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Campbell Scott

  • Great movies featuring con artists and the games they play – I

    Great movies featuring con artists and the games they play – I

    Watching movies with intricate plots or playing games are among life’s best guilty pleasures. In this post, we will explore five of the best among them, all of which I have reviewed in earlier posts. For the discerning movie lover, such films provide intellectual fodder. Personally, I find them irresistible. The Grifters (1990) A petty Read more

  • Movie Review: The Spanish Prisoner (1997)

    Movie Review: The Spanish Prisoner (1997)

    ‘The Spanish Prisoner’ is a deliciously wicked film noir directed by David Mamet, who also wrote the film’s screenplay. Like the first movie he directed, ‘House of Games’, this movie also tells the story of con men playing games. Mamet received the Edgar Allan Poe award for this movie’s screenplay. Do you remember getting an Read more