It is what it is: Martin Scorsese and The Irishman

As the final essay in a series of five, 'It is what it is: Martin Scorsese and The Irishman' is a rumination on what it is to be a part of something greater than oneself. It's an essay that focuses on the most significant portions of Scorsese's gangster opus, one that speaks to things we believe in, how we service them, and what kind of emotional baggage we end up with in the autumn of our lives. Or something.