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Ms. Edgar-Jones, who is by far the most likable of the lot, does well enough with the lead role but not well enough to rescue the movie, which is airless, charmless, leaden and drab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
For all its interest in storytelling, the narrative itself can be a little leaden, the themes a tad insistent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Half the documentary’s parenthetical title — “The Weight of the World” — speaks to a common leaden feeling of gloom hovering over America’s semiquincentennial summer.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
Bruce Springsteen, “Streets of Philadelphia Sessions” From the Boss’ “Tracks II” trove of lost albums, a more vivid depiction of Bummed-Out Bruce than director Scott Cooper’s leaden “Deliver Me From Nowhere.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
On the sixth session, Aibileen says, “I went to work for Miss Leefolt in I960. When Mae Mobley two weeks old,” and I feel I’ve passed through a leaden gate of confidence.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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