harken

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Just as she’d done with “Monster,” the 2005 short film which served as a clear predecessor to “The Babadook,” Kent wanted to harken back to the equally playful and nightmarish world of early silent cinema.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024

The planned horror movie could harken back to the Coens’ 1984 debut, “Blood Simple.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024

At well over three hours long, the shows harken back to the days when big-budget Hollywood films trusted that audiences could sit still for more than 110 minutes.

From Salon • Oct. 13, 2023

Along the way, they learn the language, rites, and beliefs of the “craft,” engaging in rituals that harken to Biblical beliefs .

From National Geographic • Sep. 19, 2023

However, let us harken to good advice, and something may be done for us; 'God helps them that help themselves,' as Poor Richard says.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. IX (of X) - America - I by Lodge, Henry Cabot