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The Sting

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Feb 8, 2016

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Oscar Month is under way with this stunningly popular title. Newman & Redford have more chemistry than just about any couple ever paired up on the big screen. Their charm takes them a long way and they're convincing as con men too, but is their twist-filled movie funny? How has it held up compared to other '70s classics? Check out our theories and get you & your family some beans from Sparkplug.Coffee!

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Feb 8, 2016

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Ryan and Bev Ellis are partners in film nerdery who share their often humorous musings on the AFI's 1998 & 2007 lists of the greatest 100 American films ever made. But we finished with that in December 2015, so now we just review anything we feel like!

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