🎬 The Long Good Friday (1982) – Random Movie #1518
This week, we review The Long Good Friday (1982), John Mackenzie’s gritty British crime classic set against the backdrop of a changing London. Bob Hoskins delivers a powerhouse performance as Harold Shand, a ruthless gangster trying to go legit just as his criminal empire comes under mysterious attack. Helen Mirren co-stars as his sharp and steady partner, Victoria. With sharp dialogue, political undercurrents, and explosive tension, the film explores ambition, loyalty, and the cost of power in an unforgiving underworld.
🎲 Picked from Metacritic’s All-Time Movie List—if your empire was crumbling around you, would you go down swinging… or cut your losses and vanish? Listen now to find out!
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