Scorsese’s Goodfellas and The Power of Movie Soundtracks

Scorsese’s Goodfellas and The Power of Movie Soundtracks

How Martin Scorsese utilises a diverse soundtrack of iconic popular music to help narrate his tale of gangsters, glory and regret in ‘Goodfellas’ (1990). Essay by Grace Laidler.

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Cocaine Bear (2023) Review

Cocaine Bear (2023) Review

‘Cocaine Bear’, from director Elizabeth Banks, isn’t mesmerizing cinema, but it was never expected to be; it is amusing and well made. Review by Jacob Davis.

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No Sudden Move (2021) Review

No Sudden Move (2021) Review

‘No Sudden Move’ (2021) is a creative if uneven 1950s heist thriller from Steven Soderbergh starring Benicio del Toro and Don Cheadle at the head of an all-star cast. Christopher Connor reviews.

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‘Hannibal’ at 20 – Review

‘Hannibal’ at 20 – Review

Lacking two of the three magic ingredients of ‘The Silence of the Lambs’, Ridley Scott’s ‘Hannibal’ (2001), starring Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore and Gary Oldman offers only surface-level thrills. Sam Sewell-Peterson reviews.

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Goodfellas (1990) Review

Goodfellas (1990) Review

Martin Scorsese’s Mob epic starring Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci remains one of his greatest achievements and one of the best films of a storied genre. Christopher Connor reviews.

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Marriage Story (2019) Review

Marriage Story (2019) Review

Netflix original drama ‘Marriage Story’ (2019) from screenwriter-director Noah Baumbach, starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, is a complex and human tale of divorce according to Sam Sewell-Peterson in his review.

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