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‘The King of Comedy’ is Scorsese’s misunderstood masterpiece | movie review

ComedyKarl DelossantosSeptember 4, 2019

In their fifth collaboration, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro explore the lengths one man will go to be given a chance in The King of Comedy For a movie about a failed standup comedian, The King of Comedy difficult to watch. Rupert’s delusions of success are funny at first but then grow cringe-worthy —…

‘The Irishman’ NYFF review — Scorsese’s tribute to Scorsese

MoviesKarl DelossantosSeptember 27, 20192

Based on a true story, a hitman for the mob looks back at his life and the events that shaped him in The Irishman. One-sentence review: The Irishman combines the meditative pace of Silence, the sharp humor and style of The Wolf of Wall Street, and the narrative of Martin Scorsese's greatest gangster movies to…