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Goodfellas (1990)

It’s the 30th Anniversary of the gangster classic, Goodfellas. Martin Scorsese has a long history making gangster movies. We covered his latest one, The Irishman, already but now we’re going back to cover his most famous one. It’s a wild ride, beginning with the Marty insight into the allure of the criminal underworld that you’ve come to expect and culminating in one of the all-time great scenes of chaos and paranoia. Check out the podcast to hear what we thought about it thirty years later.

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Fruitvale Station (2013)

This week we take a look at Ryan Coogler’s first feature film, Fruitvale Station, about the 2009 murder of Oscar Grant. It is competently directed by Coogler but the impeccable performances by recognizable names such as Octavia Spencer and Michael B. Jordan, as well as its tragically-evergreen relevance, are what really make the film a must-see.

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Vanilla Sky (2001)

Jim and A.Ron discuss Cameron Crowe’s 2001 movie, Vanilla Sky.  It was a shot-for-shot remake of the original Spanish-language movie, that doesn’t deserve it’s low rating.  They discuss the many possibilities throughout the cleverly hidden sci-fi aspects and the off-beat soundtrack.

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