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Now, prosecutors say, the men who broke into the famous museum weren’t professional criminals, but rather, small-time local criminals.
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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
Maia’s flaky friends Alani (True Whitaker) and Charlie (Jordan Firstman) are, respectively, a nepo baby with a titular vice presidency at her famous father’s production company and a mouthy stylist genuflecting at the feet of small-time pop singers.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Superfakes follows a small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer who enters a dangerous black-market underworld to fund a life of suburban respectability for her family.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
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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
Maia’s flaky friends Alani (True Whitaker) and Charlie (Jordan Firstman) are, respectively, a nepo baby with a titular vice presidency at her famous father’s production company and a mouthy stylist genuflecting at the feet of small-time pop singers.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Oct. 2025
Superfakes follows a small-time Chinatown luxury counterfeit dealer who enters a dangerous black-market underworld to fund a life of suburban respectability for her family.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Small-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-time. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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