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some scoundrel stole my wallet
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Now that movie’s writer-director, Leigh Whannell, has returned to bring another classic fiend into the 21st century, with Poor Things scoundrel Christopher Abbott as a family man who starts feeling a little hairy after a full-moon encounter at his childhood home.
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
That this once-relevant scoundrel's fall from something like grace uplifts so many is a testament to the joy to be found in seeing a cocky operator get his overdue comeuppance.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Learning his real father is a world class scoundrel and creep probably was not very fun.
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
But think like a scoundrel for a second, like Star Wars Outlaws asks you to.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
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A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
That this once-relevant scoundrel's fall from something like grace uplifts so many is a testament to the joy to be found in seeing a cocky operator get his overdue comeuppance.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
Learning his real father is a world class scoundrel and creep probably was not very fun.
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
But think like a scoundrel for a second, like Star Wars Outlaws asks you to.
—Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2024
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“Scoundrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoundrel. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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