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fromThe Village Voice
1 week ago

Review: 'Lee Cronin's the Mummy' is Not Really a Mummy Movie, But Blumhouse Couldn't Care Less - The Village Voice

Lee Cronin's new film is a somewhat rote possession-exorcism entry, lacking originality and relying heavily on familiar horror tropes and clichés.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Ghost-Eye by Amitav Ghosh review a climate-crisis novel let down by its prose

Cliché-laden prose can undermine the impact of a well-crafted plot and important themes in a novel.
fromIndependent
7 months ago

'House of Guinness' review: cliches arrive thick and fast in boring and predictable Netflix series

Clichés and unrealistic scenes won't stop the glossy Netflix show from reeling in the viewers It is difficult to describe Netflix's House of Guinness. One of its slogans reads "Trouble is brewing," and it is true that there is a lot of trouble here. On the plus side, it is not every day that you see the construction of social housing as a theme in a TV drama; social housing is even used here as an instrument of courtship. It is not every day either
Television
Television
fromIndependent
7 months ago

House of Guinness is a sweary affair with some stellar performances

House of Guinness combines glossy production and melodrama with social-housing themes to attract viewers despite clichés and unrealistic scenes.
Humor
fromThe New Yorker
9 years ago

Updated Football-Announcer Cliches

Humorous, contemporary, and absurd alternative lines replace tired football-announcing clichés with unexpected metaphors, pop-culture references, and workplace imagery.
Film
fromCreative Bloq
9 months ago

How the world fell for a fake Irish movie trailer

A trailer for 'Dear Erin' deliberately showcases clichéd portrayals of Irish culture to criticize Hollywood's stereotypes.
fromThe Washington Post
10 months ago

Review | 'The Unholy Trinity' is far from the best of the West

"The Unholy Trinity" is a reminder that they don't make 'em like they used to - and maybe that's a good thing.
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Atlanta Braves
fromTalkNats.com
10 months ago

Slumping on offense & defense just as pitching has improved! | TalkNats.com

Baseball analytics reveal that effective pitching management can lead to better performance, demonstrating the principle of 'less is more'.
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