Hugo

#4 in my ranking of Martin Scorsese's films. Both completely of Scorsese's filmography and apart from it, Hugo is a masterful adaptation of the book The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick from one of cinema's greatest filmmakers, using all of the modern tool set to create a visually lush and dense feast for…

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Shutter Island

#3 in my ranking of Martin Scorsese's films. This movie's ending is a case study in how to read movies. If you consider what was said before, what was done before, and the basics of the character's journey, there is literally only one way to read the movie's final moments. Everything up to that moment…

The Departed

#10 in my ranking of Martin Scorsese's films. This is kind of the ideal remake. It takes a concept with great potential that the original didn't fully realize, deepens it, does more with it, and transplants it to a completely different setting. This isn't just Infernal Affairs in America, this is Infernal Affairs in Boston.…

The Aviator

#13 in my ranking of Martin Scorsese's films. Man, does Martin Scorsese love the movies. He takes the life of one of the most enigmatic individuals of the twentieth century and provides such an incredible focus on the movie side of things, even when he fully demonstrates that Howard Hughes saw himself as an aviator…

Gangs of New York

#17 in my ranking of Martin Scorsese's films. This is Martin Scorsese's biggest and messiest movie. This is a massive and dense history lesson of a largely forgotten moment and series of cultures in America's largest city. Amidst all the gangs, politicians, historical conflicts, and recreations is the story of a young man's search for…