A good sundae should transfix you, as you dig and work and uncover all of its parts.
There are currently two basilisks of American theatre: playwrights who transfix you with a gorgon gaze, rooting you to the spot even as you protest.
It certainly is, but its greater virtue, and the substance of Mr. Wiseman's particular genius, is the way it transfixes you with the inner workings of an institution you may not otherwise care about.
A. O. Scott was absolutely right in these pages when he said that "its greater virtue, and the substance of Mr. Wiseman's particular genius, is the way it transfixes you with the inner workings of an institution you may not otherwise care about".
But better yet, take our advice and let these videos transfix you….
Carmilla and Laura shouldn't work together as a friendship or possibly more, but they do, and that's only part of what transfixes you with this series.
It's often the case that narrative takes a rain check, leaving the viewer to become immersed in the language of the moving image and accompanying sound, echoing the way music can transfix you on melody alone.
Take a stroll through time in this historical little mining town or stroll your way through the natural wonders of Mount Remarkable National Park, where walking trails through Alligator Gorge and Hidden Gorge will transfix you with colorful flora and dazzling red quartzite cliffs.
As you navigate each scene, the game holds you transfixed as you watch these humming, chirping, prosaic zones transform into uncanny spaces and forms.
They both emerged in New York in the 1950s in the shadow of Abstract Expressionism, transfixed, as you might expect, by the physicality of paint that those older artists so treasured.
