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The same could just as unnervingly be said about “The Crucible,” Miller’s parable about the McCarthy witch hunts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

With its slow pacing, shaky handheld cameras, dishwater cinematography and unnervingly extreme closeups, it feels more like an intense indie drama than a whimsical tale of a robber with a peculiar M.O.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Ann said: "He was unnervingly charismatic. Now that I look back he just had a way of talking to you that made you feel like you could tell him anything."

From BBC • May 12, 2025

Some here at Slate believe the beard makes Kushner look younger, presumably because the wispy quality of the facial hair only emphasizes how unnervingly youthful the 43-year-old Kushner’s face is.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2024

He smiled, his teeth unnervingly white, his dimple unnervingly handsome.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz