'Taxi Driver' at 50: Paul Schrader on the controversial film's enduring legacy: 'You cannot plan to hit the zeitgeist'

Written during a dark period in Schrader's life, the Martin Scorsese–directed, Robert De Niro–starring classic earned four Oscar nominations.
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50 Years Later, ‘Taxi Driver’ Remains the Most Chilling Film in Martin Scorsese’s Filmography

Thomas Butt is a senior writer. An avid film connoisseur, Thomas actively logs his film consumption on Letterboxd and vows to connect with many more cinephiles through the platform. He is immensely ...
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‘Taxi Driver’ Is 50 Years Old. Remember When Some Critics Got It Totally Wrong?

Taxi Driver’s first destination was a single movie screen on the east side of Manhattan. The harrowing Martin Scorsese drama opened in the Coronet Theatre on February 9, 1976, before gradually ...