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And while these details don't ruin the first season's adequate conclusion, where the pair collaborated to avert the Apocalypse, the second's overall slightness is an insufficient argument for the story's continuation.

From Salon • Jul. 28, 2023

The docu-dramedy “Pinball: The Man Who Saved the Game” tells a low-stakes story with an accomplished cast, an appropriately light tone and enough energy to compensate for its slightness.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2023

The same Mia Farrow whose slightness made her a pixie-cut icon in “Rosemary’s Baby,” looking utterly vulnerable to the encroaching forces of evil.

From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2021

The sly expression, the slightness of stature, the ears befitting a fable.

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2020

As for Olmsted, Burnham was struck by the slightness of his frame, which seemed structurally insufficient to support so massive a skull.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson