mesmerize

The film is a blistering character study by one of cinema’s great humanist storytellers, made all the more mesmerizing by its stunning star.

I have always been mesmerized by his work.

Wood was 7 when a pianist mesmerized him.

Culled from roughly 40 hours of footage that lay untouched in a basement for decades, “Summer of Soul” features mesmerizing performances by the likes of Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone and B.B.

Just how he works is so mesmerizing to me.