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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2025
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
Gauging from the trailer, this grisly period piece appears to be set in the South with Jordan starring in a dual role as a pair of twins, at least one of whom gets to spray bullets with a retro tommy gun.
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Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2025
The image of a mask-wearing authoritarian pointing a tommy gun at first looks like irresistible kitsch but now seems disturbingly accurate for the COVID apocalypse.
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Armond White,
National Review,
20 Aug. 2021
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Verb
His tommy-gun dialogue, much of it laced with withering invective and punctuated with profanity, started a shift in the language of both theater and movies in this country.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
Gunfire disrupts the silence as Raya emerges through smoke, armed with a tommy gun.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Jan. 2026
Gauging from the trailer, this grisly period piece appears to be set in the South with Jordan starring in a dual role as a pair of twins, at least one of whom gets to spray bullets with a retro tommy gun.
—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2025
The image of a mask-wearing authoritarian pointing a tommy gun at first looks like irresistible kitsch but now seems disturbingly accurate for the COVID apocalypse.
—
Armond White,
National Review,
20 Aug. 2021
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“Tommy-gun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tommy-gun. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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