neuroses
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The film’s merit is not simply in how it illustrates the structures that bind and confine, but in how Wilde propulsively peels them apart to create a picture of romantic neuroses anyone can relate to.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
And amid all the sturm und drang, each character projects onto the other a pent-up spleen of parent-child neuroses and unmet expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Plaza knew Kevin’s neuroses fit Schwartzman but also that he could bring his own touches while improvising.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026
For Mathew Horne, having played Gavin for 17 years is throwing up all sorts of existential questions: "I'm putting to one side all my neuroses about that and to the ageing process."
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024
Instead, it’s me bleeding out all my neuroses, looking for answers to questions I have no right to be asking.
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
