potboiler

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And there's a cheeky riposte to their critics on the jazzy potboiler They Don't Know 'Bout Us: "You say we changed? We feel the same."

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

William Golding wrote his tale partially in response to “The Coral Island,” a Victorian-era potboiler about three boys who survive a shipwreck thanks to their bluff resourcefulness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Anchored by its intricate sound design, which expertly blends score, diegetic sound and the thoughtful use of aural perspective, the series rejects potboiler rhythms in favor of a foreboding psychological chill.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

In that potboiler, a film he later disavowed as too tame, he was publicized as the first Black matinee idol for mainstream audiences.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023

Their stories were killed—they would have been an anti-climax to Keyhoe's potboiler.

From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Ruppelt, Edward J.