actorly

Definition of actorlynext

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Adjective
  • The executive also used the high-profile gathering at the Martinez Hotel to reaffirm Canal+‘s long-term commitment to French cinema and the country’s theatrical model as negotiations loom over the renewal of the broadcaster’s agreement with film guilds to invest in French and European films.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 May 2026
  • The film will mark Hello Kitty’s Hollywood theatrical debut.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
Adjective
  • The landscapes of Church and his peer Albert Bierstadt (who painted the American West) can feel like histrionic versions of Friedrich’s simpler, more concentrated aesthetic.
    Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • Barkin, who was dating Levinson at the time of the film’s production, gamely strives to anchor the odd, histrionic film with her performance and wrings real pathos out of Lynn’s brittle and wounded demeanor.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Or is the media being melodramatic about this?
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 13 May 2026
  • The day started with security measures both real and melodramatic.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • The pedigree of the studio also shows in some of the vocal talent involved, which includes a hammy Michael Sheen as a scheming hotel owner and Brian Cox as Lorcan and Charlie’s kindly grandfather.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 1 May 2026
  • While the harp tends to invite a high literariness (Joanna Newsom being the most obvious example), Davis’ lyrics are very hammy, though that doesn’t feel like a failure so much as a deliberate flattening out of expression.
    Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • In the 90th minute, Adrian Marin delivered a driving cross into the box, and Martín Ojeda got just enough of his head on the ball to steer it home, sealing the dramatic victory.
    Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2026
  • Part of the villa juts outward in a dramatic cantilever supported by skinny columns, giving the structure a floating effect when viewed from the surrounding gardens.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 May 2026
Adjective
  • Some of his jabs seemed a bit forced and stagy.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Sure, there’s something stagy in summing up Hart’s life via an increasingly drunken evening celebrating the premiere of his former creative partner Richard Rodgers’s (Andrew Scott) musical Oklahoma!, which will go on to be hugely successful and beloved, but which Hart can’t stand.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Actorly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/actorly. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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