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These surreal figures alternately struck poses or just took a seat to watch the group… or at least watch a television set that was pictured as being stationed right behind the players.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture alternately with whole milk, beating well after each addition.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025
Shear is careful in both the blocking and the reaction shots to show the impact others can have with just their presence, leading to a scene set around a dinner table with the entire family that is alternately hilarious and devastating, with the vitality of live theater.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
Carroll arrived in September, by which time the group had grown to 10 people and was alternately calling itself Melanation or the Etherians.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
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Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture alternately with whole milk, beating well after each addition.
—Elizabeth Nelson, Southern Living, 20 Mar. 2025
Shear is careful in both the blocking and the reaction shots to show the impact others can have with just their presence, leading to a scene set around a dinner table with the entire family that is alternately hilarious and devastating, with the vitality of live theater.
—Stephen Saito, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
Carroll arrived in September, by which time the group had grown to 10 people and was alternately calling itself Melanation or the Etherians.
—David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Alternately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alternately. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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