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Caldovino plays New York City gangster Goodie in season 3 of Tulsa King, jumping from a recurring player to a series regular.
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
28 Sep. 2025
Now is the time to push back in defense of free speech – as strongly and as publicly as the gangsters on the left and right are threatening to revoke it.
Aleah and Grasso end up saving Lizzie’s ass and capturing the hoodlums.
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Grace Byron,
Vulture,
22 Sep. 2025
Whereas the Star Wars sequels woefully misused the actor's talents, this movie puts them center stage, playing one of the teen hoodlums who join forces with their victim to fight off nasty, otherworldly invaders.
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Onkar Ghate,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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