Killers of the Flower Moon

Martin Scorcese’s latest film, “Killers of the Flower Moon” stars two of his muses, Robert DeNiro and Leonardo DiCaprio. Both actors give outstanding performances in this period piece about the Osage Indians, their accidental oil wealth in the 1920’s and how the whites try to get their wealth. In addition to DeNiro and DiCaprio the film stars Lily Gladstone as native woman who is the heart and soul of this movie. Her performance is mesmerizing. In some ways it is like Scocese’s gangster films, but it is set in Oklahoma with the Indians as one of the gangs. This is an epic film, with an incredible and mostly true story. The three leads give Oscar worthy performances, with DeNiro the best he has been in years. It clocks in at three and a half hours, but it moves. Look for this movie to be noticed at awards time. It is one of Scorcese’s best films.