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

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 • Jan. 8, 2026

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

Soontornvat’s stirring “The Last Mapmaker,” a swashbuckling, seafaring potboiler, is quite a contrast to Barnhill’s cozy fable, but a dragon is once again the focus.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2022

I went into the house to fetch the required sum, and, by some means I cannot explain, got to work again upon the latest potboiler.

From Mr. Punch in Bohemia by Various