protagonist
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The film’s protagonist, Glori, is a Brooklyn-born-and-raised Puerto Rican woman whose connection to the island runs deep, despite her living stateside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
His protagonist is a writer who’s trying to build a relationship with his grandchild, Ben, while navigating the half-suppressed scorn of his daughter-in-law and the irritated complacency of his son.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
There is something quite cruel and contrived in how Mr. Rock puts his protagonist through trials to serve his superficial Hollywood fable about the high price and sour smell of success.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Port Talbot-born Creevy appeared in Netflix series Black Doves and The Guest as well as award-winning drama In My Skin, for which she won Bafta Cymru best actress for her portrayal of teenage protagonist Bethany.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Helen, once a peripheral figure in these discussions, became the epicenter, instigator, and protagonist.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
Inspired by an unfinished play by Federico García Lorca, this Netflix film—Spain’s Oscar entry for best international feature—follows multiple protagonists and stretches across three different points in time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Too often, films whose protagonists voyage to foreign lands are considered mere travelogues—a form of cinematic tourism chiefly distinguished by the exoticism of the locales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
There’s an understandable pacing dip afterward, when the wounded villagers think the nightmare is over and our protagonists learn separately that the forest holds more of these mysteriously strong creatures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Since they frequently fail, millennial protagonists suffer from a modern sort of arrested development.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
The facts are true, even if the protagonists are fictions.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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