hypnotic
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Hoover co-wrote the screenplay alongside Lauren Levine, which is why the film bears the same strangely hypnotic, if confusing, pull as her novels.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
It creates a hypnotic sound that makes songs flow rather than drone on, especially when backed by Blake’s enthralling production.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
While Martin reigned supreme on the top charts — and as his hypnotic music video circulated across the popular MTV channel — the mainstream media would zero in on more than his music.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026
The rendition is hypnotic but also distancing, making these utopian dreamworlds seem even more artificial than they already were, now ungrounded in space and time, crowds moving en masse through cosmic anthills.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
His voice is lulling, hypnotic, but my heart speeds anyway.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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