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But first and foremost, Bad Omens are gifted musicians, and whatever eldritch magic Sebastian wields onstage will always be bolstered by a serious band contorting metal, dark pop and electronic music.
From Los Angeles Times
But here’s what the doomsayers are missing: The relationship between a tool and the mind wielding it isn’t fixed.
Reformers soon wielded the Bible to confront oppressive political and religious regimes.
Gellar wields a double-edged sword: “Buffy” helped shape the landscape of modern TV, but it’s because the show was and is so popular that the role sticks to her no matter where she goes.
From Salon
No film since Jonathan Glazer’s wizardly “The Zone of Interest” has wielded such a meticulously controlled formal approach to visualizing the insidiousness of moral rot.
From Los Angeles Times
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