A retrospective review of Meet the Fockers (2004), the $522.7M sequel that turned a family comedy into a franchise machine louder and emptier than the original.
Sergio Leone's final film, Once Upon a Time in America, reviewed: De Niro, James Woods, the 269-minute cut that became 139, and why the ambition outruns it.
Brian De Palma's The Untouchables, released June 2, 1987: Costner, De Niro, Connery, the baseball bat scene, the Oscar, and why the middle sags.
Meet the Parents review: Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro in a 2000 comedy where a family visit becomes an interrogation. Strong premise, uneven second half.
Casino (1995) review: Scorsese's 179-minute Vegas epic starring De Niro, Pesci and Sharon Stone, and the real mob story behind it.
Shark Tale review: DreamWorks' 2004 animated comedy wastes Will Smith, De Niro and Scorsese on a thin mob-comedy premise that never earns its big lie.
Review: Nancy Meyers' The Intern (2015) with De Niro and Hathaway is warm and light, but the script never earns its premise.
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.
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.
A review of Martin Scorsese's 1976 neo-noir Taxi Driver, starring Robert De Niro as Travis Bickle, with a 9.4/10 rating.
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.
Netflix's The Whisper Man has De Niro, Keaton and a chilling premise, but this 111-minute thriller never finds its pulse. Our review: 5.2/10.
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