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The tonal trick The move: Style your silk midiskirt with a top in the same color family—perhaps a cotton button-down shirt or a matching cardigan.
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Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 2 May 2025
Perhaps the most regrettable misstep is the finale, which takes the series in a wildly different tonal direction and slides in a couple of last-minute twists, including one blatantly designed to set up a potential second season.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 1 May 2025
Gavin O’Connor walked quite the tonal tightrope on The Accountant 2.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
His swirling, circling Ophüls-like camera movements and magenta-to-mauve tonal shifts create an atmosphere sensitive to morning-after regret.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Apr. 2025
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Ruhama Wolle, Glamour, 2 May 2025
Perhaps the most regrettable misstep is the finale, which takes the series in a wildly different tonal direction and slides in a couple of last-minute twists, including one blatantly designed to set up a potential second season.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 1 May 2025
Gavin O’Connor walked quite the tonal tightrope on The Accountant 2.
—Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 25 Apr. 2025
His swirling, circling Ophüls-like camera movements and magenta-to-mauve tonal shifts create an atmosphere sensitive to morning-after regret.
—Armond White, National Review, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Tonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonal. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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