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Whether scoffing the fisherman's haul at Ristorante Bar la Vela, margaritas and caper paté at Kaya Kaya overlooking the harbor of Scauri, or simply scrambling onto a rocky perch with a cold beer.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026 -
Following just behind them were Josh Safdie’s wild ping-pong caper Marty Supreme (13), Yorgos Lanthimos’ black comedy Bugonia (12) and Guillermo del Toro’s gothic classic Frankenstein (12).—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
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Death by Lightning, adapted by Mike Makowsky from Candice Millard’s 2011 nonfiction book and directed by Matt Ross, hums with the strength of these performances, particularly Shannon’s quiet composure and Macfadyen mining new depths of buffoonery.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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Scholz-Carlson’s staging pushes against the deep misogyny of Da Ponte’s libretto by accentuating the buffoonery of the two male romantic leads.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
2 Nov. 2025
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In addition to music, the group launched a prank show called Loiter Squad, produced by the company behind Jackass.—
Matt Craig,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Reba McEntire is a survivor — of six years of pranks!—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Jan. 2026
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Heading into season 3, Wallace hasn’t said much about where the story will go, beyond that viewers can expect the same antics.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Jan. 2026
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Not that Johnson is able to disarm everybody with his antics.—
Matthew Stolle,
Twin Cities,
28 Jan. 2026
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Release: All three episodes available on premiere day Where to watch: Netflix Stars: Mia McKenna-Bruce, Helena Bonham Carter, Martin Freeman A practical joke leads to a mysterious death at a 1925 country-house party in this Agatha Christie adaptation written by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall.—
James Grebey,
Vulture,
29 Dec. 2025
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At a lavish country house party, a practical joke appears to have gone horribly, murderously wrong.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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This whole administration is sort of a parody of, like, a women’s-studies class on masculinity.—
Hanna Rosin,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2026
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The network quickly moved to censor a transgressive sitcom parody where soon-to-be-Ramones-manager Danny Fields tries to cure a TV repairman’s hemorrhoids by sticking a lightbulb up his ass.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … POLITICS BAD CALL – Trump admin slams Dems’ ‘call 911 on ICE’ push as reckless, links policy to riots and violent arrests.—
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FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The 2020 riots following George Floyd’s murder showcased this, too.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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The multi-hyphenate posted a video on her Instagram in a pair of relaxed vintage Levi’s that scream cool girl.—
Kyra Surgent,
InStyle,
28 Jan. 2026
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Elsewhere, a lounge singer next to a piano has a scream that could knock Grace back.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Leg-pull.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leg-pull. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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