“I was and remain a man of honor.” Tommaso Buscetta (Pierfrancesco Favino) claimed to be an honorable man. But what he meant by that may mean something different than you think. The Traitor is the story of how in the 1980s, he (and some others) began to bring down the Cosa Nostra (aka Sicilian Mafia)…. [Read More]
Piranhas – Loss of Innocence
Gangster movies – The Godfather trilogy, Goodfellas, Scarface, et al. – are often a blend of malevolence and nobility. People act cruelly and violently, but often see themselves (and we may see them) as doing so for a good cause – family, community. Piranhas, directed by Claudio Giovannesi, fits into that narrative thread, but by… [Read More]
