Sentences with phrase «about dysfunctional»

In the preceding remarks I've been pretty brutal about the dysfunctional relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, governments and the rest of the Australian people.

talk to clients directly about their dysfunctional habits in ways that help them avoid feeling shamed and / or defensive, and generate excitement about the prospect of learning more effective ways of relating to their partners.

Ask most people about dysfunctional propane tankless water heaters and you'll get a blank stare, but tiny home neighbors can relate to each other's esoteric house projects 100 percent.

This comment says nothing new or of interest about the climate science debate but says it all about the dysfunctional ethics of another prominent AGW proponent.

Oroville is an apt metaphor and symbol for California government that continues to be in denial about its dysfunctional water and energy infrastructure policies and priorities... Failure to fix the designed weaknesses of the spillways surely was «penny wise but pound foolish» given the enormity of the consequences of failure.

It's a rousing slave revolt, an entertaining techno - thriller, a drama about a dysfunctional household (chimp included) dealing with disability and job - related stresses (in the conflicted genetic engineer played by James Franco).

It's all about a dysfunctional couple wanting to take their son on holiday with the help of S.H.A.T (that would be Space Holidays via Accelerated Transport), a method of travelling involving the shrinking down of passengers and the use of accelerators, and, at times, especially when things go wrong, a method of travelling that might just let passengers meet Carl Sagan and Albert Einstein.

This is not the time to get shy about a dysfunctional family — we all have them.

From creator Alan Ball (True Blood) comes this darkly comic series about a dysfunctional family running a Los Angeles funeral home.

So, next time when you feel knackered about your dysfunctional Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 or fire HDX discontinued, take the phone and dial 877-690-9305 to get in touch with our team.

SING UNBURIED SING is a multi-layered, beautifully written story about a dysfunctional family who live on a farm near the Gulf of Mississippi.

I love complicated stories about dysfunctional families — even better if some of the story takes place on the beach.

I'm fascinated with books about dysfunctional families when there is survival and redemption and Ruta's story is one of the best.

Alison Thompson and Mark Gooder from Cornerstone also commented, «Adam Shankman and Kate Beckinsale are perfectly matched to this funny, audacious and profoundly moving story about a dysfunctional mother / daughter relationship that will resonate with buyers across the world looking for a female - driven movie with a big heart.»

Peter Hedges, who scored with a similar hit about a dysfunctional family who find unity through a tragedy in Pieces of April continues to generate warmth and laughs by creating three - dimensional characters that, like most families, are annoying but loving at the same time.

The film, which previously had Jennifer Lawrence attached (now credited as a producer), is about the dysfunctional and impoverished upbringing of three siblings as they work together to escape their toxic environment.

The film is a comedy about a dysfunctional fake family as much as it is about the importance of caring about those around you — without shoving it down our throats too much.

Wes Anderson's quirky ensemble film not only made us care about the dysfunctional Tenenbaum clan, but it also made us want to be a Tenenbaum.

The play is about a dysfunctional Irish family, living in a grotty London flat, who each day enact the same ludicrous farce detailing the supposed circumstances around the father's departure from Ireland.

Writer - director David O. Russell has made three kinds of movies: offbeat romances («Flirting With Disaster»), surreal comedies («I Heart Huckabees») and dramas about dysfunctional yet appealing families («The Fighter»).

The story is about a dysfunctional family and their relationship with each other, especially when unexpected events force them to all be in the same room.

Noah Baumbach's new film about dysfunctional New York family also stars Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson

But there is always the dim but real possibility that some quirky, angst - ridden movie about dysfunctional characters will turn out to be a charmer.

There were the stereotypical characters seen in so many other movies about dysfunctional families, however none of them portrayed interestingly enough to allow me to care about or root for them.

It's become a joke with my parents that I love movies about dysfunctional families.

Cherry (Unrated) Romance drama about the dysfunctional love triangle which develops when an Ivy League freshman (Kyle Gallner) falls for a classmate (Laura Allen) twice his age only to have her 14 year - old daughter (Brittany Robertson) develop a crush on him.

Like many of Allen's films, Vicky Cristina Barcelona is about a dysfunctional relationship — this one, a love quadrangle.

