Movie/film suggestions.

That's interesting, @gano , and I can understand where your personal perspective enters into it.  (As for myself, I cannot stand Yellowstone.)  I only have preconceived notions of Boston, but if I had the personal connection that you described, I would not be able to get enough of Black Mass.  As it is, I will watch it whenever it's on a movie channel without commercials and unedited.  (And not because of Johhny Depp.)  I really get a kick out of the interaction with the Halloran character that Sarsgaard portrayed.   In the Departed, I remember a scene that I enjoyed where Nicholson came out of the backroom of the bar to talk to DiCaprio and he (Nicholson) was all blood spattered and kind of happy looking.  Whatever was happening back there, the viewer knows it was bad but apparently business as per usual.  Another scene that I found memorable was the one (I think it was Nicholson and Dicaprio's first meeting) where Nicholson hands DiCaprio a severed hand in a freezer bag to dispose of.

Anyway . . . ramble on. . .   

"Bugsie" Warren Beaty

@immatthewj well, I should be fair.

In the Departed, there were several epic performances. Martin Sheen before he was thrown down, his performance was incredible. He is a genius. DiCaprio, Wahlberg were a delight. It has many incredible episodes and moments.

I remember your ranting on Yellowstone and you are the expert in that. To be honest, I was in Boston a few months ago and it has become a freak-show and watered down, but my memories of it and my compassion/passion will never change. It is the ultimate movie location when it is done right. Don't get me started on every movie in Europe, shot in Hungary/Budapest. But movies to happen in Boston and shot in Seattle is a crime - like a A Million Little Things...

@gano , well, we both appreciated Gone Baby Gone.

In The Departed, I also thought Alec Baldwin's role was convincing.

But as far as

But movies to happen in Boston and shot in Seattle is a crime - like a A Million Little Things...

that would ruin it for me as well, and I thought maybe you were referring to The Departed, and at that point I was going to scratch that movie off of my list of favorites.  I googled it and it appears that it was filmed in Boston and NYC.  That does knock it down a notch or two on my list.

I don't know if you've ever seen the movie Cut Bank, but my advice is not to waste your time.  Just one of the many things that are wrong with it is that they made a movie that theoretically took place in Cut Bank, Montana, and they actually went as far as using that for the title, but it was filmed in a couple of towns quite a bit further north up in Alberta.  If that's what they wanted to do, that's fine, but I don't see the point in trying to dress the set up to look like Cut Bank (which they failed at) instead of titling the film Innisfree or Edmonton.  Out of curiosity, I googled the film, and according to The Great Falls Tribune, the residents of the real-life town of Cut Bank don't feel as I do.  Which I find interesting, because (again imo) the film makes them look like a bunch of hicks and Cut Bank more of a hick town than it actually is.  And I am not typing that because I have any wish to prop that town up.  Because I don't.

"Bugsie" Warren Beaty

I enjoyed Bugsy when I first rented the VHS tape a long long time ago, @slaw , and I rewatched it a year or two or three ago, and I still found it enjoyable.  I’ve been considering renting Alto Knights from "on demand" as it’s only a $5.99 rental now, but I pat Xfinity so effing much for my bundle, not paying extra for rentals has become a principle thing for me.

There’s a couple more I’d like to see that are rentals, but I might break down--Drug Store June (looks mildly hilarious), Winner (supposed to be about Reality Winner) and The Friend (a dog movie starring Bill Murray, and I like Bill Murray, but I like good dog movies even more).