin Scorsese**
**Starring: Robert DeNiro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, James Woods, Don Rickles**
**Rated: R for Strong Brutal Violence, Pervasive Strong Language, Drug Use and Some Sexuality**
**Running Time: 2 h 58 m**
**TMM Score: 3.5 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Writing, Directing, Acting, Cinematography**
**WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Length**

Casino (1995)

November 18, 2019

Adapted from the true story of Las Vegas mobsters Lefty Rosenthal and Tony Spilotro.

taxi driver 8.jpg — Taxi Driver (1976)

**Directed by: Martin Scorsese**
**Starring: Robert De Niro, Jodie Foster, Cybill Shepherd**
**Rated: R**
**Running Time: 1h 54m**
**TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5**
**STRENGTHS: Acting, Snapshot of 70s New York**
**WEAKNESSES: Slow Paced**

Taxi Driver (1976)

August 8, 2018

Travis Bickle is an army vet just trying to rejoin society. He gets a job as a Taxi Driver so he can avoid the day time noise and crowd of the city but the nighttime sleaze and filth pushes him further to the edges of his sanity.

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