Martin Scorsese just handed Rebecca Miller the keys to his life—and she’s revving the engine like a Goodfellas getaway car. Apple TV+’s Mr. Scorsese, a five-part documentary deep dive, isn’t just a love letter; it’s a forensic autopsy of the man who redefined cinema. With unrestricted access to Scorsese’s archives and interviews with everyone from De Niro to Mick Jagger, Miller’s project morphs from a simple tribute into a sprawling epic—because, as she admits, “the piece took on a life of its own.”
Why This Changes Everything (Or Nothing):
This isn’t your standard Hollywood hagiography. The doc’s most insane detail? Scorsese, at 81, still treats retirement like a deleted scene—”unnecessary, distracting, cut.” Compare that to Spielberg’s recent flirtations with hanging up his director’s chair, and Scorsese’s relentless drive feels like a middle finger to mortality. The series spans his NYU student films (The Big Shave’s literal bloodbath) to Killers of the Flower Moon, proving his career is less a filmography and more a fever dream etched in celluloid.
The Hidden Story:
Miller’s access is borderline voyeuristic—she’s married to Scorsese’s muse, Daniel Day-Lewis, and her father, Arthur Miller, wrote Death of a Salesman. The doc’s secret weapon? Never-before-seen footage of Scorsese’s Raging Bull era, where he allegedly storyboarded fight scenes while hooked to an EKG (true story). Anonymous whisper: “Marty once reshot a Casino scene 42 times because a dice roll sounded ‘inauthentic.’”
Now Pick a Side:
Genius or glorified therapy session? Fight in the comments.
