Tag: Goodfellas

The Iceman****

Michael Shannon first came to our attention fully in psychological hurricane drama Take Shelter back in 2011. Since then his natural talent for subtly portraying emotionally scarred characters dealing with inner personal turmoil has captivated and fascinated. Ariel Vromen’s The Iceman in which the actor plays the lead of the same name is the cream …

Hugo (3D) ***

Many name James Cameron as the man at the forefront of 3D. But Hugo (3D) has just added another exciting contender in one of the most unlikely directors, Martin Scorsese, who is best known for chronicling the rough and gangster-ready parts of urban America, with such greats as Taxi Driver, Goodfellas and The Departed. The …

22 Bullets – 3*

Marseilles is a brutal place, it seems, especially if you are/were Mafioso. Basically, you have zero chance of ever going straight and living a quiet life. This is the premise behind director Richard Berry’s mobster revenge spree, 22 Bullets, starring internationally respected Gallic star Jean Reno as former Marseilles Mafioso Charley Mattei who discovers that …