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In other words, as much as Maggie idolizes her teacher in the way that young people who weren’t loved enough as children project parent-like silhouettes onto their mentors, Maggie also might be building a case against Alma.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
29 Aug. 2025 -
Lopez plays Ingrid Luna, a screen diva whom Molina idolizes.—
Daniel S. Levine,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Always an adept director of actors, Donzelli coaxes a good turn out of Bouillon (Leave One Day), who plays a man with strong principles but pretty weak strategies about how to enact them.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Aug. 2025
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In his voiceover, McElwee frequently addresses Adrian and eulogizes his memory, but also expresses self-critical ruminations about his part in his son’s death, how his filmmaking may have contributed to his shaky self-image and the growing distance between them.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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At least Handler eulogizes the show perfectly here.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Sucks (up to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucks%20%28up%20to%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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