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The childishness of his expressions infantilized a genuinely vicious regime, painting it as more peevish than petrifying.
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The actor relishes all aspects of Dahl’s childishness, and the humanity within the beast emerges in small moments.
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Unlike her last couple projects, there’s not a lot of high-concept goofiness, nor the dreamy singing that made her stories seem like warped flashbacks.
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The team has achieved a remarkable balance between gameplay precision and tonally-consistent goofiness, and every artistic discipline – sound, music, visuals, performances – demonstrates exceptional quality and attention to detail.
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Their pairing begs the question of whether misery and mirth alternate, blend, or coexist.
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There’s a fair bit of mirth in all this, and in Glanz’s brittle, snippy dialogue, which is abetted by the casting.
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Roisin Gallagher, Sinéad Keenan and Caoilfhionn Dunne anchor a top-notch ensemble as a trio of friends whose trip from Belfast to Ireland’s County Donegal for a funeral leads to unearthed secrets, hilarity and emotion.
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Root deflects credit for its hilarity.
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Because in a country increasingly divided by social justice causes and their opposing viewpoints, fans increasingly care where their sports teams stand — sometimes to fans' glee or chagrin — depending on whether their opinions agree with that of their teams or leagues.
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To our glee, the air mattresses floated him high in the water.
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Wine-Coca conduces to mental activity and clearness, prevents fatigue and exhaustion, brings cheerfulness and sweet refreshing sleep.
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This kind of optimism and cheerfulness can make leaders more empathetic and pleasant to work with, partly because psychology research finds that positive moods increase helping, generosity and interpersonal understanding.
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“Puerility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puerility. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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