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Reckoning marked a tonal shift from the ominous Fallout.
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Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
The opening moments cement its tonal dissonance as, with a twang of Daniel Kowalski’s spare, uneasy score, a brief prologue with fire, a flailing figure and mutterings about Satan snaps to a far more banal view of an empty street lined with dim, shuttered houses under a low, gray sky.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 30 May 2025
Smollett’s pumps lent a subtle tonal shift that kept the monochrome palette dynamic.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
Pegg, Atwell, Czerny, Bassett, Klementieff and more legacy characters could feature in any subsequent instalments, and Paramount could ensure tonal consistency by using the same director in Christopher McQuarrie.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
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Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 30 May 2025
The opening moments cement its tonal dissonance as, with a twang of Daniel Kowalski’s spare, uneasy score, a brief prologue with fire, a flailing figure and mutterings about Satan snaps to a far more banal view of an empty street lined with dim, shuttered houses under a low, gray sky.
—Jessica Kiang, Variety, 30 May 2025
Smollett’s pumps lent a subtle tonal shift that kept the monochrome palette dynamic.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
Pegg, Atwell, Czerny, Bassett, Klementieff and more legacy characters could feature in any subsequent instalments, and Paramount could ensure tonal consistency by using the same director in Christopher McQuarrie.
—Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
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“Tonal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tonal. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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