Oh, for fuck’s sake. I admit I get a bit minty occasionally, especially when I think about upcoming scans, which usually reveal C cells creeping over yet more internal organs like London mildew. But yesterday I was in hospital (lovely intubation, ladies, I’ve not a mark showing on me today) and read close to a […]
A new feature – often after a week of chatting to y’all there’s a little more that emerges from the conversation, so in the interests of keeping open the lines of communication I’m going to look back at the weekly subjects tackled. I’ll try to do it always on a Sunday. Middle Of The Road […]
The great Hatton Garden robbery captured the public imagination; the total stolen had a value of up to £200 million, and was called the largest burglary in English history. The heist was planned and carried out by four elderly men who were experienced thieves, all of whom were caught and pleaded guilty. But fifty years earlier […]
There’s nothing like a good robbery, so long as you’re only watching it. From the silent era onwards we’ve loved watching the fallout from a caper. A proper heist movie has to pull off a complex trick. It needs to make you care about the game-players, keep the stakes high and provide a satisfying outcome, […]
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'A Fish Called Wanda',
'A Simple Plan',
'Diamonds',
'Heist',
'How To Make A Million',
'Inside Man',
'Layer Cake',
'Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels',
'Ocean's 11',
'Quick Change',
'Rififi',
'Robbery',
'Sexy Beast',
'The Hot Rock',
'The Italian Job',
'The Pink Panther',
'The Thomas Crown Affair',
'The Town',
'The Usual Suspects',
'Who's Minding The Mint?',
The Killing
