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The rich Redfellows get dispatched one by one in scenes that are fun but empty — neither cathartic nor comic, simply boxes to be checked off to great big poundings of thunder and harpsichords.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Like Milwaukee, Denver has won a championship this decade and fallen short of a second while trying to build around an all-time great big man.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
The point was to project his own power and, perhaps, to inspire in his listeners a pang of jealousy at his great big chest of war toys.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
And a great big loch at your doorstep.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Like Milwaukee, Denver has won a championship this decade and fallen short of a second while trying to build around an all-time great big man.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 1 Feb. 2026
The point was to project his own power and, perhaps, to inspire in his listeners a pang of jealousy at his great big chest of war toys.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
And a great big loch at your doorstep.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Great big.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great%20big. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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