The Irishman (2019)

Rating: 9/10 (23 January 2020)

During his 40's and 50's, protagonists of Scorsese-directed gangster films wound up back where they started (Casino), ordering spaghetti with marinara sauce and receiving egg noodles and ketchup, average nobodies, "schnooks" (Goodfellas). Now approaching 80, Scorsese goes further with The Irishman, examining the longer-lasting effects of life inside the mafia - regret, guilt, isolation, and in a series of on-screen text gags, often premature death. The Irishman feels like the culmination of Scorsese's gangster pictures; a crowning achievement.