portrays

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For here, as in her 2020 novel, “Hamnet,” the author portrays individuals who are shaped but not defined by historical circumstance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Calva portrays Oscar, a therapist who winds up romantically involved with Firstman’s character, a gay man who learns he fathered a son and now must take care of him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Despite how much the film’s script emphasizes the importance of education, the narrative itself portrays only a right way and wrong way to react.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

The singer's nephew Jaafar Jackson portrays the King of Pop in Michael, which follows the star's rise to fame with the Jackson 5 through to his hugely successful solo career.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Squire portrays himself as aghast—though he can hardly have been surprised—when one famous condemned murderer, Shillitoni, interrupted an autopsy by going mad in his cell, breaking his furniture, and tearing his bedding to shreds.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover