realism

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One central scene that employs magical realism to trace the history of Black music from West Africa through the blues to present-day hip-hop is a standout -- before the blood flows.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

In Verdi’s hands the waltz is no mere set piece articulating place and time, but a throughline central to the realism at the heart of the work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

They represented the two very different sides of his work as a production designer: the fantastical world-building of “Avatar” and the grounded historical realism of “Lincoln.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

The former Solicitor General of the United States puts the tariffs case in its legal realism context.

From Slate • Feb. 28, 2026

Dressed in the right language this might have made a fantastic answer—something about the woman’s serenity standing in powerful counterpoint to the general realism of the piece.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover