Motherless Brooklyn is not only one of the best films of the year but it features an amazing performance by director-writer Edward Norton. The term “gumshoe” not only describes the genre of this neo-noir detective story but it also pertains to our gum-chewing protagonist, Lionel, whose nickname, “Motherless Brooklyn,” was conferred upon him as an… Continue reading REVIEW: Motherless Brooklyn is a wonderful, albeit unheralded, surprise