riveting
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Julie Andrews, his “Mary Poppins” co-star, does not think that Van Dyke’s controversial Cockney accent is all that bad, “and he was so rivetingly entertaining, funny and sweet, one really didn’t get bothered by it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025
Also key to the show’s power is the director Danya Taymor’s rivetingly sensorial approach to the storytelling, even if it sometimes comes at a cost to the story itself.
From New York Times • Apr. 11, 2024
That mix — Scott’s spectacle and Phoenix’s the-emperor-has-no-clothes performance — makes ‘Napoleon’ a rivetingly off-kilter experience.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2024
Mr. Gingrich understands how to lead, manage and change things as well as how to speak rivetingly and intimidate effectively.
From Washington Times • Oct. 14, 2018
“Quarry’s” eight episodes build out an absorbing story, rivetingly told.
From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2016
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