Martin Scorsese

We're now on the road to Kundun and the first movie paired with it is 1986's The Horse Thief , the movie Martin Scorsese calls his "favorite movie of the '90s" (no there isn't a typo in that). It's a curious movie but one that HEAVILY influenced Scorsese, not just for Kundun but across his career. We also bring things more up to date to discuss Marty's recent AI controversy.

Joining us this week to discuss Casino is film critic Kelechi Ehenulo. There's much to discuss in this epic not-quite-3-hour-long movie including why it's another feminist masterpiece from Martin Scorsese (yes, really), the incredible trio of performances, and how it compares to Goodfellas . Stick around to find out what bombshell fact leads Sarah to possible violence and who she might have to fight in the desert as a result. Follow Kelechi on Bluesky and Instagram , and read her reviews here .

For this week's episode, we've rounded up our very own Wild Bunch with Nick Mear joining Sarah and MJ to discuss this classic Western movie. Not only was this movie a huge influence on Scorsese, but apparently influenced every movie ever.

Opinions are divided amongst your illustrious hosts this week! Join Sarah & MJ as they discuss Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence. They discuss the film's not-so-subtle symbolism, the acting performances, and find some similarities with another pod favorite movie (and Daniel Day-Lewis starring), Phantom Thread .

We're back with another companion film and fiendishly, Martin Scorsese includes The Heiress on his list twice ... for The Age of Innocence and Killers of the Flower Moon . We're talking about it (mostly) in relation to the former, however, it is hard to ignore some of the similarities with KOTFM ! We discuss Olivia de Havilland's astonishing performance, why this movie felt stressful to watch, and much more!

Sarah and MJ are joined by Martin Buddery to talk about Marty's remake of Cape Fear! They discuss the knife's edge between heavy and fun in this film, Spielberg and Scorsese trading projects to get this made, oddball alternate casting choices. And, of course, the classic episode of The Simpsons.

The Night of the Hunter was chosen by Martin Scorsese as the companion film for his own Cape Fear , and we were HYPED to talk about this 1955 masterpiece. Joining Sarah and MJ is the man who (quite literally) wrote the book on Cape Fear , Rob Daniel.

Just a trio of good fellas talking about some ... not very good fellas, but a very, very good movie. Joining us this week is podcast host and friend, Nick Mear, talking about Martin Scorsese masterpiece "Goodfellas." We talk about the film's many great moments, continue to prove that Scorsese is a feminist (yes, really), and the great injustice that it didn't win the Oscar for editing.

Our final stop on the road to Goodfellas is François Truffaut's Jules & Jim . Within the first 30 minutes of this movie it becomes abundantly clear what Martin Scorsese has lifted from it for his own picture, but there's plenty more to dive into besides that. We discuss the chaotic and interesting relationships in this movie and coin a new phrase, "Marty-splaining."

We've got a rare double feature for you this week as we talk about 1951's People Will Talk (starring Cary Grant) and Martin Scorsese's 1990 documentary Made in Milan . It is a curious pairing, but join us as we try and make sense of it, talk about why Cary Grant was born to be in movies, and why you can always rely on Marty to do the absolute most, regardless of the project.