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Weekend Read: 'Rip'-off: Ripley '99 vs Ripley '24

Who wins in a battle between the iconic 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' and the moody new 'Ripley'?

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Gabriel Frieberg
Apr 22, 2024
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With the new The Talented Mr. Ripley adaptation Ripley, Steve Zaillian is asserting that he knows the con-man best, perhaps better than even Patricia Highsmith did when she wrote the original novel i…

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