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Zemeckis is trying to sum up the entirety of centuries into a single frame and a short (at least relative to today’s standards) running time, so not all detours will hit the mark.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2024
Corbet said at the film’s press conference that critics of his third feature’s running time need to get over themselves.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2024
In contrast to Nightlife (2015), his first 3D film, which had a running time of just under fifteen minutes, Retinal Rivalry feels more cryptic and aesthetically radical in its montage of scenes and sounds and the resulting atmospheres.
—Kito Nedo, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024
By way of this elegant framing, Riegel sets Dandelion and Doherty’s Casey up as two sides of the same coin, a concept her script will pull into surprising directions throughout its somewhat meandering running time.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 9 July 2024
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First Known Use
1939, in the meaning defined above
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“Running time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20time. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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