The Godfather (1972)

Fifty years ago this month, we saw the release of one the greatest and most influential films in the history of American cinema. Directed by a then-relatively unknown Francis Ford Coppola and adapted from a hugely popular fictional best-seller from a few years prior from author Mario Puzo, this movie took the world by storm having a instant and long-lasting impact on not only films but pop culture in general. If you weren’t already aware of the actual plot, let’s just say that it’...