Sentences with phrase «with wicked humor»

Among the themes he engages with are fear, terrorism, gun violence, crime, all colored with a wicked humor that challenges the viewers» perspective on the issues.

«Sofia Coppola has made a swift, gorgeous chamber thriller, an efficient and refreshingly straightforward film that crackles with wicked humor.»

Featuring a memorable cast of characters, infused with atmosphere and period detail, and shot through with wicked humor, Gillespie and I is a tour de force from one of the emerging names of British fiction.

Not exact matches

The juxtaposition of this text from James with Mark's story of the healing of the Syro - Phoenician woman reveals a wicked sense of humor on someone's part.

Yes, on a few occasions, her barbed ways afford wicked humor, as during a monstrously affected «Ladies» Tea» that her aunt organizes so Scout can catch up with old classmates: «Their makeup would have put an Egyptian draftsman to shame,» she thinks, while failing to join their small talk and flinching at their only question, «well, how's new york?»

«My husband, Nate, is an introvert with a wicked sense of humor, and he makes us laugh every day.

earthy, tenacious, kind hearted, compassionate, gentle, wicked sense of humor, shy at first, if I'm comfortable with someone I'll treat you like family and take good care of you.

What you see is what you get with me - honesty, wicked sense of humor, and positivity.

Taking a vested interest in singles, Patti coaches her clients with authenticity and a wicked sense of humor, confident in her ability to bring out the best in those who need it the most.

Friendly respectful old fashioned values, strong, independent but knows how to be support, patient, kind, loving, passionate, affectionate, kindhearted, compassionate, considerate, full of laughter and loves to make you smile with her wicked sense of humor.

I am a petite (as in short) redhead with a wicked sense of humor.

Out going, fun loving, adventurer, with a great personality, and a wicked sence of humor.

I am a kind, loving and nurturing soul with a wicked sense of humor.

Intelligent, witty, fun with a wicked sense of humor.

A tactical RPG at heart, filled with equal measures of gothic Lolita fetishizing and wicked humor, Mugen Souls is a quirky little gem that will satisfy the most hardcore number crunchers, while leaving the rest of us slightly bored after the first hours.

It plays with the classic horror conventions and does it with and absolute wicked sense of humor.

It's an introduction that strikes a slightly misleading note of stylistic austerity: There are more wicked exploits to come, along with a fine streak of humor the shade of dried blood.

Oscar - winning writer - director Martin McDonagh beguiles with a surprising amount of wicked humor, and then darkens this searing drama with angry despair and unrepentant vengeance, which leads to hard - earned redemption.

Armed with weapons (and a wicked sense of humor) he will stop at nothing to track down the men responsible.

For a film with such dark thematic content, like rape, murder, racism and hatred, there's a lot of witty dialogue and wicked humor.

Crimson Peak is the Mexican filmmaker's latest, a 1901 - set gothic horror tale with a wicked sense of humor that pays homage to super-cool stuff like Hammer Films, Edgar Allen Poe, and Alfred Hitchcock.

And the film's climax, with an array of staggering mascot performances, ups the bar on Guest's physical humor and makes this a worthy addition to his catalog of mild - mannered but wicked explorations of the foibles and flaws that define us all.

By contrast, Gail Simone's run (including Agent X) posits that Deadpool, while happily a professional mercenary with a wicked sense of humor and a massive mean streak, is ultimately a genuinely decent human being.

Every brief tale compels attention with sinister storytelling, the occasional wicked bit of humor and great performances, but it's the look of the film that sets it far above the others of its ilk.

This allows Biller to simultaneously reaffirm and reverse gender roles with appropriately wicked humor.

Blending the macabre with a wicked sense of humor, director John Landis (National Lampoon's Animal House) delivers a contemporary take on the classic werewolf tale in this story of two American tourists who, while traveling in London, find their lives changed forever when a vicious wolf attacks them during a full moon.

It's also just really funny, and once more, Solondz works with a cast that's familiar with his strange beats and wicked humor.

Although it was initially received as an art - world satire, the new movie has more sprawling aims: Imagine, if such a thing is possible, one of Michael Haneke's exacting morality plays with a wicked sense of humor, or Roy Andersson's ultra-deadpan tableaux minus the Scandinavian gloom.

With Head Over Heels, Freaky Friday, and now Mean Girls, director Mark Waters in on a winning streak with chick flicks that contain a wicked sense of huWith Head Over Heels, Freaky Friday, and now Mean Girls, director Mark Waters in on a winning streak with chick flicks that contain a wicked sense of huwith chick flicks that contain a wicked sense of humor.

As usual with Vaughn, his sense of humor is a bit wicked.

With their visceral depictions of the homeless, the bereft, and the marginalized, often presented with a signature blend of wicked humor and heartbreaking tenderness, Walter's intense stories speak directly to the contemporary American experience... Wildly entertaining and thought - provoking fiction from a prodigiously talented writer.»&raWith their visceral depictions of the homeless, the bereft, and the marginalized, often presented with a signature blend of wicked humor and heartbreaking tenderness, Walter's intense stories speak directly to the contemporary American experience... Wildly entertaining and thought - provoking fiction from a prodigiously talented writer.»&rawith a signature blend of wicked humor and heartbreaking tenderness, Walter's intense stories speak directly to the contemporary American experience... Wildly entertaining and thought - provoking fiction from a prodigiously talented writer.»»

It would be a shame if the manner of her death overshadowed the splendor of these poems; Hannah's command of form, her fluid yet controlled use of floral imagery, and her wicked sense of humor make these poems buzz with an energy that seems at odds with her early death.

The subsequent books have been a rollicking, eccentric saga, full of wicked humor and clever charm, as with book # 10, Six and a Half Deadly Sins.

Her attempts to protect her reputation in a small, gossipy New England seaside town make for a fun, dark read, with a dash of wicked humor for balance.

The way he deals with the ego - crush of hanging out with the Son of God is by developing a wicked sense of humor (even to the point of inventing sarcasm).

With a wicked sense of humor, an affinity for the supernatural realm, a preternatural interest in books, and a proclivity for storytelling that began in his youth, Mark Lefebvre has capitalized on his talents as an author, and, more recently, as the Director of Self Publishing and Author Relations at Kobo.

With a wicked sense of humor, an affinity for the supernatural realm, a preternatural interest in books, and a proclivity for storytelling that began in his youth, Mark Lefebvre has capitalized on his talents as an author, and, more recently, as the Director of Self...

All of these fun elements get an additional boost from T.N.T. — the wicked brain in the flying can — a gameshow presenter with a sick sense of humor and bankrupt.

It's during the Ring of Power story mission that you'll battle, defeat and use the Dominate Captain Skill to recruit Bruz the Chopper, a Warmonger Tank with a wicked sense of humor.

Burns» work is typically characterized as horror, but it's horror with a wicked sense of humor and a thick layer of angst, disillusionment and irony.