The Irishman was yet another superlong film that should have an intermission

By Ron Cerabona
Updated November 21 2019 - 3:26pm, first published 2:57pm

There have been some controversies about The Irishman - Anna Paquin's all but silent role, its depiction of Jimmy Hoffa's fate, the veracity of the source material, the use of de-ageing technology on Robert De Niro et al. Even the fact that director Martin Scorsese - a staunch defender of the cinematic experience - took it to streaming service Netflix, which only gave it a brief theatrical run, has been criticised (but since Netflix would back it when no movie studio apparently would, who can blame him?).

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