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There are big-time rituals, like communion, and small-time ones, like shaking hands, or dapping up, or standing at the front of a conference room and clearing your throat.
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
Set in Los Angeles, the film will chart how a single crime weaves together the lives of a TV host, his restless wife, a country music idol, two small-time crooks and an ex-con, all of whom are chasing the promise of a better life.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Now, prosecutors say, the men who broke into the famous museum weren’t professional criminals, but rather, small-time local criminals.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Farrell didn’t get all that much to do in this early bit as a small-time goon working for a folk-hero gangster played by Kevin Spacey (who reportedly discovered Farrell and asked him to join the cast).
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
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Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
Set in Los Angeles, the film will chart how a single crime weaves together the lives of a TV host, his restless wife, a country music idol, two small-time crooks and an ex-con, all of whom are chasing the promise of a better life.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Now, prosecutors say, the men who broke into the famous museum weren’t professional criminals, but rather, small-time local criminals.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 2 Nov. 2025
Farrell didn’t get all that much to do in this early bit as a small-time goon working for a folk-hero gangster played by Kevin Spacey (who reportedly discovered Farrell and asked him to join the cast).
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Small-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-time. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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