neuroses
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And amid all the sturm und drang, each character projects onto the other a pent-up spleen of parent-child neuroses and unmet expectations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
It was like “The Truman Show” mixed with “Twelve Angry Men,” or a segment of “Candid Camera” stretched into a series, or Nathan Fielder’s “The Rehearsal,” minus the neuroses and cruelty.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
That’s not exactly unconventional for one of his movies, but more than any of his other features, this film is laced with Aster’s neuroses.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2025
For Mathew Horne, having played Gavin for 17 years is throwing up all sorts of existential questions: "I'm putting to one side all my neuroses about that and to the ageing process."
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024
“Sorry, Cal, but you’ll have to put up with it. Maybe he can cure your neuroses. Got any neuroses? Now’s your time to let ’em out.”
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
