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The authorities take her to the hospital, where a man pretending to be a social worker nearly drugs and abducts her.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026 -
As Fisk's anti-vigilante task force abducts dissidents off the street, locking them away in an undisclosed warehouse full of cages, Daredevil (Charlie Cox) becomes a symbol of rebellion for those willing to fight back.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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This superb thriller about an obsessed fan (Kathy Bates) who rescues, and then entraps, a best-selling author (James Caan) still stands as an edge-of-your-seat experience.—
Julie Hinds,
Freep.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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Ahmed, who created the show, enmeshes his character in a Pakistani British context—and a Bondian conspiracy.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
27 Feb. 2026
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Once there, Eileen enmeshes herself in a community of other Navy wives, settling into life on the island through Italian lessons and cooking.—
Lindsay Kimble,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Hide and Seek follows a new string of murders featuring a dangerous stalker who kidnaps their victims before killing them, taunting them via text in the format of a popular Danish children’s counting rhyme (though the words chosen by the killer are far more violent).—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
7 May 2026
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Vahid kidnaps the man, nicknamed Peg-Leg, in a white van, and collects a ragtag team of former detainees from across Tehran to try to certify his identity.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Boyle puts extra meat on Patrick’s bare bones with a soulful performance that meshes precisely with Petticrew’s turn as the slight-in-stature but formidably strong-willed Shiv.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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The New Social Harbor The result is a waterfront destination that meshes hotel, residences, marina and lifestyle offerings into one cohesive experience.—
Jesse Scott,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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From there, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed sends Maslany’s character along an ever-spiraling and darkening mystery, which entangles her co-workers at the magazine (played by Kiarra Hamagami Goldberg and Charlie Hall), complicates that custody battle, and puts her under ever more pressure.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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This choice entangles Iris with Geoff and his father, a kind of archivist for a shadowy secret society, and a hapless man.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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Eventually, the trio of men ensnares everyone in this family into their trap, their demands unveiling over a claustrophobic feature-length as various tables and allegiances are turned back and forth.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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The movie is about how Irwin and his brother, a high-rolling ex-cop named Gary (Adam Driver), get involved in a financial scheme that ensnares them in the tentacles of the Russian mob.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Lemann, like the talkative older ladies of her youth, clutches the motifs of her past like talismans.—
Brandy Jensen,
New Yorker,
8 Apr. 2026
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Martin Short clutches his laptop walking onto set for Jimmy Kimmel Live!—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Spirits (away or off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spirits%20%28away%20or%20off%29. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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