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Adjective
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One of Dippold’s favorite moments in the entire first season is the exchange of messages using a notepad with Tom, which gets increasingly slapstick.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
27 May 2026 -
The joy of Only Murders, then, is in what the cases reveal about the all-too-human characters, not to mention the slapstick comedy and heartwarming friendship.—
Tanya Melendez,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 May 2026
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Some of that comes from the alpine slide ride of his movies, arguably zanier in their dramatis personae and plots twists than any David Lynch movie.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
12 Nov. 2025
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Emily Ratajkowski's interpretation of Marge Simpson from The Simpsons at Klum's 2015 Heidi Halloween was perfectly zany for the occasion.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Joining Proctor in court was Meatball Morrissey’s clownish prosecutor, Adam Lally.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
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Inspired by the artifice of playthings, Jacobs turned to 1960s paper dolls last February, and this season opened the door to the dollhouse once again with clownish, clomping platform heels that forced his models to walk with a Barbie-like gait.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
3 July 2025
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It’s been nearly two months since Morgan Neville’s amusing and thoroughly superficial Lorne, in which the Oscar-winning documentarian tried and failed to get the Saturday Night Live creator to let down his guard.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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But perhaps the most amusing depiction was how Taylor contrasted the stay-at-home moms (and dads) with Marissa and Jenny, with most of the sartorial showdowns taking place during school pickups and dropoffs.—
Clarissa Cruz,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Watching teams and players decide when to challenge and when not to has been fun, and keeping track of who’s good at it has been entertaining, as well.—
Jim Bowden,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Scenes of entertaining brutality and entertaining inspiration are placed directly next to scenes with characters and situations that dissipate the pleasure of what came before.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
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“Slapsticky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slapsticky. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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