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something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement
Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel are often considered to be his masterpieces
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However, at the 2025 Oscars, it should be noted that Goldberg will appear on stage during a ceremony where her fellow Ghost star Demi Moore is widely expected to win Best Actress for her role in the 2024 body-horror masterpiece The Substance.
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EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
By evoking Jonathan Demme’s 1991 horror masterpiece The Silence of the Lambs, Perkins intentionally crafted a more commercial film—one that cast a movie star of mass appeal and cult acclaim (Nicolas Cage) as a comically psychotic, Satan-hailing killer.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
Torborg shared his perspective on Koufax’s masterpiece on the 50th anniversary of the game.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
When you’re done with Nicholas Sparks and ABBA, start with Wong Kar-wai’s masterpiece of unrequited love, the story of two people (Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung) who can’t act on their undeniable chemistry.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025
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EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
By evoking Jonathan Demme’s 1991 horror masterpiece The Silence of the Lambs, Perkins intentionally crafted a more commercial film—one that cast a movie star of mass appeal and cult acclaim (Nicolas Cage) as a comically psychotic, Satan-hailing killer.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 7 Feb. 2025
Torborg shared his perspective on Koufax’s masterpiece on the 50th anniversary of the game.
—Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
When you’re done with Nicholas Sparks and ABBA, start with Wong Kar-wai’s masterpiece of unrequited love, the story of two people (Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung) who can’t act on their undeniable chemistry.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Masterpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masterpiece. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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