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Things don’t get any better once her parents accept their daughter is telepathic; Julia, as the caring mother, uses it as an opportunity to give Marielle a lesson in hang-up free sexuality (a concept that follows on from Hambalek’s first feature Model Olimpia), but that too misfires.
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Jay D. Weissberg, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
Campy, naughty, a little shocking, and a little old hat, The White Lotus’s third season has its flaws and its hang-ups, without question.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
Bregman's preference for a long-term deal reportedly has been a hang-up in negotiations, including those with the Boston Red Sox, one of the favorites to land the 30-year-old.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
There is certainly intrigue, but the hang-ups over her own ability to engage in love slows things down.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
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Jay D. Weissberg, Deadline, 17 Feb. 2025
Campy, naughty, a little shocking, and a little old hat, The White Lotus’s third season has its flaws and its hang-ups, without question.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2025
Bregman's preference for a long-term deal reportedly has been a hang-up in negotiations, including those with the Boston Red Sox, one of the favorites to land the 30-year-old.
—Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
There is certainly intrigue, but the hang-ups over her own ability to engage in love slows things down.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Hang-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hang-up. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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