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Viola Davis and Elizabeth Debicki Steal the Show in ‘Widows’

J.R. Kinnard / 15 November 2018

Steve McQueen's heist caper, Widows, is ultra-slick but gets sidetracked by its goofy plot twists. No matter; Viola Davis and Elizabeth Debicki's performances make for a satisfying experience.

A Little Ominous Noir Music Makes Jules Dassin’s ‘Rifif’ Nearly Perfect

Brendan Boyle / 24 February 2014

This benchmark of the heist genre shows that for the criminal, elegance and brutality go hand-in-hand, never more vividly depicted than in this tightly structured ode to Paris.

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