Movie Reviews5.1/10
Al Pacino’s Coach Loses Control as Jamie Foxx’s Quarterback Rises Too High in Any Given Sunday
A football drama where the game's true meaning gets lost in a coach's rage against a wealthy owner.
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Movie Reviews8.3/10
Al Pacino’s Classic Whistleblower Thriller Still Stings 53 Years Later
A tale of an honest cop in New York, who refused bribes and faced the wrath of his brethren.
Movie Reviews6/10
Patrizia Reggiani’s Ambition Tears the Guccis Apart in House of Gucci
Lady Gaga plays Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci, a tale of a woman who builds a family through deceit and ambition.
Movie Reviews5.7/10
Al Pacino’s blind colonel carries a so-so movie to its best picture win
A deep dive into Martin Brest's Scent of a Woman: Al Pacino's Oscar-winning turn, the tango, the Jaguar prank, and why the film still divides critics.
Movie Reviews7.7/10
Donnie Brasco: Pacino’s Late-Career Peak in a Quiet Mob Tragedy
Donnie Brasco review: Al Pacino's Lefty Ruggiero and Johnny Depp's undercover agent in Mike Newell's 1997 mob tragedy about loyalty and being used.
TV Reviews5.4/10
Hunters: Al Pacino Chases Nazis Through 1977 New York, and the Show Cannot Decide What Tone It Wants
Hunters review: Al Pacino anchors Amazon's 1977 Nazi-hunter series, but its pulp-revenge tone and Fourth Reich plot never cohere. Score: 5.4/10.
Movie Reviews6/10
Reeves and Pacino Face Off in a Legal Thriller That Abandons Its Own Premise
A review of The Devil's Advocate (1997), Taylor Hackford's Faustian horror film starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino and Charlize Theron.
Movie Reviews6/10
Coppola Recut The Godfather Part III, and the New Cut Makes Its Case
A review of The Godfather Part III: Pacino's guilty Michael, Andy Garcia's arrival, the Vatican deal, and the Duvall and Sofia Coppola casting fallout.
Movie Reviews9.4/10
The Irishman Review: Scorsese’s 209-Minute Mob Epic Earns Every Minute
Martin Scorsese's The Irishman runs 209 minutes and never wastes one. De Niro, Pacino and Pesci star in a crime epic about loyalty and power.
Movie Reviews7.6/10
Heat at 31: Two Men Who Understand Each Other Better Than Anyone at Home
Michael Mann's 1995 crime drama Heat paired Pacino and De Niro for the first time, grossing $187.4M. A review of the heist classic and its coffee scene.
Movie Reviews6.5/10
De Palma’s Scarface Is a Bloated, Self-Serious Slog That Confuses Running Time With Substance
Scarface review: De Palma and Stone's 170-minute cocaine epic, Pacino's Tony Montana, the chainsaw scene, and why it's a 6.5 out of 10.
Movie Reviews9/10
Coppola Splits the Corleone Story in Two and Makes the Prequel the Main Event
A review of The Godfather Part II (1974), Coppola's dual-era sequel and prequel that won Best Picture and still sets the standard for sequels.