Martin Scorsese's 1972 film "Boxcar Bertha," which director John Cassavetes dismissed as inferior work, deserves recognition as a legitimate masterpiece belonging in the New Hollywood canon, according to a new critical reassessment. The film's newly restored 4K release highlights its visual artistry, political engagement with working-class oppression, and thematic seeds that would develop in Scorsese's later acclaimed works.
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Martin Scorsese's 1972 film "Boxcar Bertha," which director John Cassavetes dismissed as inferior work, deserves recognition as a legitimate masterpiece belonging in the New Hollywood canon, according to a new critical reassessment. The film's newly restored 4K release highlights its visual artistry, political engagement with working-class oppression, and thematic seeds that would develop in Scorsese's later acclaimed works.