The Irishman

  • Movie News

5 Times Al Pacino and Robert De Niro Almost Played Each Other’s Roles

Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are still going strong. Here are five times the old friends almost played each…

2 months ago
  • The Rundown

Casting Madonna; 50 Cent’s Power Struggle; Legalize Surfing

Madonna leads the search to cast Madonna, which reportedly includes Florence Pugh and Julia Garner; 50 Cent packs his bags;…

2 years ago
  • Movie News

Mank Breaks Irish Curse With Oscar Wins

For the second consecutive year, a Netflix film was the most nominated at the Oscars. But this year, the film…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

JFK and The Irishman: The Joe Pesci Role That Links Both Films

One of the most surreal moments in The Irishman comes when Joe Pesci's character uses a homophobic slur to reference…

3 years ago
  • Movie News

5 Films Set in Delaware, Home of Our New President

There's a fun moment in Wayne's World where Wayne and Garth use a blue screen to imagine themselves traveling to…

3 years ago
  • Interviews

Stephen Graham on Playing an ‘Honestly Broken’ Man in The Virtues

In The Virtues, Stephen Graham moves far away from the hair-trigger bullies he's played in projects from Boardwalk Empire to…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Is The Irishman’s Opening Scene a Goodfellas Callback?

The Irishman opens with a scene that feels like a darkly comic twist on the most famous shot in Goodfellas.…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

5 Frank Sheeran Stories The Irishman Left Out

Frank Sheeran tells a lot of stories in The Irishman, all of them taken from I Heard You Paint Houses,…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

The Irishman Shutout at Oscars: What Does It Mean for Netflix?

Is the Oscars' The Irishman shutout the end of Netflix’s long, costly bid for a Best Picture Oscar? Or just…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Who Was Jimmy Hoffa?: Things To Know Before You See The Irishman

Who was Jimmy Hoffa, the key figure in The Irishman? We get it: You've avoided the film this long because…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

The Past Is Now: Movies Have Never Been Better

A lot of movie fans like to reminisce about the past — a time when people vigorously debated films, new…

4 years ago
  • Cinematography

Little Women, Uncut Gems, Marriage Story, and 6 Other New Movies Shot on Film

Moviegoers might be surprised to learn that despite its expensive VFX de-aging process, Martin Scorsese's latest crime epic, The Irishman,…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Who Is Frank Sheeran Talking to in The Irishman?

The Irishman is framed by Robert De Niro's character, Frank Sheeran, talking directly to the camera, confessing a life's worth…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

The Irishman Slang Explained: Your Guide to the Vig, Candy, Going to School, and Painting Houses

The Irishman, even more than past Martin Scorsese films, immerses itself in the language of gangsters. Frank "The Irishman" Sheeran,…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

Bret Easton Ellis Reviews Likely Oscar Contenders

Bret Easton Ellis, author of American Psycho and most recently the memoir White, has become one of our most interesting…

4 years ago
  • Movie News

What Does ‘I Heard You Paint Houses’ Mean in The Irishman?:

You may ask yourself, moments into The Irishman: What does "I heard you paint houses" mean? The curious phrase flies across the…

4 years ago