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The limited series centers on two Philadelphia con men, Ray (Brian Tyree Henry) and Manny (Wagner Moura), who pose as DEA agents in an effort to shake down small-time drug dealers.
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
In Philadelphia, small-time entrepreneur Michael Mangraviti cannot help but take some satisfaction in Trump’s scouring of the bureaucracy as the firings pile up with scant regard for how well people did their jobs or how those jobs helped keep services to the public running.
—Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
O’Neil has felt the stresses of small-time property ownership firsthand.
—Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
Murphy looks back over the entirety of his career, from his earliest days as a small-time Brooklyn stand-up comedian to his time as a cast member on SNL and subsequent comedic specials and movie franchises beginning in the 1980s and ’90s.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
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Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2025
In Philadelphia, small-time entrepreneur Michael Mangraviti cannot help but take some satisfaction in Trump’s scouring of the bureaucracy as the firings pile up with scant regard for how well people did their jobs or how those jobs helped keep services to the public running.
—Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025
O’Neil has felt the stresses of small-time property ownership firsthand.
—Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 27 Feb. 2025
Murphy looks back over the entirety of his career, from his earliest days as a small-time Brooklyn stand-up comedian to his time as a cast member on SNL and subsequent comedic specials and movie franchises beginning in the 1980s and ’90s.
—Erik Morse, Vogue, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Small-time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-time. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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