riveting
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But I will admit that Russel Crowe, Jacob Tremblay, and Shailene Woodley all deliver riveting performances.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
There’s nothing more riveting on stage than the truth, and here we have human beings in all their flagrant, unadorned and seemingly irreconcilable complications.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Hardly a night goes by without a few starry performances or a riveting game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Yes, the most riveting thing about director Thomas Kail’s live-action “Moana” is watching painted cloth dry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
He leaned across the table, fixing me with those riveting tawny eyes of his.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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