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Wever imbues every word with a subtle nefariousness, bringing a depth to the film that it so desperately needs.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

Karrie Gaspard-Hogewood, a sociologist at Tulane University who studies neo-charismatic Christianity, characterizes this thinking as “God can’t be wrong, so it must be some kind of human error or nefariousness or cheating.”

From Slate • Nov. 12, 2024

“It’s a new technology and there’s a nefariousness behind it,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2022

When you’re full of energy and potential, the system’s nefariousness remains abstract.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2018

Mary gratified her eager mind by careful studies in this chosen line of nefariousness.

From Within the Law by Veiller, Bayard