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Treat yourself to seasons 1 and 2 (featuring Christopher Walken as a charming con man) before joining the gang for one last caper.
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Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 31 May 2024
In Netflix’s Ripley — Steven Zaillian’s foray into the world of con man Tom Ripley (Andrew Scott) based on Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley — Eliot Sumner’s Freddie Miles is English.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
Culture has learned a lesson from literature’s most prominent con man: A personality morphs and stabilizes depending on the circumstances, and the most common form of art being performed right now is the continual reinvention of the self.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2024
That’s because the kooky performances help bring every wild scene and gothic set piece to life, as an oddly macabre clan (helmed by Raul Julia and Anjelica Huston) spars with a con man who resembles their lost relative.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Ripley follows con man Tom Ripley (Scott) after he is hired by a wealthy benefactor to convince his vagabond son Dickie Greenleaf (Johnny Flynn) to return home from Italy.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
About 2 million California Republicans voted for a lying, uncivil, fraudulent con man.
—George Skelton, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
What is the validity of a bill of sale, the novel poses, when any white con man can claim the nearest Black person as his own?
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
While Ben is honest and skilled with a gun, Sam is a sly con man who depends on his clever thinking and schemes.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 25 Mar. 2024
Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 31 May 2024
In Netflix’s Ripley — Steven Zaillian’s foray into the world of con man Tom Ripley (Andrew Scott) based on Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley — Eliot Sumner’s Freddie Miles is English.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
Culture has learned a lesson from literature’s most prominent con man: A personality morphs and stabilizes depending on the circumstances, and the most common form of art being performed right now is the continual reinvention of the self.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2024
That’s because the kooky performances help bring every wild scene and gothic set piece to life, as an oddly macabre clan (helmed by Raul Julia and Anjelica Huston) spars with a con man who resembles their lost relative.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024
Ripley follows con man Tom Ripley (Scott) after he is hired by a wealthy benefactor to convince his vagabond son Dickie Greenleaf (Johnny Flynn) to return home from Italy.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
About 2 million California Republicans voted for a lying, uncivil, fraudulent con man.
—George Skelton, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
What is the validity of a bill of sale, the novel poses, when any white con man can claim the nearest Black person as his own?
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
While Ben is honest and skilled with a gun, Sam is a sly con man who depends on his clever thinking and schemes.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Con man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/con%20man. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
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