Directed by Martin Scorsese Alright so we know the story, the rise and fall of Henry Hill from "I always wanted to be a gangster" to "I'm an average nobody... get to live the rest of my life like a schnook." It's a classic gangster story and even more than that an American story. You … Continue reading Goodfellas (1990)
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Generation Wealth (2018)
Directed by Lauren Greenfield Generation Wealth covers a lot of territory, and I find it all riveting. It's ostensibly about overconsumption and the corrupting powers of wealth, but from there Greenfield turns the camera on herself to help tell a broader story about addiction. The impulses that drive some to dramatically alter their bodies or … Continue reading Generation Wealth (2018)