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the team's hard-nosed coach doesn't make exceptions for anybody
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Directed by Felix van Groeningen, the film is resolutely hard-nosed but not without moments of levity and an ultimately redemptive arc for its young lead.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
The men were loose-brained now, dulled by aguardiente and whatever narcotic Grejo had shot into himself, but the morning sun might deliver a hard-nosed clarity, the kind that could get Adi killed.
—Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
New Wolverines head coach Kyle Wittingham brings a hard-nosed approach from Utah and will look to stabilize the traditional power after the scandalous exit of Sheronne Moore.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2026
The men sit across virtual desks from virtual interviewers who are both easygoing and hard-nosed to give them the tools for finding employment once they are released.
—Haven Daley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
The men were loose-brained now, dulled by aguardiente and whatever narcotic Grejo had shot into himself, but the morning sun might deliver a hard-nosed clarity, the kind that could get Adi killed.
—Jonathan Miles, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
New Wolverines head coach Kyle Wittingham brings a hard-nosed approach from Utah and will look to stabilize the traditional power after the scandalous exit of Sheronne Moore.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2026
The men sit across virtual desks from virtual interviewers who are both easygoing and hard-nosed to give them the tools for finding employment once they are released.
—Haven Daley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Hard-nosed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard-nosed. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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