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This week’s theme is classic heists from a more civilized era. We start with Jules Dassin’s Paris jewelry heist Rififi (1955), with Jean Servais as Tony le Stéphanois putting together a crew after five years inside. Next up is Stanley Kubrick’s racetrack heist The Killing (1956), with Sterling Hayden as Johnny Clay putting together a crew after five years inside. Finally we have psychedelic Turkish museum heist Topkapi (1964) with Melina Mercouri seducing her crew into doing anything she asks them to. Also: The Man with the Golden Arm (1955). Does this smell like chloroform? Reservoir Dogs? Ocean’s Eight (2018). Point Blank (1967)/Payback (1999). Dennis Haysbert again. Marie Windsor. Officer Steve. Bawst’n. James Edwards. The floor is lava. Oil wrestling. Turkish moustache wrangler. Actor’s insurance. The Wax and the Furious. Suction and tension. We play a game of “Stop! Thief!” then do some honorable mentions.