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Larceny **** (1948, John Payne, Joan Caulfield, Dan Duryea, Shelley Winters) – Classic Movie Review 10,966

Tory (Shelley Winters): ‘Stop twisting my arm! People will think we’re married!’ Director George Sherman’s exceptionally enjoyable vintage 1948 film noir crime thriller Larceny stars John Payne as a devil-may-care confidence trickster called Rick Maxon, […]

Feb, 26

Bluff storia di truffe e di imbroglioni [High Rollers] ** (1976, Anthony Quinn, Capucine, Adriano Celentano, Corinne Cléry) – Classic Movie Review 10,914

Director Sergio Corbucci’s 1976 Italian comedy crime thriller High Rollers [Bluff storia di truffe e di imbroglioni] stars Anthony Quinn as con artist Philip Bang, who gets out of prison with young trickster Felice ‘Félix’ […]

Feb, 14

Midnight Sting [Diggstown] (1992, James Woods, Louis Gossett Jr, Bruce Dern) – Classic Movie Review 10,036

Director Michael Ritchie’s 1992 Midnight Sting [Diggstown] stars James Woods as Gabriel Caine, a conman fresh out of jail who gets middle-aged prize-fighter ‘Honey’ Roy Palmer (Louis Gossett Jr) to help him win a bet […]

Jul, 14

Where the Money Is **** (2000, Paul Newman, Linda Fiorentino, Dermot Mulroney) – Classic Movie Review 2018

Director Marek Kanievska’s 2000 caper thriller finds good work for Paul Newman, who is on the money as Henry Mannin, an old master criminal and legendary bank robber who manoeuvres himself out of jail and […]

Dec, 30

The Sting ***** (1973, Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw) – Classic Movie Review 790

Director George Roy Hill’s 1973 gem showcases 70s superstars Paul Newman and Robert Redford at their most charismatic in this delicious caper movie set in Thirties Chicago. It is a worthy follow-up to their first hit […]

Feb, 02

Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels **** (1998, Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Vinnie Jones) – Classic Movie Review 120

Guy Ritchie’s 1998 London lowlife crime black comedy Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels sucks as a serious thriller but soars as a laddish comedy for all those who share its dangerously larky sense of […]

Aug, 03

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