Tag Archives: Martin Scorsese

Bringing Out the Dead - * * 1/2*

Posted on October 22, 1999 by Madeleine Williams

When it was announced that Martin Scorsese’s new film would be a Paul Schrader scripted tale of an unhinged man prowling the nighttime streets of New York City in an ambulance, it was easy to quickly dismiss his latest effort … Continue reading →

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Kundun - * * 1/2*

Posted on December 25, 1997 by Madeleine Williams

And here we have the second film of the year to tell the tale of the Dalai Lama. First came Seven Years in Tibet, an interesting, yet somehow uninformative view of the Dalai Lama’s live, from a decidedly Western outsider’s … Continue reading →

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Casino - * * *

Posted on November 22, 1995 by Madeleine Williams

Finely detailed analysis of the mob-controlled casinos in the 70s, but it lacks the soul of Scorsese’s Goodfellas. Robert DeNiro is Sam “Ace” Rothstein, a professional gambler hand picked by the mob to run the Tangiers casino. Sharon Stone is … Continue reading →

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