climactic

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A final reckoning with the Dervishes came 16 years later, at the climactic Battle of Omdurman.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the film’s climactic sequence — the first staged performance of “Hamlet” — Zhao finally provides the tools the viewer needs to navigate this bleak tale.

From Salon

In the climactic scene, Griffith’s Tess McGill convincingly demonstrates it was her idea all along while her boss gets her comeuppance.

From The Wall Street Journal

During a climactic conversation between Terry and Inez, all color has been drained from the image, the two pictured in stark contrast to the white walls.

From Los Angeles Times

Then there’s the climactic fight, with an F-14 jet from the era of the first movie against new “fifth generation” fighters.

From Los Angeles Times