Refn has made characters moving and speaking in a benzodiazepine fugue state — lines hissed out stiltedly into dead air, spoken like throwing stones down a well — his signature in recent films.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 May 2026
His line drive hissed past a leaping Steffen for a 3-2 Miami lead.
Everyone from Tiffany Haddish, Remi Bader and Claire Kittle (who all made their runway debuts) to Camille Kostek, Alix Earle and all four of the Nader sisters — Sarah Jane, Mary Holland, Brooks Nader and Grace Ann — sizzled in sexy swimwear.
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Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
1 June 2026
The AMAs sizzled, attracting over 40 million viewers.
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