Movies: A Good Old Heist Story In 'den Of Thieves'

By Ed Symkus/For The Patriot Ledger, Winchester Star: Movies
Fri, 01/19/2018 - 5:15am

Los Angeles is best known for being the place that most movies are made. But it’s also infamous for its traffic jams and its electrical system brownouts and, according to the statistics printed across the screen in the opening moments of "Den of Thieves," for being the bank robbery capital of the world.Yes, it’s another heist movie, a popular genre ("The Brink’s Job," "Ocean’s 11," "Dog Day Afternoon") that in 2017 was a semi-regular occurrence at cinemas, [...]

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