conceit

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And though “Undertone” makes good use of its podcasting conceit, the format is little more than a crutch for the movie’s narrative to rest on.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Despite its elaborate conceit, “Godfall” turns out to be a solid police-procedural rooted in a sensitive depiction of small-town life turned upside-down by a cosmic cadaver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

The conceit sounds simple today: Kids are given a small plastic key, for which they insert in a box near an installation and then are regaled with music and a short nursery rhyme or folktale.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

Perhaps that anxiety is why the hive mind conceit dominated these last 12 months, whether in our thoughts, on TV or at the movies.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025

The sort of healthy conceit that he had when he returned from America early in the spring was gone.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway