Updike does not flinch at making God responsible for the deaths that undermine our confidence in the goodness of life. (religion-online.org)
As the fictional story of Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman, never finer), a 1950s cult leader who mentors disturbed World War II Navy vet Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix in the performance of his career), The Master doesn't flinch at taking on the business of religion. (rollingstone.com)
It's hard to find examples of groups who are consistent in taking a detached view of their own past (human beings are not known for being consistent), but I would say that many countries look at their own pasts without flinching from the seamier side. (bookbrowse.com)