spellbinding
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The Telegraph awarded four stars to the "spellbinding spectacle", while the Guardian's four-star review said it features "spectacular stagecraft and plenty of modern resonance".
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
Here are the main talking points after a spellbinding fourth round of the Six Nations.
From BBC ● Mar. 9, 2026
Like the rest of Rebecca Zlotowski’s spellbinding film, this bit of character work in “A Private Life” — or, in its original French, “Vie Privée” — keenly marries French filmmaking with American sensibilities.
From Salon ● Jan. 18, 2026
Glinda’s “Wizard of Oz” entrance is spellbinding, as she descends in a floating bubble.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025
I explain this, but I can tell that it's not a spellbinding discussion for the people I live with.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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