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That unique tone, captured with zeal by a charismatic ensemble led by Fred Ward, Kevin Bacon, and Reba McEntire, is what makes Ron Underwood's horror-comedy about giant worms terrorizing a remote desert town such a good hang.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025 -
But Chernus talks at us with the condescending zeal of a true music-lover, and his cheeky tirades about the history of jazz — and why Jarrett’s gift for improvisation is unique even in the context of such a freeform genre — are entertaining and educational in equal measure.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
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But where is the equal fervor for the other fall flavors—maple, pecan, apple, sweet potato, caramel, toffee, bourbon, and so on?—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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Most were only available for 24 hours and contained exclusive acoustic versions, demos, and voice messages that fueled fan fervor.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
13 Oct. 2025
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Case’s work in the Canadian power-pop collective the New Pornographers may have more verve and thrust, but her solo work is emotionally richer, and harder to qualify.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Mara will appear with her sister Kate next year in a film directed by Werner Herzog, who at 83 appears to have lost none of his verve.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
5 Oct. 2025
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The print of the film came from the Cinémathèque Française, and was accompanied with brio by a pianist, John Sweeney—but not by a pianist alone.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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But for all its stylistic brio and an overall mesmerizing look, in which even throwaway visuals (like the icy corpse of a solider frozen to his battlefield steed) sear themselves into your memory, Frankenstein remains the simple, direct story of a man and his nonbiological offspring.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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Mendelsohn tackles this with gusto alongside Uzo Aduba as his wife.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
11 Oct. 2025
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While fall growth is limited, the plant grows with gusto in spring when chickweed produces its tiny, white daisy-like flowers.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
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Safdie shoots the table tennis sequences with breathtaking vigor, often capturing Chalamet dominating matches in long, single takes.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Oct. 2025
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Mulch may help rebuild topsoil and enhance water infiltration, potentially boosting plant vigor.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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The power of an abiding trinity is also not lost on Winter, who will be interacting with three women in their sixties and beyond, the ardor of long lives adding dimension to the dance.—
Guillermo Perez,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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At times, Anderson trivializes the righteous ardor that goes into active, violent resistance, but there is nothing trivial in his portrait of shattered lives and relationships and of an American society shaken to its core.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
7 Oct. 2025
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Her vitality contrasts interestingly with his reserve — which could make for nice chemistry, but instead results in us largely ignoring him and focusing our attentions on her.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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His presence in Maroua, however, signaled determination to assert control and project vitality ahead of the vote.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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