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Push this ideology a step further and the entire economy implodes.—
Andrew Behar,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026 -
As the old saying goes, when one bunker implodes due to a nuclear meltdown, a second bunker housing an AI quantum computer opens.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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Like the impish anti-romance that crumbles around it, the movie’s twist is both transgressive enough to be pleased with itself and also rooted in a reality that refuses to be dismissed as a bad joke.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
31 Mar. 2026
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Loyalty, betrayal, illness and war all bear down on the group as the old order crumbles around them.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Self-destructs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-destructs. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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