But the most outstanding of the American intellectuals who began to emerge in the 19th century outside the ranks of the Protestant clergy were often sharp critics of Anglo - Saxon pretensions. (religion-online.org)
But at his news conference, Farhadi expressed sorrow and unease at the plight of his countryman Jafar Panahi, who in films like «The Circle» and «Offside» has been a consistently sharp critic of Iran's social policies. (latimes.com)
Samuel Fuller spent most of his career in B pictures, creating ultrapersonal, formula - defying films that got little notice from workaday reviewers but impressed sharp critics like Andrew Sarris and Manny Farber. (parallax-view.org)