catharsis
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But it is also the site of great catharsis and creativity, as per a recent, acclaimed documentary named after the studio.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
"There was an amazing kind of collective catharsis," Wilde told AFP at the Hollywood premiere of her new film, in which she shares the screen with Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Penelope Cruz.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
I suspect that no such event will ever occur, but if it does it probably won’t follow that sort of script or deliver a satisfactory catharsis.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
Her fable depicts twin sisters on a revenge road trip, seeking to right the wrongs of their early childhood at the behest of their estranged mother and find some catharsis along the way.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2026
The third church offered passion and catharsis; it was a place where you truly felt the presence of the Holy Spirit inside you.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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Drawing from his life in Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, Mr. Kahan writes about quiet moments in small towns that lead to grand catharses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
But, over time, as they peel away each other’s defenses and histories, their romance both deepens and frays as they find their way to possible catharses.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2021
“On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” is, at the same time, filled with showy, affected writing, with forced catharses and swollen quasi-profundities.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2019
This can make for a frustrating viewing experience in the moment, a film whose moral ambiguities and incomplete catharses don’t map onto a known horror template.
From Slate ● Mar. 20, 2019
With midrange adult dramas increasingly being concerned with personal portraiture and psycho-emotional catharses, sharp, thematically pertinent movies are in danger of being relegated to metaphorical kitsch, however smart and well executed.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 23, 2017
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