A movie that makes you an offer you can't refuse

Here's a fun film experiment: Try watching 60 random seconds from any point in the runtime of The Godfather (1972); then try turning off the screen. You'll quickly discover that, like a powerful opiate, it's easy to get hooked and difficult to quit.

But why hit the abort button at all? Why not jump all the way in the deep end and allow yourself to become fully immersed in this epic that never ages? 

To listen to a recording of our CineVerse group discussion of The Godfather, conducted last week, click here (refresh the page if you get an error message). And revisit our essay on the film published on its golden anniversary three years ago, available here.