Tag: De Niro

  • This Boy’s Life.

      Based on the life and memoir of writer Tobias Wolff, This Boy’s Life captures the frustrations of childhood and the trust we place in our elders to protect us until we’re capable of doing it for ourselves. We first meet the young Toby on the run with his mother. Escaping her latest abusive boyfriend, the…

  • “A Wife Beating Musical.” – Carrie Rickey.

    I have previously stated that I think The King of Comedy is possibly Scorsese’s greatest film. It is definitely the best of De Niro and Scorsese’s collaborative pieces. Yet, it is very underrated and occasionally forgotten about amongst their repertoire. Another of their films that gets lost amongst the glory of Taxi Driver and Raging Bull is the magnificent and tragic New York,…

  • When Genius Meets Genius.

    “The more scribbled the name, the bigger the fame.” I have finally got round to watching The King of Comedy; a very underrated Scorsese and De Niro cinematic compilation. I felt the film’s dark tones and messages were balanced well, and enhanced, by the film’s wit and charm. De Niro here is in his prime.…

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