Tag: Robert De Niro

A masterwork of American political angst and lower class anxieties, Taxi Driver retains its power because its uncomfortable authenticity.

More than its stars or technique, The Deer Hunter searches for an uncomfortable truth about war and its impact on working class communities.

While engaging and evocative, Joker draws draws its protagonist with far too much empathy given the nature of this character.

Hole in the Desert The final moments of Casino show old Vegas being torn down. Implosions send once grand buildings to rubble. Sam Rothenstein (Robert De Niro) opines about …

Fireball Island Universal produced Backdraft, a surprise given the Disney-esque tragedy of the intro. It’s near camp. A small child looks on, star-eyed, as his father enters a burning …

Car Melee John Frankenhiemer’s Ronin is pure atmosphere porn. A dimly lit bridge at night, surrounded by wet reflective concrete giving off a glow. A safe house, littered, and …

So dirty In terms of framing and narrative devices, Dirty Grandpa is an awful film. It has the thinnest of reasons to exist, the crudest methodologies, and a litany …

Unlike the kooky spin of Last Vegas which charmed through its gentle retiree feud, Grudge Match is out for blood, and spill blood it will.

Last Vegas is absorbingly leisurely, a cinematic vacation from super heroes, bloodshed, and true life dramas

This becomes a story surrounding itself on De Niro's performance

This battle, taking place without witnesses, feels as if consequences carry enormity.

Silver Linings plays to its oddball strengths, keeping itself propped on its highs, rarely celebrating the lows.