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Deadpool & Wolverine proves that Marvel capitalizes on a market of obnoxious, smart-ass adolescents (and adults) insatiable for sarcasm.
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Armond White, National Review, 26 July 2024
In the comics, the X-Men–adjacent smart-ass and alter ego of professional assassin Wade Wilson was known for being horribly disfigured, handy with weapons, impossible to kill, and even more impossible to shut up.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024
One More Time offers the perfect opportunity to take one last stab at it all: the smart-ass attitude, the genre-defining music, and the rock-star dreams.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
For your kindness that somehow surpasses even your coolness, for your drive, your creativity, your A+ stink-eye and your smart-ass sense of humor.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
Brunson also seems like a definite — she was nominated last year but lost to Jean Smart for Hacks — and Lyonne’s smart-ass charm seems likely to win over voters.
—Vulture, 11 July 2023
But here, Pine is called upon to be both a traditional square-jawed hero ready to save the world and the smart-ass comic relief looking out for No. 1.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2023
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Armond White, National Review, 26 July 2024
In the comics, the X-Men–adjacent smart-ass and alter ego of professional assassin Wade Wilson was known for being horribly disfigured, handy with weapons, impossible to kill, and even more impossible to shut up.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 July 2024
One More Time offers the perfect opportunity to take one last stab at it all: the smart-ass attitude, the genre-defining music, and the rock-star dreams.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2023
For your kindness that somehow surpasses even your coolness, for your drive, your creativity, your A+ stink-eye and your smart-ass sense of humor.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2023
Brunson also seems like a definite — she was nominated last year but lost to Jean Smart for Hacks — and Lyonne’s smart-ass charm seems likely to win over voters.
—Vulture, 11 July 2023
But here, Pine is called upon to be both a traditional square-jawed hero ready to save the world and the smart-ass comic relief looking out for No. 1.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2023
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“Smart-ass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smart-ass. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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