The phrase “style over substance” is often synonymous with the sleek, MTV-influenced aesthetics of 1980s Hollywood, where visual flair frequently overshadowed narrative depth. Yet, this ethos can be traced to earlier eras, as Oscar-winning director Norman Jewison himself observed when describing his 1968 heist film *The Thomas Crown Affair*. A product of its time, the movie’s glossy, stylised approach to storytellin…