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By mid-April a lot of good could start to roll in.
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Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 14 Mar. 2026
Acting in a movie involves a lot of waiting around, too—as the crew repositions cameras and adjusts the lighting, among other things—and those lulls provided me with plenty of time to feel queasy with anxiety.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Not a lot, but not a few either.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
There’s a lot of technique in I Got Bombed at Harvey’s that doesn’t fully work, compared to the flourishes that served Pez Outlaw well — but at the same time, the film, overall, perhaps hits on a deeper level.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
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Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 14 Mar. 2026
Acting in a movie involves a lot of waiting around, too—as the crew repositions cameras and adjusts the lighting, among other things—and those lulls provided me with plenty of time to feel queasy with anxiety.
—Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
Not a lot, but not a few either.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
There’s a lot of technique in I Got Bombed at Harvey’s that doesn’t fully work, compared to the flourishes that served Pez Outlaw well — but at the same time, the film, overall, perhaps hits on a deeper level.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
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“A lot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20lot. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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