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But Kore-eda is more interested in a smiley-happy outcome of mutual accord, which is pushed into sentimental overdrive by increasingly cloying slatherings of Bandoh’s score.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
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But there’s another side of Lennon that was almost the sentimental counter- reaction to his own cynicism.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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Its scene has been fueled by the bounty of Wisconsin’s agriculture, its world-class cheesemakers, and chefs whose zealous creativity continues to raise the bar.—
Lori Fredrich,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 May 2026
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Not only are horror-tape collectors some of the most zealous, but those are often the rarest and most valuable.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2026
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Johnson’s Anaia is much sweeter, and though there’s some ferocity inside her too, the movie leaves her in a compassionate, optimistic place.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
15 May 2026
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Everyone on the Titan mission is, with good reason, more optimistic about meeting their own challenges.—
Sophie Brookover,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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What social structures enabled Musk and his peers to acquire so much power, such that their messianic techno-reactionary futurism is a real threat rather than just fodder for b-rate science fiction?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Apr. 2026
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That would get the doomsday Democrats and the messianic mullahs in Tehran talking.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Tender-minded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tender-minded. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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