Poster for the movie "The Irishman"

The Irishman

The true story of mob hitman Frank Sheeran is told in The Irishman. Frank Sheeran (Robert De Niro) is a World War II veteran, who worked as a driver of meat delivery trucks in 1950s Pennsylvania. This leads to Frank doing odd jobs for the mob and striking up a friendship with local crime boss…

Our Godfather

Our Godfather

The family of one the biggest Mafia turncoats speaks out in Our Godfather. In the mid-1980s Tommaso Buscetta broke the Mafia code of silence, when he became the first high ranking mob boss to turn against Cosa Nostra. Through his testimony, over 400 Mafiosi and he and his family went into hiding out of fear…

AKP: Job 27

AKP: Job 27

Indie Spotlight is a series focusing on reviews of independent films From director Michael L. Suan comes this modern silent noir, which portrays a gangster romance entirely without dialogue.  AKP: Job 27 focuses on a Yakuza hitman (Tyce Philip Phangsoa), who travels to Toronto for his 27th job. While in the city, the hitman encounters…

Public Enemies

Public Enemies

I do have to say that story of John Dillinger is quite an interesting one. I thought that Johnny Depp‘s performance as Dillinger was a good one and I also thought that Christian Bale did an OK job as the FBI agent pursuing him. My major complaint with the film is that the story progressed…