The Many Saints Of Newark – Part 1 (Movie Squad Podcast #53.1)
Who made Tony Soprano? This is the central question and poster tag-line for the feature film The Many Saints Of Newark, a prequel to the HBO series The Sopranos, which has been co-written by the show creator, David Chase. Set during the 1960s, we follow Tony Soprano (played by Michael Gandolfini, son of James Gandolfini, the star of the original HBO show) as a teenager in New Jersey and the influence of his family and relatives involved in the mafia including father figure, Dickie Moltisanti (Alessandro Nivola).
Movie Squad reviewer Tristan Fidler was joined by very special guests, Libby Noble and Jackson Hawdon, both former Out To Lunch and Drivetime presenters and massive Sopranos fans, and Axel Carrington (New Talk, Hip Priest) who has not watched any Sopranos (but wants to), to discuss this movie. This two part episode is the first Prequel Pals episode of the Movie Squad podcast!
Please note: this is Part 1 of our round-table discussion and features no spoilers in its review. For the rest of the conversation, check out Part 2 here and its spoiler-heavy deep dive.
