For its swaggering energy, the heart-in-your-throat pacing and for some of the most memorable, most imitated scenes in mafia movie history, this must rank as one of Scorsese’s finest films, if not the best. It’s the work of a director at the top of his game but not – yet – in thrall to his own mythology. GoodFellas receives a rerelease as part of the Scorsese season curated by the BFI Southbank.
