Tag: The Wolf of Wall Street

  • Every Main Character In ‘The Departed,’ Ranked By Power

    Every Main Character In ‘The Departed,’ Ranked By Power

    The Departed was a major film within director Martin Scorsese’s career. A clever reimagining of the action film Infernal Affairs, The Departed changed the setting to modern-day Boston. The film finally earned Scorsese the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director, which he had deserved for quite some time; it also became Scorsese’s highest-grossing…

  • ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Left Out a Wild Detail in Jordan Belfort’s Story

    ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ Left Out a Wild Detail in Jordan Belfort’s Story

    Martin Scorsese is a meticulous director who leaves no stone unturned when telling his incredible stories. His latest project, Killers of the Flower Moon is no exception. So when we found out that he decided to omit one truly remarkable and fascinating detail out of his epic tale of Jordan Belfort in The Wolf of…

  • None of Martin Scorsese’s Other Gangster Movies Top ‘Mean Streets’

    None of Martin Scorsese’s Other Gangster Movies Top ‘Mean Streets’

    “You don’t make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets,” says Martin Scorsese in the opening narration of his formative gangster picture, Mean Streets. This line defined the overarching thematic ideology of Scorsese’s remarkable career, one that powers on with the upcoming release of Killers of the Flower Moon. On…

  • Time Forgot Martin Scorsese’s Underrated Movie Starring Andrew Garfield

    Time Forgot Martin Scorsese’s Underrated Movie Starring Andrew Garfield

    Fans of Martin Scorsese often refer to 2019’s The Irishman as his directorial follow-up to 2013’s The Wolf of Wall Street. While that chronology may be true for Scorsese’s signature crime filmography, he actually came out with another movie between the two. We are not talking about a short, documentary, or a project that Scorsese…

  • Martin Scorsese’s Highest-Grossing Film Is This Unhinged Biopic

    Martin Scorsese’s Highest-Grossing Film Is This Unhinged Biopic

    Martin Scorsese is certainly one of the best filmmakers of all time, but that doesn’t mean he’s also one of the most profitable. While directors like Steven Spielberg and Sir Ridley Scott have created films that have been both critically well-received and financially successful at the global box office, Scorsese isn’t necessarily known for breaking…

  • Margot Robbie’s Big Break Was No Walk in the Park Behind the Scenes

    Margot Robbie’s Big Break Was No Walk in the Park Behind the Scenes

    This year marks the 10th anniversary of The Wolf of Wall Street. Widely remembered for its graphic content, Leonardo DiCaprio’s larger-than-life performance, and Martin Scorsese’s bold direction, the film nabbed five Oscar nominations and quickly became its director’s highest-grossing film to date. A wild cinematic ride by any standard, The Wolf of Wall Street is…

  • No More Bets review – Chinese Wolf of Wall Street aims to teach moral lesson

    No More Bets review – Chinese Wolf of Wall Street aims to teach moral lesson

    With its exposé of digital scammers, fraud farms and gangmasters, Ao Shen’s thriller is inventive and snappily directed. A shame, then, that it morphs into a public health warningIt is a shame that either Chinese authorities had a word, or producers decided to aim for brownie points by fitting No More Bets out as an…

  • ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’: Lily Gladstone Says Martin Scorsese’s Latest Is “Not A White-Savior Story”

    ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’: Lily Gladstone Says Martin Scorsese’s Latest Is “Not A White-Savior Story”

    There’s all sorts of reasons Martin Scorsese‘s “Killers Of The Flower Moon” is one of 2023’s most anticipated movies. For one, it’s Scorsese’s first film since 2019’s “The Irishman.” It’s also the first time the director and Leonardo DiCaprio work together since “The Wolf Of Wall Street” a decade ago. But “Killers Of The Flower…

  • Ridley Scott Almost Made ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’

    Ridley Scott Almost Made ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’

    With Ridley Scott’s historical epic Napoleon soon to hit the big screens, film fans are excited to see the director’s take on the powerful figure’s life story. A historical epic is nothing new for Scott, with movies such as Exodus: Gods and Kings and Kingdom of Heaven already under his belt. For Napoleon, he is…

  • 10 Best Margot Robbie Movies That Live in Our Heads Rent-Free

    10 Best Margot Robbie Movies That Live in Our Heads Rent-Free

    Since the black comedy The Wolf of Wall Street came out in 2013, Margot Robbie has swept cinephiles off their feet and proven herself to be quite the talented movie star. With big names like Leonardo DiCaprio and Matthew McConaughey in the first big film in which the blonde actress starred, directed by accomplished director…