The Irishman
First screened in November 2019

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Director: Martin Scorsese. Cast: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Stephen Graham, Ray Romano, Harvey Keitel, Bobby Cannavale, Anna Paquin, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Kathrine Narducci, Welker White, Jesse Plemons, Domenick Lombardozzi, Paul Herman, Gary Basaraba, Sebastian Maniscalco, Louis Cancelmi, Jack Huston, Marin Ireland, Barry Primus, Jim Norton, Dascha Polanco. Screenplay: Steven Zaillian (based on the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt).

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Twitter Capsule: My few qualms in first two hours mostly revealed a logic in the staggering, sobering third. De Niro quietly colossal.

VOR: ⑤  Scorsese makes a self-conscious apotheosis and valediction for his body of work in a style both grand and atypically restrained. Takes risks right and left.

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Photo © 2019 Netflix

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A–

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Academy Award Nominations:
	Best Picture
	Best Director: Martin Scorsese
	Best Supporting Actor: Al Pacino
	Best Supporting Actor: Joe Pesci
	Best Adapted Screenplay: Steven Zaillian
	Best Cinematography: Rodrigo Prieto
	Best Production Design: Bob Shaw and Regina Graves
	Best Costume Design: Sandy Powell and Christopher Peterson
	Best Film Editing: Thelma Schoonmaker
	Best Visual Effects: Pablo Helman, Leandro Estebecorena, Nelson Sepulveda, and Stephanie Grabli
Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Picture (Drama)
	Best Director: Martin Scorsese
	Best Supporting Actor: Al Pacino
	Best Supporting Actor: Joe Pesci
	Best Screenplay: Steven Zaillian
Other Awards:
	Chicago International Film Festival: Founder's Award
	New York Film Critics Circle: Best Film; Best Supporting Actor (Pesci)
	Boston Society of Film Critics: Best Film Editing
	Chicago Film Critics Association: Best Film Editing
	National Board of Review: Best Film; Best Adapted Screenplay; Icon Award (Scorsese, De Niro, Pacino)

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