Marlon Brando and Sean Penn. Both great actors, each arguably the greatest of his generation. But the similarities only begin there. With so much in common, it’s almost impossible to resist calling Sean Penn our Marlon Brando.
The first things one sees are the physical similarities. Both men shared an almost feline posture in youth; slender, forward-leaning with broad but slopping shoulders. Like big cats stalking through tall grass, they moved with heads low and forward and with hulking grace. You see it in Brando’s turn as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Names Desire as he prowls the...

-by Braden Gall (@AthlonBraden)

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Vito Corleone – Rick Pitino, Louisville

ncaa, coaches, godfather, basketballPitino has been to the top of the mountain and felt the warm glow of a championship wash over him like the Tuscan sun. Yet, he didn’t stick around too long in Act I as the game began to pass him by. He disappeared for a while but returned to play a prominent role in Act II – whether that is under the lights of Madison...

Note: The version of Godfather 3 that I saw is Francis Ford Coppola's director's cut of the film, rather than the theatrical cut.

There are very few trilogies that are as iconic as The Godfather trilogy. To this day, it remains one of the most celebrated and influential film franchises of all time. There's a countless amount of critics who consider The Godfather and The Godfather Part 2 to be among the top 10 greatest films of all time.

I have seen several films, which are beloved by critics and audiences, that didn't appeal to me. I have become used to having unpopular opinions.

With all that...