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Meanwhile, shares of fellow theatrical stocks AMC, Cinemark and Marcus Theatres cratered in 2025.—
Sarah Whitten,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026 -
The city’s storefront followers all saw the show as intense, non-linear, fanciful, Chicago-style experimentation with the de rigeur amount of nudity and a darkly comic soul, but no hope whatsoever of expanding its reach beyond the Midwest theatrical shoebox of its birth.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Coleman, a young man once enslaved by the Harper family in Baton Rouge, continues to serve the histrionic matriarch and her strong-willed daughter, Florence, in their new home on the Gulf.—
Erin Douglass,
Christian Science Monitor,
26 Nov. 2025
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The news is met with outrage by Krystal (Anissa Borrego), her ditzy but loyal star flyer, and with histrionic despair by her secretly devious assistant coach, named Tammy Istiny.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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There’s nothing sort of overly melodramatic or cathartic about it.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Microdrama episodes tend to run for between 60 and 90 seconds, and follow melodramatic themes in genres such as romance, sci-fi and thriller.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
31 Dec. 2025
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The result is moving, but just a little hammy.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Nov. 2025
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Yes, the natural charisma is there, but gone are the hammy flourishes and over-the-top gags.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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Accessible by ferry but deliberately low-key, the island is defined by dramatic cliffs, a compact hilltop village and a strong sense of local culture.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Atlanta Police Chief Darren Schierbaum said Tuesday at a news conference that his city has seen a dramatic decrease in shootings since 2022.—
Anna Schecter,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Sure, there’s something stagy in summing up Hart’s life via an increasingly drunken evening celebrating the premiere of his former creative partner Richard Rodgers’s (Andrew Scott) musical Oklahoma!, which will go on to be hugely successful and beloved, but which Hart can’t stand.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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And even though there are stretches of stagey-sounding expository dialogue, the story manages to wheel along at a clip.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Actorly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actorly. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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