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Film · Universal · 1973

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The Sting

31Leave it.

The craft is a joy, and it is still a theft told so you will enjoy it.

Take controlThis scores 31. The Sting cannot be blocked by name on this shelf. The lock is the phone. Block it

The review

The grin is earned, which is the trouble. A young grifter and an older one build a con so large it looks like a business, set against a crime boss who killed their friend. The pieces click. The friendship is why they take the risk. You like them. The film likes them. The mark is a killer, so the room feels clear.

It is still a theft, told as a pleasure. I had a good time and I will not fake a frown I did not have. I also will not call a fake business a living. The dead friend makes the revenge feel decent, and the money was never theirs. Enjoy the clockwork. Call it a theft before you praise the timing.

Journal

Keep The Sting in the record.

No house has filed a sentence for this yet.

Live Historic number 31. Yours can differ.

The glance

Industry and Household and Piety and Republic and Temperance and Truth and Stewardship are the thin ones.

Does anyone here do a real job, and does that job matter?

This phone is set for a grown person, just me. Change the ages.

Consider this

The Godfather

41 instead of 31

The Godfather is still a crime film, and it scores 41 instead of 31. What you gain is industry: The family is grimly competent.

The eight

4
Industry
They build something that looks like a business, and the business is a con.
3
Household
Their reason is a friend the boss killed, and the con is how they answer.
2
Piety
They build the lie on purpose, and the plot never makes them drop it.
7
Courage
They risk the whole con against a boss who has already killed their friend.
2
Republic
They settle a private score and do not owe the city an honest dollar.
2
Temperance
The con is told as a pleasure, and the theft itself is the payoff.
3
Truth
The elaborate lie is the entertainment, and the grifters do not pay it back.
2
Stewardship
They finish with a settled score and money that was not theirs to take.

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Film · Prime Video · 2026

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Buddy

31Leave it.

A mascot is not a companion. Wait for a story before you clear a Saturday.

Take controlThis scores 31. If you do not want Buddy in the house, the steps are on Prime Video. Block it

The review

The poster is a face designed to be kept. Films like this sometimes hide a real loneliness under the plush, and sometimes they are only the plush. The desk cannot see which from the tile, and will not invent a lesson the marketing department did not bother to print.

If you play it, watch the adult in the frame. A story where a creature teaches a man to stay is worth a conversation. A story where the toy is the point is an advertisement. You do not owe an advertisement your evening.

Journal

Keep Buddy in the record.

No house has filed a sentence for this yet.

Live Historic number 41. Yours can differ.

The glance

Industry and Household and Piety and Courage and Republic and Temperance and Truth and Stewardship are the thin ones.