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nothingness
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The scene of Stan’s eruption mirrors the film’s opening—when, out of blackness, a nothingness, the face of a boy emerges, his eyes sunk in fear.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025 -
At nearly 60, a life of nothingness without love — what is the point?—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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“Barrenness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barrenness. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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