masterpiece
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Back in 1977, Spielberg’s “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” was a popcorn masterpiece of withheld information.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Strive to create not a masterpiece but masterpieces with every moment given.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
That message sang me to sleep on many nights, and that story explains why it’s stayed with me all this time — it is a masterpiece of melodic sorcery and science, as one.
From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026
Samuel Beckett’s absurdist masterpiece, Waiting for Godot, tells the story of two friends who gather next to a barren tree, hoping to meet a man who never actually arrives.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Its most important feature, a ceremonial temple shaped in a Norte Chico-style U, was a masterpiece of architectural intimidation.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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