antihero

Bardem’s villain is built more like an aughts-edition antihero.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

Rice’s readers might not have been quite so queasy about this; her antihero has a way of making many horrors palatable.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

He refuses to characterize Laxman as a seductive antihero, perhaps on the moral grounds of not wanting to make such a man seem attractive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

Park stages Man-su’s homicide attempts as slapstick set pieces in which our clumsy antihero himself barely gets out alive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026

The story’s sassy, brassy antihero has likewise adorned Christmas trees and school library shelves for generations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2025

As in a classic Western movie, in “Tidal Wave” there are no antiheroes, no ethical ambiguities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026

Now private-equity executives fill the roles of villains or antiheroes in shows like Billions and Succession, the latter providing this bit: “You know how, like, everyone hates you?”

From Barron's ● Dec. 5, 2025

The original NWO, which consisted of “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan, Kevin Nash and Scott Hall, were so bad they became antiheroes and immensely popular.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2025

There were love triangles, villains, antiheroes, flashbacks, flash-sideways and a trail of clues that fans eagerly pieced together in an attempt to understand the cryptic island at the center of the show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2024

You’re often played villains or antiheroes, including Macbeth and Father MacPhail in “His Dark Materials.”

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023