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Margot Robbie's Sexy Netflix Crime Thriller Is One Ridiculous Twist After Another
By Jonathan Klotz
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Margot Robbie exploded onto the scene with 2013’s The Wolf of Wall Street and held her own on screen with Leonardo DiCaprio. It could have been a thankless role as a trophy wife, but Robbie’s charm and talent made it memorable beyond her stunning looks. For a follow-up, Robbie went up against another award-winning A-list star, Will Smith, in 2015’s Focus, now available on Netflix, a twisty heist thriller that overcomes a thin plot thanks to the effortless charm of its two leads.
Margot Robbie And Will Smith Sizzle On Screen
Will Smith plays Nicky, a con artist, when he winds up in bed with Margot Robbie’s Jess, and then can’t help but laugh at her partner’s inept attempt at the “jealous boyfriend con.” Impressed by her part in it, he uses her for a con at the Super Bowl that stretches the limits of believability only 20 minutes into the film. Focus picks up again three years later, when they cross paths in Buenos Aires while both targeting the same mark: Rafeal, a billionaire F-1 team owner.
Working against each other, then with each other, and then against each other again, Nicky and Jess spend the rest of Focus’s run time betraying everyone in sight. As with all great heist films, it’s leading up to a reveal at the end with one final twist, but by that point, it doesn’t really matter. In fact, the plot of the film is largely inconsequential as an excuse to have Smith and Robbie share the screen in a wealthy, tropical location, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
An Old-School Con
Like any good con artist, Focus won’t stick in your memory for weeks after seeing it. You’ll have the hazy recollection of a film that was a fun watch, but if you can’t remember where Jess was standing when she slipped a watch, or how Nicky planted numbers in the mind of a mark, it’s alright, because in the moment, it was fun. After clearing $158 million at the box office, but stumbling with critics (55 percent on Rotten Tomatoes) and the general public (53 percent audience rating), it’s clear that your enjoyment of the film will rest entirely on how you like your escapism.
The current generation of heist films is still being influenced by either Ocean’s 11 or Fast Five, but Focus is more of a direct throwback to one of the best crime movies of the 70s, The Sting. How the small cast reacts to each other as the situation around them devolves gets the focus instead of Ocean’s expansive team or Fast Five’s action sequences, resulting in a slower-paced, character-driven story than most modern movies.
Focus isn’t the best heist movie, but it’s also not the worst. What it is is another showpiece performance from Margot Robbie in only her second major movie role. Going from Leonardo DiCaprio to Will Smith in her first two films is a testament to her talent. After watching the two try to outdo each other in Buenos Aires, it’s especially fun to rewatch their second pairing, Suicide Squad, which lacks all of the charm and spark they brought to Focus.
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Hurdle hints and answers for February 4, 2026
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.
There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it’ll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown.
An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle.
If you find yourself stuck at any step of today’s Hurdle, don’t worry! We have you covered.
Hurdle Word 1 hint
To scare.
Hurdle Word 1 answer
SPOOK
Hurdle Word 2 hint
A stream.
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Hurdle Word 2 Answer
BROOK
Hurdle Word 3 hint
To spy.
Hurdle Word 3 answer
SNOOP
Hurdle Word 4 hint
Work.
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LABOR
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Protection.
Hurdle Word 5 answer
ARMOR
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Seth Meyers has a blunt response to Elon Musks email to Epstein
The latest batch of Epstein files have caused some uncomfortable questions to be asked of Elon Musk, who — despite asserting on X that he “always declined” invitations to the convicted sex offender’s island, reportedly also emailed Epstein about a potential visit, writing in one message: “What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?”
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“You know sometimes I think Elon Musk is a lump with no charisma, but then he writes a line of poetry like ‘What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?’ and I stand corrected,” says Seth Meyers in the Late Night clip above. ‘What day/night will be the wildest party on your island?’ is not a question you should ever ask anyone, but especially not a guy who, at that point, was already a registered sex offender.”
Elsewhere, Jon Stewart, Jimmy Kimmel, and Stephen Colbert also unpacked the latest Epstein files.
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Sony WH-CH520 headphones are down to under $50 at Amazon — save over $20 right now
SAVE OVER $20: As of Feb. 3, the Sony WH-CH520 headphones are on sale for $48 at Amazon. This is $21.99 off their list price of $69.99.
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As of Feb. 3, every available color of the Sony WH-CH520 headphones is discounted to $48 at Amazon. Considering they’re usually listed for $69.99, this deal allows you to save just over $20. On top of that, some colors are even back at their lowest-ever prices right now, such as the blue and white models.
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The Sony WH-CH520s boast solid sound quality and a battery life that can last up to 50 hours on a single charge. Our review from writer Alex Bracetti said they’re the “best headphones under $50 — period.” He continued on to say that they “surpass expectations by delivering broad connectivity, energetic sound, and longer playtimes than most luxury models.”
While they don’t come with noise-canceling features, and our roundup of the best budget headphones notes they feel “quite flimsy”, they are worth grabbing for their sound alone. In that regard, the roundup states that the “the audio quality of this Sony pair certainly packed a punch.”
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If you’re looking for headphones that offer great sound with a lighter price tag, this deal on the Sony WH-CH520 headphones is worth a look.
Hurdle hints and answers for February 4, 2026
Seth Meyers has a blunt response to Elon Musks email to Epstein
