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Entering his first full offseason, Seidler may want to ponder a comment made a few years ago by Peter Seidler, his late brother.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2025 -
In the book, Keaton reflected on modern standards of beauty, pondering the societal obsession with how things look.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
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In the absence of Cavill’s brooding interpretation of Geralt, Hemsworth’s first season on the show looks way closer to Den of Thieves than to a Polish fantasy world.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
7 Oct. 2025
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The acting legend emerged on screen for the first time in eight years to star in his son's directorial debut, Anemone, a dark, brooding tale of two estranged brothers with a painful past.—
Mike Miller,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Dwell (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dwell%20%28on%29. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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