mesmeric
adjective
mes·mer·ic
mez-ˈmer-ik 
also mes-
1
: of, relating to, or induced by mesmerism
2
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Eggers’ Nosferatu, however, is its own mesmeric creation, a superlative match of director and material.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
Reality and fiction blend on screen, with Roy’s narration and Alexandria’s imaginings coming together into a mesmeric story about mythmaking, misunderstanding, and creativity as a reciprocal process.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
The effect, combined with the amorphous light and dark shapes emanating from the screen was mesmeric.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
For Cohen, worldly maturity ushered in an altogether different woundedness, a mesmeric—and distinctly not adolescent—sadness, deep-seated and temperamental but intensified by crippling doubts about his gifts, about his singing especially.
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024
Reality and fiction blend on screen, with Roy’s narration and Alexandria’s imaginings coming together into a mesmeric story about mythmaking, misunderstanding, and creativity as a reciprocal process.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2024
The effect, combined with the amorphous light and dark shapes emanating from the screen was mesmeric.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 28 Sep. 2024
For Cohen, worldly maturity ushered in an altogether different woundedness, a mesmeric—and distinctly not adolescent—sadness, deep-seated and temperamental but intensified by crippling doubts about his gifts, about his singing especially.
—Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Mesmeric.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mesmeric. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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