Suggestion of the Week

Rififi (Jules Dassin)

A jewel heist, gangsters, and some unrequited love. Add some adrenaline to your week with this French classic!

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“Rififi is the ultimate heist movie, a mélange of suspense, brutality, and dark humor that was an international hit, earned Dassin the best director prize at the Cannes Film Festival, and has proven wildly influential on the decades of heist thrillers that have come in its wake.”

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After five years in prison, jewel thief Tony (Jean Servais) gets involved in a quick job that has more implications than anyone intended…

Read more on Rififi off Criterion and catch this flick at Film Forum through this weekend!

Suggestion of the Week

Goodfellas (Martin Scorsese)

Some action, some mobsters, and a whole lot of Robert De Niro. Catch this flick at Film Forum through the twenty-fifth!

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“NO FINER FILM HAS EVER BEEN MADE ABOUT ORGANIZED CRIME — NOT EVEN THE GODFATHER!”

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Based on the book, Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi, Goodfellas follows a young De Niro through the ranks of the mob. Enjoying a life of luxury and money eventually leads him to drug addiction and a few mistakes, unraveling his climb to the top…

Watch this off Amazon or read more off Guardian