Andor hates him on sight, which only intensifies when Berend smacks around his mother and tears up the apartment looking for proof that Klára has deceived the boy with idealized fictions about his origins.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
Vocals are sped up into squiggles, instruments are reversed and gated, percussion smacks you in the face and then suddenly vanishes.
While Arj is off living the good life, the pair now have to scrape together enough money to survive, and the movie once again hammers home the injustices of the gig economy.
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Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
7 Sep. 2025
From Pong to Fortnite, Minor’s investigation is a broad stroke that really hammers home just how vast and varied the gaming industry is.
The ball smashes into the floodlights, and Hobbs sets off on his victory trot, in slow motion, with sparks cascading behind him like fireworks.
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Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
18 Sep. 2025
The trend isn’t one-sided either, as clips have surfaced of brides being the ones to start the frosting fight, like in this TikTok video where a bride smashes a piece of cake on her groom’s face.
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