neuroses
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The film’s merit is not simply in how it illustrates the structures that bind and confine, but in how Wilde propulsively peels them apart to create a picture of romantic neuroses anyone can relate to.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
This explanation is so wrong-headed, yet so consistent with official Britain’s neuroses about data protection and process-following, that it may even be true.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Instead of one central couple, there are two, each with their own neuroses and ways of relating to one another.
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
The Ratliffs, with their North Carolina money and the neuroses to which they generally remain oblivious, are also deeply human.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2025
She was always saying she was—“I understand why you’re saying that, Willy”—but secretly she was ferreting out my neuroses.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
