It’s 3 In The Morning, Time To Re-Watch ‘Casino’
Martin Scorcese’s spiritual sequel to ‘Goodfellas’ is all the fun of a gangster flick without the angst
I rewatched Martin Scorcese’s 1995 salute to Sin City Casino on Hulu at 3 AM yesterday morning. I haven’t been sleeping well these past few months and when insomnia strikes I put on movies I love while I try to fall asleep on the couch. Last month, the sun rose while I finished watching the deeply silly ’80s sci-fi fantasy, Krull.
I have probably seen Casino more than *holds up all ten fingers* this many times. And it stays the same every time. This is to say, it’s a highly enjoyable picture show about hoodlums and racketeers and other assorted do-badders.
My Casino rewatch was random, however. I did not roll out of bed and groggily think “I need to watch Joe Pesci literally put a man’s head in a vice.” No. I simply turned on my TV, picked my preferred streaming service and voila! Casino was there. The Hulu algorithm knew what I needed. And what I needed was mid-90’s Robert DeNiro squinting and smoking and tilting his head.
But, mostly, I just wanted a good movie I had seen before. I wasn’t in the mood to take a risk. Sometimes my brain wants a long, familiar walk. Sometimes it wants the hits. Ideally, these kinds…
