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Recent Examples of corniness
Why bother funneling all of that through Hollywood’s pomp and corniness into a movie that’s only half good?
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Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2025
Miranda, whose corniness has become a staple meme thanks to Gen Z, seems to be leaning into being an internet fixation.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
As with other gray-empowerment films like Thelma, there’s a touch of corniness in María Ángeles’ determination and resilience, which extends to a hint of blackmail to stop the real estate agent from blabbing to Clara.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for corniness
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The direction of Michael Greif and Schele Williams valiantly tries to contain the material’s hokiness without undercutting the wishfulness that lies at the heart of the story’s broad emotional appeal.—
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This is a movie about storytelling that both undermines and embraces the whole idea of storytelling, winking at the hokiness of fairy tales while still believing in them — a satire of the Happily Ever After story and also a prime example of the genre.—
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Menus across the resort will continue to evolve, but early standouts at El Bembé, a concept inspired by the food kiosks that dot Puerto Rico’s beaches, include octopus tostones and sorullitos de maíz (corn fritters) topped with a savory cheese sauce straight from Rosado’s grandmother’s recipe book.—
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Farming ran deep in Dee’s family, who had worked the fertile land of southeastern Michigan since 1831, raising dairy cattle and growing wheat, corn and soy.—
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The positive thread treats this less as prestige cinema and more as a feel-good jukebox experience, repeatedly framing schmaltz as intentional and welcome.—
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The movie is antiquated sitcom, very much in an ‘80s vein, its veneer of schmaltz garnished with a tinkling score by Hans Zimmer that should come with a sugar-content warning.—
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“Corniness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corniness. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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