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 City, Sicily, Las VegasEmpire State of Mind The Godfather's action is spread over three killer vacation destinations (hey-o!) throughout the course of the late-1940s. First, there's New Yo...

The Godfather (unlike The Godfather Part II) doesn't use any flashbacks and it doesn't delve into a bunch of seemingly unrelated subplots that converge to some degree. But it does have a kind of na...

Family Drama, Gangster Film, Immigrant Experience FilmFamily Matters The Godfather is a family drama because it doesn't just deal with a mafia "family," but with an actual family, the Corleones. We...

Deific Daddy "The Godfather" isn't just a person who agrees to act as a substitute father in the event of a child's parents' death, as stated during a Christian baptism—though it is that too. It...

We have just one word for the end of The Godfather.Oof.Here's what's happening. (If you haven't seen it, just watch it. Words just...cannot describe.) Michael is presiding over the baptism of his s...

R The Godfather has lots of murder and a decent helping of sex… but it's really much heavier on the murder. Sonny cheats on his wife and sneaks off to have sex during the wedding, and there's bri...