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Its theme — that the rich are different, and in not-good ways — meant she’d be forced into a ritualistic game of hide-and-seek, running for her life from her devil-worshipping, masters-of-the-world in-laws.
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Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
The prosecutor said Serafini snuck into his in-laws’ Homewood residence on the west shore of Lake Tahoe while nobody was home.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Weaving’s Grace MacCaullay is smoking her victory cigarette having just defeated the Le Domas family, her wealthy in-laws for half a day, at their ritualistic and deadly take on hide-and-seek.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
For most of the evening, the mood is darkly funny and a little ominous, as the siblings take undermining jabs and the in-laws roll their eyes.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
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Michael Ordoña, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Mar. 2026
The prosecutor said Serafini snuck into his in-laws’ Homewood residence on the west shore of Lake Tahoe while nobody was home.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Weaving’s Grace MacCaullay is smoking her victory cigarette having just defeated the Le Domas family, her wealthy in-laws for half a day, at their ritualistic and deadly take on hide-and-seek.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026
For most of the evening, the mood is darkly funny and a little ominous, as the siblings take undermining jabs and the in-laws roll their eyes.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
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“In-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-law. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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