riveting
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This may put him on the outs with his colleagues in the academy, but it has made for a riveting and richly illuminating book.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Where to watch: Not currently available Nominated for: International feature, sound What we said: “‘Sirāt’ is taut and riveting and nearly all mood.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026
A new generation of independent filmmakers in India is making "riveting, viable cinema" instead of "mass entertainers," Ms Choudhary points out.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
The simplicity and riveting emotional pointedness demonstrated how those Deep South songs could work across genres—and continents.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
My sister and I never talked much, because I only picked riveting shows about duck detectives and mouse detectives so we were riveted.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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