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Hitting an Ice Bird: a review of The Penguin

I mentioned The Sopranos, and I will also mention Breaking Bad, because both have the same elements that propel The Penguin: an exceptionally strong, large cast, a unique and compelling world, and a lead character whose performance is utterly incandescent. Farrell’s performance is right up there with Gandolfini or Cranston. It is utterly amazing.

Houses painted, taxis washed, presidents shot: a review of The Irishman

The Irishman Directed by Martin Scorsese Produced by Martin Scorsese Robert De Niro Jane Rosenthal Emma Tillinger Koskoff Irwin Winkler Gerald Chamales Gastón Pavlovich Randall Emmett Gabriele Israilovici Screenplay by Steven Zaillian Based on I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt Cast Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa Joe …