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Veteran actors Anupam Kher and Satish Kaushik excel in portraying their characters and Milind Soman’s personality matches that of his character, making his scenes more engrossing.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes,
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House on Haunted Hill plays out more like a fantastically engrossing mystery than a horror movie, the premise a precursor to films like House of 9 (2004).—
Gayle Sequeira,
Vulture,
20 Jan. 2025
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In 100 riveting profiles, top basketball writers justify their selections and uncover the history of the NBA in the process.—
Joe Vardon,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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California More than 9,000 homes, structures damaged or destroyed in Palisades, Eaton fires, officials say 29 minutes ago Fleming offered a riveting play-by-play of the day’s events.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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The charming small town is a great location to wrap up your trip and stay a day or two.—
Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, contributor,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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Fort-de-France, the island’s captivating capital, is a treasure trove of busy markets, charming eateries and authentic street food stalls that marry the island’s French influence and Caribbean flair to create unique dishes that will delight your taste buds.—
Sandra MacGregor,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Terrified yet, in the end, frighteningly resilient, Farrow is utterly captivating and entirely sympathetic, on-screen for every scene.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2025
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Skip to main content Our editors and critics choose the most captivating, notable, brilliant, surprising, absorbing, weird, thought-provoking, and talked-about reads.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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More intriguing will be how each player uses their new affinity for the other’s calling card, as an efficient winning machine and a great showman meet — just not in the way tennis fans would have expected.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
19 Jan. 2025
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Star pitcher Roki Sasaki ended the suspense of the most intriguing free agency of the offseason.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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But Juliette anchors the episode in the moving scenes in Silo 17 and in the gripping final moments.—
Noel Murray,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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However, like a gripping thriller, the closing scene had a plot twist.—
John Walkup,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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One of the interesting phenomena is where the investment went, especially from the Inflation Reduction Act—a lot of it landed in red states.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Some of the most interesting sports cars and GTs of the 1950s, ‘60s, and ‘70s were powered by eight-cylinder, stateside muscle—engines that cost less at the time than a set of Borrani wheel spinners cost today.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
17 Jan. 2025
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Trial and Error Sea Level offers a fascinating account of how science is often a piecemeal undertaking of trial and error.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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Gates is a fascinating emerging figure in the industry, recognizable to cinephiles for her brief turns in Twin Peaks: The Return, Uncut Gems, and Challengers as the poor woman in estate law who matches with Patrick Zweig on Tinder, as well as being the granddaughter of screenwriter Joan Tewkesbury.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Suspenseful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspenseful. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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