The Devil: 1, Hoffman and Hawke: 0 
When is a caper film not a caper film? When the ins and outs of the standard caper plot are not the focus, but instead are used to illustrate and emphasize a deeper, more fulfilling drama. That’s the trick Sidney Lumet has pulled off with Before the Devil Knows [...]

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Is today a bad day to admit that I kind of hate Yankee Doodle Dandy? I kind of hate the song and I kind of hate the movie with James Cagney. That’s not to say Cagney wasn’t great in a musical. He was, but give me something like Footlight Parade any day.
I don’t know. Maybe [...]

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