*Disclaimer: This author’s review is strictly for entertainment purposes only “It is undisputable that James Gandolfini is one of the greatest actors of our generation in his portrayal of Anthony Soprano” – The Analytic Critic At a wake, Jimmy Altieri is on the receiving end of a tongue lashing from…...
History of The Commission
“We don’t want the hit in Vegas…we don’t want no blood there. The Commission has decided no hits there…” -Anthony “Big Tuna” Accardo, Chicago Mob Boss Prior to the Mafia creating a Commission, the final word came from a Capo dei capi (Boss of bosses). The murder of Salvatore Maranzano…...
Whiskered Wiseguys
The history of facial hair can be traced back as far as prehistoric times. Cavemen, known to grow beards for extra warmth, as cushions for blows during fights, even used it as intimidation. Just as a lion’s mane, facial hair, for some, creates a manlier appearance. By Mafia standards, a…...
An Apple A Day Keeps Prison Away
How did I escape? With difficulty. How did I plan this moment? With pleasure – Alexandre Dumas On March 28, 2020, the weather in Florida was around 83° making it a beautiful day for the beach or maybe a prison escape? It is the latter that Dominic Taddeo chose, by…...
The Sopranos- Season 1, Episode 11 Review
*Disclaimer: This author’s review is strictly for entertainment purposes only “This was a new mode of binge, long-form consumption.”- David Stubbs, The Guardian Backache? The opening scene has T.S, Paulie, and Pussy at a prostitution house. At the same time, Pussy begins screaming in pain. At first, they thought it…...
Hitting Lilo-Pt.2
Part 2 The Sicilians Salvatore “Toto” Catalano shared Carmine Galante’s dream of building a heroin pipeline from Sicily to New York. There was only one thing stopping him from being on the receiving end of that pipeline: Carmine Galante. Catalano, a Sicilian native, despised the fact that Galante, an American,…...
Bonanno Boss- Out on bail
In 1984, police found the body of a woman sprawled on a bench outside Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx. A short time later, the victim’s identity became known, Evelina Mancuso. An autopsy revealed she had two gunshot wounds to her head. The murder investigation focused on the victim’s husband, Michael…...
Hitting Lilo-Pt.1
Part 1 “Not since the days of Vito Genovese has there been a more ruthless and feared individual” – Police Lieutenant Remo Franceschini Camillo Galante was born in the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City in 1910. Nicknamed Lilo, Sicilian slang for cigar, a name which he lived up…...
Mob Wannabe
Be careful what you wish for, you may receive it- W.W Jacobs Appearing before US District Judge LaShann DeArcy on March 2, 2022, mob-wannabe Peter “Peter Pan” Tuccio received a ten-year sentence. His crime, setting a car on fire, an act he did not want to commit alone so he…...
The Sopranos – Season 1, Episode 10 Review
Disclaimer: This author’s review is strictly for entertainment purposes only “Tony Soprano juggles the problems of his fractious family with those of a “Family” of a different story- the mob.” – Rotten Tomatoes The episode begins with the abduction of a drug dealer. Paulie Walnuts, Pussy, and Christopher, posing as…...