When fans first think of the films they most enjoy watching, they're often the same titles everyone is always talking about. This isn't necessarily because these films are better than others (even ...

Barry Levinson's Bugsy received more Oscar nominations than Goodfellas. Why isn't it as revered?

Over the years, gangster movies have become a prominent pastime in American cinema and a beloved film genre known for iconic titles such as The Godfather, Goodfellas, and A Bronx Tale. The gangster ...

American Gangster is a movie with obvious gravitas and a familiar argument: Organized crime is outsider capitalism. As archetypal as its title, Ridley Scott’s would-be epic aspires to enshrine Harlem ...

Denzel Washington plays a 1970's drug lord named Frank Lucas in American Gangster. Lucas takes pride in many things, but most of all in the quality of his merchandise, Southeast Asian heroin as pure, ...

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At first glance, Bugsy might seem like the more significant film. However, it has largely faded from collective memory, raising questions about its true value. Was it overrated? Did the Academy hype a ...

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For decades, audiences around the world have been drawn to the seductive, ultraviolent world of organized crime. Mob stories have become a genre filmmakers return to over and over again, despite the ...