{"id":9042,"date":"2026-01-16T00:42:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T05:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shatpod.com\/movies\/?p=9042"},"modified":"2026-01-20T18:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:45:42","slug":"the-untouchables-1987","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shatpod.com\/movies\/the-untouchables-1987\/","title":{"rendered":"The Untouchables (1987)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border:none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39755345\/height\/100\/width\/\/thumbnail\/no\/render-playlist\/no\/theme\/custom\/tdest_id\/4706482\/custom-color\/87A93A\" height=\"100\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" 0=\"allowfullscreen\" 1=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 2=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 3=\"oallowfullscreen\" 4=\"msallowfullscreen\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n<p data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"686\">This week, Shat The Movies heads to Prohibition-era Chicago with Brian De Palma&#8217;s <em data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"310\">The Untouchables<\/em>, a glossy crime epic that somehow combines operatic violence, moral absolutism, and one of the most iconic staircases in movie history.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"210\" data-end=\"686\">Featuring Kevin Costner at his most upright, Sean Connery at his most Oscar-winning, and Robert De Niro going full scarface-with-a-bat, this film has long been considered a prestige gangster classic\u2014but does it still earn its reputation?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"1039\">Gene and Big D break down Ennio Morricone&#8217;s unforgettable score, De Palma&#8217;s shameless love of excess, and whether Costner&#8217;s Eliot Ness is compelling or just aggressively boring. 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