Oscar Isaac‘s Victor Frankenstein is part 18th-century dandy and part swaggering Swinging Sixties rock star, as if Lord Byron had been genetically spliced with Brian Jones.
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David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
With his deathly pallor and Byronic charm, Stamp was perfect as the self-destructive, swaggering scoundrel who is haunted by visions of a spectral little girl.
Snyder, who has since penned a letter to the San Francisco Chronicle bragging about his Dungeons & Dragons skills, is awaiting trial separately at the Stanton Correctional Facility.
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Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Oct. 2025
California has slipped a notch in the bragging-rights totem pole to the world’s fifth-largest economy in the latest update on global business output.
Now, children laugh and study in the open-air structure, boasting candy-bright paint.
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Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
The Eagles have been a reliable bet when favored, boasting a 17-3 record in their last 20 games as a favorite and an even more impressive 13-1 record over their last 14 home games.
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