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Through no fault of Newton’s, Faith functions less as a second protagonist than a prop to give Grace more emotional investment in the proceedings by saddling her with guilt over their estrangement or opportunities to nobly sacrifice herself.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Mar. 2026 -
The eight include physical, but also spiritual, social, environmental, occupational, financial, emotional and intellectual.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
14 Mar. 2026
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Lamps and fittings in bedrooms can easily be dimmed using an iPad, creating more theatrical mood settings than a stage lighting console.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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The dress has a mermaid silhouette and straight strapless neckline, which allowed for a theatrical play of volume and dramatic texture.—
Pamela Vázquez,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2026
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Best actress favorite Jessie Buckley is absolutely sensational as Agnes, who's married to Will (Paul Mescal) and raises the kids while the Bard works in London.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Then the comeback turned into a sensational finish.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The board made the decision after roughly seven hours of deliberations spanning two days, the latest dramatic turn for the nation’s second-largest school district, which has been navigating budget reductions and labor negotiations even before this week’s federal action.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, the Chieftains completed the job and did so in dramatic fashion.—
Matt Roy,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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My mother was two parents in one, both male (decisive and withholding) and female (melodramatic and fanciful) at the same time.—
Han Ong,
New Yorker,
15 Mar. 2026
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But many of Hoover’s fans outright rejected it for glossing over gritty details like the family struggling with finances for full focus on the teenage love story, posting viral videos of audiences laughing at melodramatic scenes in the theater.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
13 Mar. 2026
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Movies are permeated with operatic tropes.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Mar. 2026
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But the Labèque sisters will be at Walt Disney Concert Hall at the end of the month with a two-piano program based on Glass’ operatic Cocteau trilogy.—
Classical Music Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Emotionalistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emotionalistic. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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