climactic
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A final reckoning with the Dervishes came 16 years later, at the climactic Battle of Omdurman.
In the film’s climactic sequence — the first staged performance of “Hamlet” — Zhao finally provides the tools the viewer needs to navigate this bleak tale.
From Salon
In the climactic scene, Griffith’s Tess McGill convincingly demonstrates it was her idea all along while her boss gets her comeuppance.
A climactic scene between these two actors in which Jackson cross-examines Göring is a riveting piece of courtroom drama.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr. Michôd is far more interested in the shocking events in her private life that yield a third act far more powerful than the usual climactic fight typical of so many boxing pictures.
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