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But the film has no time for matinee idols or Hollywood heroism, casting them as highly competent cogs in a machine that prizes teamwork over individual valor.
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Thomas Page, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Val’s physicality and matinee idol looks only made the whole thing much funnier.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
As the rare matinee idol under 30, Chalamet has the rare ability to riff with the likes of Theo Von or Brittany Broski — modern media moguls who command a large Gen Z audience via TikTok and YouTube — without seeming like a try-hard.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
Woolery, with his matinee idol looks, coiffed hair and ease with witty banter, was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame in 2007 and earned a daytime Emmy nomination in 1978.
—CBS News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Thomas Page, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
Val’s physicality and matinee idol looks only made the whole thing much funnier.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
As the rare matinee idol under 30, Chalamet has the rare ability to riff with the likes of Theo Von or Brittany Broski — modern media moguls who command a large Gen Z audience via TikTok and YouTube — without seeming like a try-hard.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025
Woolery, with his matinee idol looks, coiffed hair and ease with witty banter, was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame in 2007 and earned a daytime Emmy nomination in 1978.
—CBS News, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Matinee idol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matinee%20idol. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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