lovable

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When presented without theatrical aspect but as a private process of the imagination, it becomes a lavishly lovable antidote to our too often accepting the world’s absurdity only as dooms-scrollable tragedy.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Our critic praised the acting, noting that “Steve Carell’s character in the likable, watchable and even lovable ‘Rooster’ is classic Steve Carell.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

For all of the film’s expository merit, for all of the care and efficiency Hughes exhibited in creating such wonderful and instantly lovable women, “Pretty in Pink” flubs the landing.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

O’Hara managed the character’s outbursts as meaningful, playing each scene with lovable eccentricity.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026

Her steady beam of love was unsettling, and she had never dropped those expressions of affection that had been so lovable in her childhood.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison