Let's Party with Marty: A Martin Scorsese Podcast

We're in the next decade of Martin Scorsese movies now as we reach 2002's Gangs of New York. Notable for being the first of many DiCaprio and Scorsese collaborations, Sarah and MJ may be divided on this movie, but one thing that unites them is Daniel Day-Lewis' unforgettable performance as Bill The Butcher.

The road to Gangs of New York may be a short one with just one companion movie, however, there was plenty to talk about with 1952's Park Row. Joining Sarah and MJ for this chat is returning guest and friend of the pod Matthew Germenis, and the gang get into the relevance of this movie to today (despite it's period setting), the joy of watching people being really competent and lots more!
(Features some barking from our doggy companions, sorry about that!)
You can read Matthew's substack here.

Is Bringing Out the Dead Martin Scorsese's most underrated movie? It's certainly a tough movie, but there's a HUGE amount to dive into as well.

TW: Given the subject matter of the movie, please note that this episode includes discussion of familial death, grief, and terminal illness.

An Italian religious movie on a list curated by Martin Scorsese?! Well, consider us shocked. The Flowers of St. Francis may be an obvious choice on this list but how does it fit with Scorsese's Bringing Out the Dead? That may still remain a mystery but Sarah and MJ dig into this 1950 movie regardless, talking about why it would work as a silent movie, and where it does (or doesn't) fit in with other Italian neorealist movies.

Kicking things off on the road to Bringing Out the Dead is 1955's Ordet. On paper, this is an extremely Sarah & MJ coded movie, full of religious themes, crisis of faith, and even some supernatural touches. We get into what does and doesn't work in this movie, the pitfalls of adapting stage plays for the big screen, and the strange acting style we've come across in the two Carl Theodor Dreyer-directed movies we've watched so far.