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What happens next is a high-concept, middlebrow, low-stakes comedy about the haves and the (kind of) have-nots that’s effectively an elevator pitch — be afraid of unicorns, be very afraid — stretched to feature length.
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Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Behind the scenes, the information divide between baseball's haves and have-nots looks even larger as the talent divide on the field.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
In the rankings of happiness haves and have-nots, the U.S. dropped to its lowest ever spot at No. 24, continuing its decline from a peak of the 11th place over a decade ago.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
His 2013 film Snowpiercer was another tale of haves and have-nots taken to fantastic, violent, and thrilling extremes.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
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Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Behind the scenes, the information divide between baseball's haves and have-nots looks even larger as the talent divide on the field.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
In the rankings of happiness haves and have-nots, the U.S. dropped to its lowest ever spot at No. 24, continuing its decline from a peak of the 11th place over a decade ago.
—Peter Guo, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2025
His 2013 film Snowpiercer was another tale of haves and have-nots taken to fantastic, violent, and thrilling extremes.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Have-not.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/have-not. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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