Ever notice that every blockbuster movie has the same fundamental pieces? A hero, a journey, some conflicts to muck it all up, a reward, and the hero returning home and everybody applauding his or...

New York, New Hades "Welcome to New York… It's Been Waiting for You!" – Taylor Swift The setting is New York but it feels like it's hell—or, at least, Hades. Through Travis Bickle's eyes, NYC...

Madman's Eye ViewBecause Taxi Driver delves so intimately into Travis Bickle's world, it feels like this film is being told in the first person. In reality, there are a few scenes that stray away f...

Psychological Thriller, Film Noir, Slice-of-LifeTaxi Driver isn't a thriller like other thrillers: There's not a ticking time bomb hidden somewhere in the city… because the ticking time bomb is t...

This one's not exactly a puzzle: Taxi Driver is about a taxi driver. Simple. There's more to say than just that, though… As a taxi driver, Travis gets to see a lot of New York—and he doesn't li...

Only in DreamsAt the end of the movie, Travis has missed his chance to assassinate Charles Palantine and secure a place for himself as one of the great villains of American history. Instead, he put...

RA bloody massacre, fingers shot off, a twelve-year-old prostitute, F-words, the C-word, the N-word, a knife through the hand, clips from porn movies… Taxi Driver has it all. And, naturally, it h...