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Recent Examples of button manBest button man in the biz.—Craig Thomas, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2021
An hour ago, the stocky British actor best known on these shores for playing tough guys and gangsters was on a morning talk show, after having chatted with Jimmy Fallon the previous evening.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
22 Mar. 2025
Dealing with the fractious relationship between gangsters and former friends Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, the film strains for an epic quality that the filmmaking doesn’t support.
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Frank Scheck,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Mar. 2025
The rest of Another Simple Favor takes place on the famous Tyrrhenian Sea island, where Stephanie learns that Emily’s new bae Dante is a powerful mafioso.
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Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
Little Vic Orena walked into the warm night air on June 20, 1991, after sharing dinner with a friend inside Stella’s Restaurant, a popular spot among the local mafiosi.
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Larry McShane,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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