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The Great Salish Heist: Comedy with a Message of Indigenous Artifact Repatriation

The Great Salish Heist: Comedy with a Message of Indigenous Artifact Repatriation

By Liz Braun

ReviewJim SlotekJune 19, 2024The Great Salish Heist, Darrell Dennis, Leslie D. Bland, Harold Joe, Ashley Callingbull, Graham Greene, Tricia Helfer, Oakville Festivals of Film & Art, National Indigenous Peoples Day, Craig Lauzon, indigenous films, Canadian cinema, Heist films, Caper comediesComment

The Misfits: Politically Dubious Actioner Offers Big Agenda, Little Escapism

The Misfits: Politically Dubious Actioner Offers Big Agenda, Little Escapism

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 12, 2021The Misfits, Renny Harlin, Pierce Brosnan, Nick Cannon, Tim Roth, Action, Heist films, Middle EastComment

Wrath Of Man: Jason Statham's Killer Rent-A-Cop Delivers Deadly Force… and Worse Dialogue

Wrath Of Man: Jason Statham's Killer Rent-A-Cop Delivers Deadly Force… and Worse Dialogue

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekMay 25, 2021Wrath of Man, Guy Ritchie, Jason Statham, English remake, Action\, Revenge thriler, Andy Garcia, Josh Hartnett, Scott Eastwood, Heist filmsComment

Soderbergh's NASCAR heist movie Logan Lucky a blue-collar Ocean's 11

By Karen Gordon

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 17, 2017Heist films, Oceans 11, NASCAR