Sentences with phrase «audience and critics»

A psychological drama that registered with audiences and critics alike because of its heartfelt painful story.

His now iconic performance was almost swept under the carpet, in a film that on its initial release was treated like an abandoned child by audiences and critics alike.

His images are aesthetically striking and emotionally charged, and his productions have earned the acclaim of audiences and critics worldwide.

Here's what that could mean for audiences and critics alike.

Early on, the decade had been populated with small, gritty, mature films that excited audiences and critics alike.

They all come at the end, so most audience and critics have probably checked out by then, but there were three inventive enough beats to build a boat movie around.

The question I kept asking myself was why audiences and critics at its initial screenings had responded to it so strongly, and why they continued to respond to it all fall.

This is probably the most controversial movie of 2011 by dividing audiences and critics, alike.

With such strong word of mouth and two popular stars, A Quiet Place could be poised to be the next big horror film to sweep both audiences and critics off their feet.

The film is being loved by audience and critics all over the world.

For comedy audiences and critics alike, there are two main schools of thought that allow us to gauge whether a comedy is good or bad.

Showing that sometimes audiences and critics agree, Black Panther is also the best - reviewed title on this list (at 96 percent on RT).

At some point, audiences and critics alike anticipate his work and count on being entertained.

Also starring «Atlanta» star Zazie Beetz as Domino, the film earned positive reviews from audiences and critics with an A rating on CinemaScore and an 83 percent «fresh» rating on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes.

In a Hollywood movie - star turn, she ably carries Denis Villeneuve's brainy sci - fi thriller «Arrival» (November 11, Paramount) which wowed audiences and critics in Venice, Telluride, and Toronto.

With cool - eyed charisma and looks suggesting he had borrowed DNA from Paul Newman and Dennis Hopper, Barry Pepper first caught the attention of audiences and critics as the Bible - quoting Private Jackson in Saving Private Ryan.

The sixth season premiere brings back the true form of the Shonda Rhimes» created show and all the plot twists that made the show so great and popular among audiences and critics alike in its early days.

While Rollerball was maligned by critics and Femme Fatale had a mixed reception, Romijn - Stamos returned to the favor of audiences and critics in the 2003 sequel X2: X-Men United with a much meatier role for Mystique than the first film.

When audiences and critics use such diverse words to describe one man's work, you know they are talking about an actor who completely transforms himself into whatever character he is called upon to play.

It almost seems like audiences and critics are desperate for it to actually be the case, such is the lack of any true quality in a failing genre and the desperate demand to be spooked again.

«Academy Award Winners Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem deliver unforgettable performances in Academy Award - Nominated Darren Aronofsky's praised opus, the film shattered audiences and critics around the world.

With just two films, he's shaken up the film industry, winning the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance for «Fruitvale Station» and astounding audiences and critics with this unexpectedly powerful update to the «Rocky» franchise.

It's an unusual studio picture from Paramount: like much the rest of Aronofsky's work it will divide and stimulate audiences and critics, but should still be hailed as an original, strikingly unconventional piece on its US commercial release September 15 (shortly after its Venice and Toronto premieres).

One of the most controversial film from mast filmmaker Terrence Malick, polarized audiences and critics alike.

Scoring with audiences and critics over the holidays were «Hidden Figures,» a sleeper Fox hit starring Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monae and Oscar contender Octavia Spencer as three 60s NASA math whizzes, which landed Best Ensemble at the SAG Awards, and Paramount's film version of August Wilson's Tony - winning Pittsburgh play «Fences,» co-starring the director Denzel Washington and Viola Davis, both SAG winners, and much of the cast of the 2010 Broadway revival.

Something important indeed has happened in American theater when an eloquent play with religious implications commands the attention of Broadway audiences and critics as The Elephant Man has done.

In 2005, Lindhardt took Danish cinema audience and critics by storm in the lead role of ANGELS IN FAST MOTION, for which he received the Danish Robert / Academy Award, Best Lead Role.

Instead, the film's notoriety and acclaim came in the years to follow, not only with audiences and critics learning to appreciate the film upon repeat viewings but with the release of multiple different cuts and remasterings of the original 1982 version, which have been released periodically in the decades since.

After a surprising turn out in the Box Office, the latest Rocky movie directed by Ryan Coogler has shocked and awed audiences and critics.

While mainstream audiences and critics might find such content distasteful or even downright disturbing, others embrace these movies for offering audiences something different.

Highlighted by uncompromising scenes of sexual intimacy and emotional intensity, BLUE VALENTINE captivated audiences and critics alike, with the Los Angeles Times pronouncing it «something extraordinary, a valentine that actually says something true about being in love.»

• Amy - Glenn recently wondered aloud about the ethics of posthumous privacy invasions but that hasn't stopped audience and critics from rallying around this one.

He stunned audiences and critics in his compelling roles in The Spectacular Now and Whiplash.

Commented executive producer Daniel Hammond: «The first Buena Vista Social Club was a culturally moving film that evoked such a passionate response from audiences and critics worldwide, that we were very motivated to continue to tell the stories of these incredible musicians not only as they apply their craft, but as importantly, showcase their lives outside of the music they create.»

Free Fire is Wheatley's second film in as many years following last year's Marmite movie High - Rise, a film that managed to split audiences and critics alike.

That was the film that made audiences and critics alike take notice of Affleck once again, so it seems fitting that now in a well - respected and successful stage in his career, Affleck has returned once more to a trusted source.

Two - time Academy Award nominee Laura Dern has touched many audiences and critics alike with her moving and heartfelt performances.

And while there have been setbacks (the highly touted all - women remake of Ghostbusters made headlines this week after being declared the most - disliked trailer in YouTube history) it seems clear that this fresh force in mainstream comedy will continue to grow on audiences and critics alike.

It is 10 years since Paul Thomas Anderson first left audiences and critics dumbstruck and confounded with his breakthrough film Boogie Nights, when he was just 27.

John Wick might have been the dark horse of 2014, wowing audiences and critics everywhere, with its brilliant fight choreography and new approach to the action thriller, but it is actually a very hard film to get right when it comes to a sequel.

The dastardly remake, starring Joel Kinnaman as Alex Murphy / Robocop, failed to impress audiences and critics alike, and filmmaker Paul Verhoeven, who directed the original movie, seems to know why.

Release date: June 22 Cast: Robert Pattinson, Mia Wasikowska, Robert Forster, David Zellner Directed by: David and Nathan Zellner (Kumiko, the Treasure Hunter) Why we're excited: This oddball Western puzzled audiences and critics at Sundance with its absurd comic vignettes, curious plot twists, and bursts of bloody frontier violence.

Not because the movies themselves were of a forceful or brutish nature (quite the opposite) but because the producing - directing team of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory were ridiculously skilled at creating Academy Award powerhouses: mannered period pieces based on the works of Henry James and E.M. Forster which so enraptured audiences and critics alike that trying to compete with them was a fool's errand.

A divide between movie audiences and critics happens all the time — especially with blockbusters.

And sometimes it's simply a matter of audiences and critics disagreeing, but the congruity between critics and audiences at TIFF indicates that something else is at play.

Although, Her won't see a wide release until January 10, 2014, it's been screening to select audiences and critics who have received the film very, very warmly.