by Alejandra Martinez

A Scorsese playlist

Each Friday, the folks at Preachy will offer you something of a reflection for your weekend. This Friday, Alejandra Martinez — author of this week’s Monday thought on Martin Scorsese and Catholicism — offers a playlist to accompany her piece.

Solace and Spirituality in Scorsese

Martin Scorsese’s Mean Streets starts with a blank screen, and then a sermon: “You don’t make up for your sins in church. You do it in the streets. You do it at home. The rest is bullshit and you know it.” Later, we see Harvey Keitel as Charlie, the tortured protagonist of the movie, in […]