We've finally arrived at Raging Bull, a strong contender for Martin Scorsese's best film and a first time watch for one of your co-hosts! We discuss the incredible performances, Thelma Schoonmaker's impeccable editing, and the brilliant way Scorsese incorporates religious imagery into this boxing movie that isn't really about boxing.

Our final stop before Raging Bull it's a doozy! Rocco and His Brothers was clearly a huge influence on Martin Scorsese's own boxing drama, but it is also a great, great movie in it's own right. Join Sarah & MJ as they discuss the beautiful brutality of this movie, why sometimes 3 hours movies are okay actually, and finish things off with a quite frankly shocking revelation from Sarah to get you pumped up for the next episode.

Inching ever closer to Raging Bull, this week we talk about 1964's Gertrud, aka the movie that could've been an email. We talk about the pitfalls of adapting a play into a film — as well as those that manage to pull it off — and the crucial element to making unlikeable characters watchable.

Strap in, the slow journey towards Raging Bull continues, and this week we discuss 1948's Force of Evil. We get into the similarities between this and On the Waterfront as well as some of the takeaways Martin Scorsese had for his own films ... beyond just Raging Bull.

This week, Sarah and MJ begin the long and winding road that leads to Raging Bull with On the Waterfront! They are joined by Matthew Germenis for this super-sized episode where they unpack everything from the location shooting and brilliant performances to the way Scorsese was influenced by this film in several ways, and of course, the perceived apologism for Kazan and Schulberg testifying to the HUAC.

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This week we're talking about 1978's The Last Waltz, the concert film of The Band's final show directed by Martin Scorsese. We chat about the perils of trying to capture the moments as they happen, the cult that follows this film, and get into our favourite performances from the show.

This week we discuss 1951 Powell & Pressburger movie, The Tales of Hoffmann, chosen by Martin Scorsese as the companion film for The Last Waltz. We get into the film's impressive technical aspects, the other surprising films it influenced in Marty's filmography, plus we chat about the incredible restoration work that went into this film and the pitfalls of using AI to try and do the same job ...

This week Sarah and MJ discuss another Martin Scorsese documentary, 1978's American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince. The companion film may have been The Joker is Wild, but this doc also shares a lot of similarities with – and the spirit of – Shirley Clarke's Portrait of Jason. We talk about whether we can believe all of Prince's tall tales (and if that matters), and Scorsese's unique approach to documentary filmmaking.