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Set in present-day Huntsville, Texas, Culprit tells the story of an ex-con, played by Donovan, who gets released after serving 27 years behind bars for the murder of a 9-year-old girl.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
The first occurred early in the morning in an apartment at the Lower East Side’s Vladeck Houses when an ex-con on parole shot and wounded an NYPD detective before he was shot by cops during a wild four-hour standoff, officials said.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Uncle Richard Jr., voiced by Deon Cole, is an ex-con and a relentless hustler whose questionable advice often lands Kev in hot water.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 27 Jan. 2025
In the movie, which was shot in New Orleans and Louisiana, Cage plays an Elvis-like character, Sailor, an ex-con, recently from prison who reunites with the love of his life, Lula, played by Laura Dern, who broke out in Lynch’s Blue Velvet.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
The first occurred early in the morning in an apartment at the Lower East Side’s Vladeck Houses when an ex-con on parole shot and wounded an NYPD detective before he was shot by cops during a wild four-hour standoff, officials said.
—Ellen Moynihan, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, Uncle Richard Jr., voiced by Deon Cole, is an ex-con and a relentless hustler whose questionable advice often lands Kev in hot water.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 27 Jan. 2025
In the movie, which was shot in New Orleans and Louisiana, Cage plays an Elvis-like character, Sailor, an ex-con, recently from prison who reunites with the love of his life, Lula, played by Laura Dern, who broke out in Lynch’s Blue Velvet.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Ex-con.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ex-con. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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