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It’s a grippingly blunt portrayal that Verbeek slyly undercuts by hinting at the vulnerability guiding her dogged quest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

Many of the selections were strung together without pauses, which, without opportunities for applause, made for a grippingly immediate, fitfully inspiring evening.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2022

The RTS judges called the series "a devastating story grippingly told… a triumph of distinctive writing, great production and fine performances".

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2022

Art responding to the brutality of war, as “Black Angels” does grippingly, will probably never not be timely.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2022

Yet Bobbie’s words—“bust ’em out”—took hold of her grippingly, and the thought of leaving that unbearable place was like a tonic to the frantic girl.

From Rose O'Paradise by White, Grace Miller