fable

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The fable construct extends to a frenetic visual scheme of handmade art and animation that interrupts our absorption process as if we were kids needing stimulation between all the talking heads.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Not far behind is Ryan Coogler's "Sinners," a vampire fable about America's difficult racial history, with five nominations.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

Still, the apocalyptic folk tales offer an irresistible fable for the times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

That same year, Altman also gave him the title role in his “Brewster McCloud,” an eccentric fable about a Houston loner determined to build a pair of wings and take flight.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

It was a rumor, a fable, but it was a rumor and fable from which marvels emerged, carried by camels across the desert to fire the imaginations of folk the world over.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor