For this week’s episode, Nick and joined by friend, Jonah Koppelman, to discuss what is considered one of the best films of all time: the 1980 Martin Scorsese film, Raging Bull. Starring Robert De Niro in his prime, this black and white boxing film deals with issues of anger, selfishness, and responsibility, all through the brilliance of early Martin Scorsese. In this episode, they discuss Robert De Niro’s transformation, the best scenes to them that stand out, Scorsese’s stylistic choices and the brilliance of them, the inclusion of the colored montage scene, themes of blame and selfishness, how women are treated in the film, if its possible to separate anger from home and boxing, the morality of Jake and Vickie, how this ranks next to Scorsese’s other films, and much more!

January 26, 2019.

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