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potboiler

[pot-boi-ler] / ˈpɒtˌbɔɪ lər /










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A lurid tale of misadventure, moral bankruptcy and mean girls, “His & Hers” has other qualities, too, notably Tessa Thompson, whose recent turn in “Hedda” haunts her role in this potboiler.

From The Wall Street Journal

I thought, “You know, if we execute this well, it’ll be a really entertaining courtroom potboiler.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Fox” has the bones of a potboiler but is supported by the sinew of the author’s elegant structure and syntax.

From Los Angeles Times

Returning director Toby Haynes calls the original “a perfect script, a neat potboiler,” but describes “Into Infinity” as “maybe the most ambitious ‘Black Mirror’ episode ever made.”

From Los Angeles Times

It’s going to lose to the airport novel papal potboiler?

From Los Angeles Times