‘The In-Laws’: How a shmendrik dentist and crazy CIA agent share a mid-life crisis

Posted Saturday, October 24, 2026 3:58 am

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ToI's movie maven and deputy editor agree to disagree -- again -- about the 1979 film starring Alan Arkin and Peter Falk that was immensely foundational to Hoffman's childhood

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