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The best-selling novel (and Apple TV+ series) Lessons in Chemistry recently dramatized the often virulent misogyny that existed in scientific settings; Joy looks at a subtler dynamic, in which the contributions that women played in scientific discovery was downplayed.
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Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
However, casting famous Broadway actors and dramatizing the events onscreen feels bigger and riskier, especially over the course of ten hour-long episodes following Hernandez from his childhood to his death — especially with Ryan Murphy onboard as an executive producer.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
Otto is also suicidal — something A Man Called Otto never sufficiently dramatizes, cheapening the codger’s despair as the film prepares for the feel-good ending to come.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
The true-crime thriller, which Entertainment Weekly covered in our Fall Movie Preview, dramatizes the stranger-than-fiction inclusion of serial killer Rodney Alcala on The Dating Game, a popular game show hosted by Jim Lange that premiered in 1965.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
However, casting famous Broadway actors and dramatizing the events onscreen feels bigger and riskier, especially over the course of ten hour-long episodes following Hernandez from his childhood to his death — especially with Ryan Murphy onboard as an executive producer.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2024
Otto is also suicidal — something A Man Called Otto never sufficiently dramatizes, cheapening the codger’s despair as the film prepares for the feel-good ending to come.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
The true-crime thriller, which Entertainment Weekly covered in our Fall Movie Preview, dramatizes the stranger-than-fiction inclusion of serial killer Rodney Alcala on The Dating Game, a popular game show hosted by Jim Lange that premiered in 1965.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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The image depicted a snail in a business suit, seemingly a reference to Gary the Snail from Spongebob Squarepants, a television show for children.Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
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Without many other examples to look to, these young women depicted their real-life shenanigans (with a little help from producers, of course) for an audience that didn’t just laugh at them but with them.Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 13 Dec. 2024
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In 2022, a lawyer representing Christe Chen's parents said their daughter's body was so badly damaged that she couldn't be embalmed for return to the U.S. and her remains were cremated.CBS News, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Although a pro-worker appointee has sparked concerns, attorney Patrick Muldowney, who represents employers on labor issues, said the appointment does not mark a tangible threat to employers.Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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In front is a stage set that is a little hard to visually interpret.Jaron Lanier, WIRED, 10 Dec. 2024
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Traditional methods require women to interpret results on their own, often through cumbersome and intrusive processes.Janet Zhang, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Jessica Chastain and Casey Affleck portray his children as adults, while Matt Damon, John Lithgow, Michael Caine and Topher Grace each appear along the way as well.Tommy McArdle, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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As the movie portrays, on June 18, 1984, at 9:15pm at night, Berg pulled his car into his driveway, got out, and was shot dead by Order member Bruce Pierce.Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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But Part Two told the story of Paul Atreides’s rise to power with a satisfying mix of triumph and gruesomeness, rendering his planetary jihad in awe-inspiring fashion.David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Few films have ever rendered a major work of fiction so innovatively yet so faithfully.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
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Though states and municipalities are generally preempted from enacting their own limits, Congress allowed the EPA to waive the preemption rule to allow California to set certain regulations that are stricter than federal standards.Andrew Chung, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
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The school responded by enacting a dress code that resulted in many of those students being sent to detention.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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This can be performed in separate locations or between individuals in the same room using a speakerphone.Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Kamilah performed an original rap that hyped up Seacrest.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Grenell, former acting Director of National Intelligence, was earlier mentioned as a possible Ukraine war envoy.Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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But the company says its project is inspired by natural processes and offers a last chance to protect a disappearing ecosystem as the world fails to act swiftly on climate change.Laura Paddison, CNN, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Dramatize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dramatize. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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