Recent Examples on the WebThe film has been designed as a bad-trip psychodrama that’s also a high-camp Nicolas Cage freak-out.—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 May 2024 How to watch: Rent or buy on Apple TV+ or Prime Video.
'Poor Things'
Emma Stone is unbelievable in Yorgos Lanthimos' freak-out film about ...—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2024 His suggestion that everyone could use a paranoid, marijuana freak-out at an airport was reminiscent of the late Bill Hicks in all of the best ways.—Stefan Stevenson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024 Moods range from oceanic ambient to dazzling, abrasive freak-outs.—Evan Minsker, Pitchfork, 12 Jan. 2024 So instead of replaying that ugly moment in your head over (and over) again, here’s a more productive way to cope: Reframe your freak-out as a learning experience.—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 4 Jan. 2024 The kids treat it like a designer drug, filming their hallucinatory freak-outs on their phones.—Will Bedingfield, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2023 The ascent of the cassette caused a major freak-out among record-company executives.—Jon Michaud, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2023 This freak-out inspires one of the funniest moments in Priscilla — and is by far the trippiest scene in any Sofia Coppola film.—Shannon Carlin, TIME, 3 Nov. 2023
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