THE IRISHMAN (better known to some as I HEARD YOU PAINT HOUSES) is a strong contender for my favourite film of 2019. It’s absolutely astounding that at whopping 209mins, Martin Scorsese and writer Steve Zaillian are able to tell such a beautiful story.

Gone are the days of the excess and glamour of GOODFELLAS and THE WOLF OF WALL STREET, this is a bleak look into how lonely the life of the mafia is, and also tackles themes of the…