Taxi Driver Review | Archive
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4.6 • 4.3K Ratings
🗓️ 28 January 2026
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Martin Scorsese's TAXI DRIVER arrived in theaters 50 years ago this February, so for this week's archive episode, we're sharing two reviews of the '77 Best Picture nominee: Adam and Josh's 7 From '76—Best Year Ever review from 2021; and, from 2011, Adam with Slate critic Dana Stevens on the occasion of its 35th anniversary re-release.
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| 0:39.2 | Now, on Friday show, we're going to take another look at Best Picture nominee, one battle after |
| 0:44.1 | another. That's coming ahead. But right now, for this week's archive show, we have a film released |
| 0:48.8 | 50 years ago this weekend that went on to be nominated for four Oscars a year later, Martin Scorsese's taxi driver. |
| 0:57.1 | Yeah, how about that? |
| 0:57.9 | Best picture, best actor for De Niro, best supporting actress for Jody Foster and Score Bernard Herman. |
| 1:05.3 | Josh, it lost all four. |
| 1:07.3 | How about that? |
| 1:08.8 | Did we forget to mention Martin Scorsese's nomination? |
| 1:11.5 | No, we did not because Martin Scorsese did not get nominated. |
| 1:16.5 | We have actually reviewed taxi driver twice on the show. |
| 1:20.6 | We did discuss it as part of our seven from 76 best year ever series. |
| 1:25.7 | That's what you're going to hear first. |
| 1:27.7 | But I was talking to Sam and I said, you know, why not as a little treat? |
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