Episode 27: The Long Good Friday (1980)

Today I’m looking at The Long Good Friday (1980), a British gangster film about Harold Shand, a London crime boss trying to step into legitimate business just as everything around him starts to fall apart over one Easter weekend. What really stands out is Bob Hoskins’ performance, the tension in the way power slowly unravels, and the London Docklands setting as the city itself shifts between eras. It’s a film built on pressure rather than spectacle, and it still feels incredibly controlled and sharp today.