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The Alto Knights: Robert De Niro Plays Antagonists in a Mafia Film That Lacks Spark

The Alto Knights: Robert De Niro Plays Antagonists in a Mafia Film That Lacks Spark

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekMarch 19, 2025The Alto Knights, Barry Levinson, Nicholas Peleggi, Debra Messing, Robert De Niro, Mafia, Gangsters, DramaComment

A Chiara: Gripping Third in Trilogy Surveys the Mafia from the Eyes of a Teen

A Chiara: Gripping Third in Trilogy Surveys the Mafia from the Eyes of a Teen

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekJune 2, 2022Italian, Mafia, Trilogy, A Chiara, Jonas Carpignano, Swamy Rotolo, Claudio Rotolo, DramaComment

The Traitor: Italian Master’s Fact-Based Mafia Drama Visually Rich but Narratively Middling

By Liam Lacey

ReviewFebruary 6, 2020The Traitor, TIFF 2019, Marco Bellochio, Pierfrancesco Favino, Maria Fernanda Candido, Fausto Russo Alesi, Nicola Cali, fact based drama, italian movies, Mafia, RevengeComment