Throughout Mr. Scorsese , Rebecca Miller ’s fantastic five-part documentary about the life and work of legendary director Martin Scorsese , there are moments where it becomes clear that in addition to maybe being one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, he might just be the greatest lover of film alive today. As an asthmatic child, the air-conditioned theaters of New York City were one of the few places Scorsese could truly breathe — but, now in his eighties, he still doesn’t like to spend too much time not working on a film. Family, his well-being, and his sanity are all secondary to making sure the finished product is what he wants. Early in the first episode, Steven Spielberg states that Scorsese is a “cornerstone of this entire art form,” and through this five-part docus

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