The first is Christopher Walken as Gabriel, a mean-spirited angel who sniffs and licks crime scenes and inspects children’s teeth for reasons that sort of make sense within the movie.
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Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
In the clip, an elderly woman stands holding a bowl and a spoon beside a massive brown bear that sniffs her feet.
Both whiffs only further reminded me what a top-tier star Clooney used to be, and these staid recent efforts help meta-textually burnish Jay Kelly’s initial setup.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
14 Nov. 2025
Given Eldridge’s offensive profile, there will likely always be a fair amount of strikeouts and whiffs in his game.
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