Roger Ebert was not a movie critic who was easily impressed. The Pulitzer Prize winner did not dole out praise recklessly, so when he called Martin Scorsese’s drama Taxi Driver a “masterpiece” and a “brilliant nightmare,” he meant it. And those words came from his 1976 review of the film, not a retrospective quote influenced by decades of praise from film fans. He also recognized Robert De Niro’s generational performance from the first watch, and beginning November 1, you can appreciate Taxi Driver once more when it arrives on Paramount+.
Martin Scorsese’s gritty classic is ready to be rediscovered. Read More