What is it that compels people to sin and give themselves continuous self-inflicted pain? This is one of the central questions raised in the otherwise largely incurious “The Many Saints Of Newark,” David Chase’s prequel film to his “Sopranos” series on HBO.
To pose a related question, what coerces elite few that have already ascended to the mountaintop of their field—Michael Jordan, George Lucas, David Chase— want to take another crack at recreating perfection and perhaps mar their legacy in the process?
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