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Sleuth

1972

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Brett Alan Dewing
Sep 12, 2025
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1972’s Sleuth was a favorite of Stephen Sondheim, and it’s clear why. Part of him must have envied Laurence Olivier’s character…but then he built quite a collection of rare games and flimflams himself. The movie itself is an elaborate flimflam game, and you owe it to yourself to watch it without knowing anything about it. Seriously—nothing.

I saw the 200…

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