Movies On My Mind: Let cinematic glory take flight

The spectacular scenes in The Aeronauts and expansive feel of The Irishman are why these works need to be seen in cinemas and not on a television display

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Martin Scorsese, 76, is the United States' greatest living director with an unmatched eight Academy Award nominations.

He is the godfather of Italian-American gangland dramas.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 17, 2019, with the headline Movies On My Mind: Let cinematic glory take flight. Subscribe