THIS IS WHERE I LEAVE YOU Director: Shawn Levy Starring: Jane Fonda, Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Corey Stoll, Adam Driver, Connie Britton, Kathryn Hahn, Rose Byrne, Dax Shepard, Timothy Olyphant, Debra Monk It's become a joke with my parents that I love movies about dysfunctional families.

The show, which is an adaptation of a British series, is ostensibly a comedy — about aging, about the dysfunctional health - care system, about the everyday indignities of being alive — and it is often very funny.

Michael Haneke revisits all his familiar themes in this darkly satirical, Calais - set drama about a dysfunctional bourgeois family.

Max Greenfield (left), Brie Larson and Woody Harrelson star in «The Glass Castle,» about a dysfunctional family with an unpredictable dad who drinks and rules erratically.

Tamara Jenkins dubs her own hyphenate intelligentsia yawp The Savages, casting Baumbach's Squid mom Laura Linney as Wendy Savage, a temp and frustrated writer submitting as the film opens her grant proposal for a new play about a dysfunctional family to various endowments.

It sounds puke - awful: a formula farce about a dysfunctional family from New Mexico that hops in a VW bus and heads to California, where seven - year - old Olive (Abigail Breslin) will enter the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant and teach her elders what really matters in life.

Does this mean Chenille can do nothing about the dysfunctional relationship she has with her son's father?

(In Portuguese with subtitles) Death at a Funeral (R for profanity and drug use) Offbeat British comedy about the relatives of a recently - deceased family patriarch who hope not only to bury the body but also a dark secret about the dysfunctional dearly departed.

In 2012, she completed work with Griffin Dunne on Justin Schwartz's film THE DISCOVERS, a human comedy about a dysfunctional family.

How many more times will we have to watch a movie about a dysfunctional, overprivileged family whose self - absorbed members are the cause of their own problems?

Well - crafted, eerie, thinking man's slasher flick, about a dysfunctional devout Catholic family under attack from an unknown assailant.

Could we please declare a moratorium on funny - sad movies about dysfunctional families, especially families that come together for the holidays?

Solid ensemble dramedy about a dysfunctional family who gathers to sit shiva for their deceased patriarch.

Graham Linehan's classic, award - winning sitcom about a dysfunctional IT department Crowd definition, a large number of persons gathered closely together; throng: a crowd of angry people.

By the way, over the next several years, I predict we'll learn these lessons about dysfunctional measurement all over again from the craze over testing in our public schools.

«So many things need to get done, and we don't seem to be getting a hearing on our issues, so now is the time to push back,» said AFL - CIO President Denis Hughes, who added that he's been pressured by his affiliates to do something about the dysfunctional Senate for well over a year.

They need to claim someone is below them on the totem pole to make themselves feel better about their dysfunctional community.

Nevertheless, without exaggerating the extent of the decline of the work ethic among the poor, one should note that community leaders in the inner cities are themselves increasingly concerned about the dysfunctional behavior of the poor.

The Deed: Chicago «The Mistake on the Lake»: In this behind - the - scenes look, host Sean Conlon talks about the dysfunctional relationship between flipping partners Mark and Bryan, and how the duo managed to heed his advice, clean up their act and get their development business on the path to success.

Not exact matches

Instead, the 2016 Presidential race is taking all the dysfunctional hateful stereotypes about women and displaying the power these stereotypes still wield.

In addition to that, the euro area has (a) worsening problems of political instability (Italy without government, unfolding corruption scandals in recession - hit Spain and France), (b) dysfunctional banking systems (weak banks and their impaired lending activities despite ample liquidity supplied by the ECB) and (c) lingering uncertainties about the financial system's credibility (problems with depositor and investor protection).

«The zero - sum world [David Fincher's «The Social Network»] portrayed has nothing in common with the Silicon Valley I know, but I suspect it's a pretty accurate portrayal of the dysfunctional relationships that dominate Hollywood,» Thiel said during his Reddit AMA in response to the portrayal of him in the movie about Facebook.

«This is a sham lawsuit about a bogus Russian collusion claim filed by a desperate, dysfunctional, and nearly insolvent Democratic Party,» said Brad Parscale, Campaign Manager of Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. «With the Democrats» conspiracy theories against the President's campaign evaporating as quickly as the failing DNC's fundraising, they've sunk to a new low to raise money, especially among small donors who have abandoned them.