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Like, there’s a chick pushing a he-man out of the way and drawing a dagger to go at a T-Rex.—
Steve Appleford,
SPIN,
29 June 2026 While the New Era didn’t cast as heavily with the he-man types, two of the contestants appearing this season — Jonathan Young and Joe Hunter — are unsurprisingly bro’d up in their new alliances.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2026 The conversation between him and David Carradine’s Bill, however, once again taps into that same steely, slow-and-low vibe that Marvin parlayed into an entire career, and was the he-man crown Madsen should have been the heir to.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
3 July 2025 But that sub-thread gets scrubbed quickly; wouldn’t want this he-man movie to get too girly.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME,
15 May 2024 Beefcake is the special of the day in fairy-tale Belleville, where shirtless he-men gather around the Queen (Grace McLean) like dancers in a Madonna music video.—
Peter Marks,
Washington Post,
24 Mar. 2023