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co-dependent



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Will Forte and D’Arcy Carden star in the black comedy/crime thriller set in Australia as co-dependent siblings willing to do anything to get their spray-tan business off the ground.

From MarketWatch Mar. 31, 2026

It’s fraught enough to try such a handsy, dangerous, co-dependent activity with a friend or sibling.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 16, 2026

Can we be as co-dependent with art as we can with another human being?

From Salon Oct. 29, 2025

Nicolas Cage plays the hellishly demanding boss, in a movie that spoofs the way co-dependent relationships can drag on through a lifetime, becoming all-consuming.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2023

The co-dependent relationship between the Japanese press and the Kitagawa empire potentially goes a long way to explain why the story has been ignored.

From BBC Mar. 6, 2023



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