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David O. Russell’s “American Hustle” is a mob movie with style. Based on a true story, the film tells the…
“Road to Perdition” is a story of a road trip. It is a story of fathers and sons. It is…
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In “The Departed”, Jack Nicholson’s Frank Costello sets the scene early on with this quote: “When I was your age…