For a different kind of family celebration: ‘Goodfellas’ on Christmas at the Roxie
Is “Goodfellas” a great Christmas movie? The Roxie Theater thinks so.
In a bit of crafty counterprogramming, the Mission District theater is again reviving what is becoming a Christmas Day tradition, screening Martin Scorsese’s violent 1990 Mafia classic.
It’s the perfect movie idea for those who don’t celebrate Christmas, but it might appeal to those that do, too. Think about it: Mafia films are in some ways the ultimate family films, in that nothing — not even death — gets in the way of protecting the family.