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EPISODE · Mar 26, 2026 · 2H 33M

One Last Score: Thief (1981) with writer Daniella Mazzio

from Four Stars: A Chicago Film Podcast · host Paco Alvarez and Jeremy Marder

Jeremy and Paco are joined by culture writer and Hand Me The Mike host Daniella Mazzio to discuss Michael Mann’s Thief (1981). Check out Daniella’s website for her latest writing, and please listen to her excellent Michael Shannon podcast, Hand Me the Mike. This is the second episode in our miniseries, One Last Score, where we're going through different heist and bank robbing movies set in Chicago. Our next episode will be a film from another Chicago director – John McNaughton’s Normal Life (1996).Art by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Lily Bacon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ newest_latest⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Suggestions, comments, complaints, hate mail, and all other correspondence can be sent to [email protected]'re recommending stuff at the end of the podcast now!Paco’s recommendation:⁠Clout City: The Rise and Fall of the Chicago Political Machine | Dominic A. PacygaJeremy’s recommendations:⁠The animated films of Wolfgang Reitherman, especially One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)Sources and further reading:Wool Over Our Eyes: The Enduring Relevance of Michael Mann’s The Insider | Daniella Mazzio, In Review OnlineWho Will Remember You?: “The Secret Agent” and the Humanities as Resistance | Daniella Mazzio, RogerEbert.comMy Money Is Still In Your Pocket: The Death of the American Dream in Michael Mann’s Thief | Sarah Welch-Larson, Bright Wall/Dark RoomMichael Mann: A Contemporary Retrospective | Jean-Baptiste ThoretThe Home Invaders Confessions Of A Cat Burglar | Frank HohimerMichael Mann Looks Back on His Career, Talks Innovation, Dialogue, and Diversity | Bilge Ebiri, VultureMichael Mann’s Thief: James Caan and James Belushi Return to Chicago 40 Years Later | Adam Carston, Andrew Buss, and Michael Roffman, Consequence of SoundThe Art of the Steal | Alan Siegel, The RingerMove by Chicago Mayor Is Preceded by Evictions | New York TimesCabrini Green | Ben Austen, Chicago Magazine

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