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The Guardian gave it just two stars, calling it a “disappointing mess”, while the Hollywood Reporter called it “stylish but plodding”.

The composer’s stunning brass and vital percussion push against the confines of his overtures, grabbing the audience by the collar and bringing them in close to hear every plodding, silvery note.

On that same solo album, Lynch covers “The Ballad of Hollis Brown,” using distorted vocals, diffracted keyboards and plodding beats to create a disorienting effect.

Film critics have offered a range of views about Joker: Folie à Deux, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, calling it "bleak and daring" but also "depressingly dull and plodding".

Awards shows celebrating TV have a long history of being far worse, somehow, than the most plodding dramas.