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  "id": 19680346,
  "title": "‘Ebenezer’ Review: Johnny Depp Scowls His Way Through a Spookily Atmospheric but Redundant ‘Christmas Carol’ Retread",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/ebenezer-review-johnny-depp-scowls-his-way-through-a-spookily",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-12T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/ebenezer-review-johnny-depp-1236945154/"
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  "summary": "“Before he was Scrooge he was Ebenezer,” claims the poster for “Ebenezer,” which seems a bit of a desperate lie. The character of Ebenezer Scrooge did, presumably, have a first and last name at all stages of his life, both of them quite well-known to anyone even tangentially acquainted with Charles Dickens’ novella “A Christmas […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘Ebenezer’ Review: Johnny Depp Gets a Creepily Effective Comeback Vehicle in Ti West’s Horror-Tinged Take on Dickens’ Yuletide Classic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/ebenezer-review-johnny-depp-gets-a-creepily-effective-comeback",
        "published": "2026-11-12T17:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IndieWire",
        "title": "‘Ebenezer’ Review: Johnny Depp Is Absolutely Insufferable in a Dull and Dreary Christmas Carol",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/ebenezer-review-johnny-depp-is-absolutely-insufferable-in-a-dull-and",
        "published": "2026-11-12T17:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "‘Ebenezer’ Review: Johnny Depp’s Schtick Is Stale in Tired Adaptation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/ebenezer-review-johnny-depps-schtick-is-stale-in-tired-adaptation",
        "published": "2026-11-12T17:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Ebenezer Review: Johnny Depp Literally Pisses on the Charles Dickens Classic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/ebenezer-review-johnny-depp-literally-pisses-on-the-charles-dickens",
        "published": "2026-11-12T17:00:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘Ebenezer’ Review: Johnny Depp Blissfully Goes All Scrooge In Ti West’s New Horror-Flavored Take On Dickens Christmas Classic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/ebenezer-review-johnny-depp-blissfully-goes-all-scrooge-in-ti-wests",
        "published": "2026-11-12T17:04:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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