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Jay Cocks has 7 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the Five Points, seeking revenge against his father's killer, William Cutting, a powerful anti-immigrant gang leader. He knows that revenge can only be attained by infiltrating Cutting's inner circle. Vallon's journey becomes a fight for personal survival and to find a place for the Irish people.
Dir. Martin Scorsese · With Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel Day-Lewis, Cameron Diaz

Jesus, a humble Judean carpenter beginning to see that he is the son of God, is drawn into revolutionary action against the Roman occupiers by Judas -- despite his protestations that love, not violence, is the path to salvation. The burden of being the savior of mankind torments Jesus throughout his life, leading him to doubt.
Dir. Martin Scorsese · With Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Paul Greco

In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.
Dir. Martin Scorsese · With Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson

In the last days of 1999, ex-cop turned street hustler Lenny Nero receives a disc which contains the memories of the murder of a prostitute. With the help of bodyguard Mace, he starts to investigate and is pulled deeper and deeper in a whirl of murder, blackmail and intrigue.
Dir. Kathryn Bigelow · With Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, Juliette Lewis

New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music.
Dir. James Mangold · With Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning

In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
Dir. Martin Scorsese · With Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder
From Paris to Venice to Broadway to Hollywood, the lives of Cole Porter and his wife, Linda Lee Thomas were never less than glamorous and wildly unconventional. And though Cole's thirst for life strained their marriage, Linda never stopped being his muse, inspiring some of the greatest songs of the twentieth century.
Dir. Irwin Winkler · With Kevin Kline, Ashley Judd, Jonathan Pryce
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