Sentences with word «bluntness»

Each work operates somewhere between the matter - of - fact bluntness of its component parts and the fizzing visual energy of its arrangement.

Life of Something Like It loses some of its sheen when it goes for bluntness over subtlety.

It was a rare moment of bluntness in what was previously a behind - closed - doors feud, one that industry insiders say is terrible for business and the cause of major headaches such as the death of the 421a tax abatement program and delays in the issuance of state - backed housing bonds.

He also spoke with what he characterized as bluntness about the magnitude of the problem, and how long it would take to remedy it.

As he puts it with unusual bluntness, «All this lyrical stuff about entering the Aquarian Age and reaching a new level of consciousness and taking the next step in evolution is nonsense.

There was something of Renaissance individualism about the freedom with which Luther penned this piece, but equally of old - fashioned Bernadine, conscientious bluntness about the letter he wrote to the Pope.

De Blasio's relative bluntness on the topic signals a notable change from his most recent major blow - up with Success exactly two years ago.

The movie delivers these undeniable realities with matter - of - fact bluntness, which will clearly be off - putting to anyone who hasn't lived through it.

Likewise, John McCain's appeal in the Republican primaries had more to do with his informal style, his refreshing bluntness, his humor, his underdog status, and his legendary experience as a POW than with his policy positions.

«Ruth is approachable and warm, but she is persistent in what she wants — and she asks direct questions,» says one Google employee, implying that such bluntness is, itself, new.

«His name is mud» isn't a likely expression for a film to make literal, but writer - director Jeff Nichols — whose previous film, Take Shelter, repeatedly featured the protagonist and his family taking shelter — doesn't shy away from bluntness or directness.

A genius of the Latin rite has been its virile precision, even bluntness.

I value bluntness, but only to a degree.

Enthusiastic letters praised Heston's «honest bluntness,» which permitted beleaguered and socially isolated atheists across America to indulge in some old - fashioned ressentiment.

«Pentecostal preachers are probably the most fiery preachers, and we appreciate directness, we appreciate bluntness, we're more in - your - face.»

As Podles puts it with a charming bluntness, «Women go to church, men go to football games.»

4 His agonized bluntness is embodied in the poem he wrote for the title page of the book, from which its title was taken:

Quite where this mental bluntness comes from isn't clear.

With typical bluntness, Ashdown recalled the nature of his mission after Clegg asked him to head up the Lib Dem campaign.

He had a certain northern bluntness, which translated well on TV and radio.

«You're either on the side of the angels, or you're a bum,» Mr. Koch said with customary bluntness, the Buffalo wind muffling his words.

Westminster was flabbergasted by the unsubtle bluntness of the change.

Bluntness matters.

I prefer bluntness and honesty.

Directing his first film, Judd Apatow, who co-wrote the script with Carell, works with a frothy invention and, at times, a whiplash sexual bluntness.

In fact, they seem to be painfully aware of it, handling the theme of an unexpectedly strong woman with the same bluntness they apply to everything else in the film.

Mr. Carpenter has directed the film with B - movie bluntness, but with none of the requisite snap.

Merchant's awkwardness as Walter provides some much needed comic relief that isn't Jerry's sardonic bluntness about the whole situation.

While the pure bluntness and confrontational nature these people take with their racist remarks delivers the film's strong message, many times it feels like overkill.

The images of decaying, ominous ghostly figures have stopped being scary a while ago, and there are plenty of gotcha moments telegraphed with the usual bluntness.

Blair is supremely undervalued for her dry bluntness, and there is comic gold her in her sudden pivot from cloyingly yourning mother to bitter revelry.

Her crude bluntness lends a more overt sense of humor to the movie; she's the crazy codger that screenwriter Bob Nelson refuses to let Woody become.

I admire all of these contenders, from Desplat's lilting compositions in Shape of Water to the insistent bluntness of Burwell's work on Three Bilboards.

Leoni's tough cookie Laurel may have comically sharp edges, but — perhaps precisely because she's self - aware of her own defensive bluntness — can size up a killer and conclude, «Nobody's perfect.»

Her performance anchors a film that has no solid grounding and her voice - over is spoken with a candid bluntness, the toughened, unsentimental honesty of hindsight with just a wistful trace of regret.

She might even be terrific in Frozen River — I can't say for sure, since I bailed on that film after 40 minutes at Sundance 2008, annoyed by its ham - handed bluntness.

That Tim is a small - time operator who dreams of making it big does introduce a faint whiff of class satire; Amanda, for all her imposing bluntness, entertains a similar fantasy of shortcutting her way to success, frequently invoking Steve Jobs as her role model.

We watch both men endure loss and torment in the heat of battle, in scenes cut together with a quick, visceral bluntness that belies the movie's larger thematic purpose.

While Kristen Bell's honest humor combined with Mila Kunis» bluntness works well here, the quick - witted, smack - talking, and improvisational Hahn is finally given the ample screen time she deserves.

DuVernay's rigorous search for King's humanity overcomes the film's conventional structure and explores with political bluntness and dramatic urgency how history is usually made behind back doors.

In fact, while the Campaign for Fiscal Equity v. State of New York poses the question of adequacy with characteristically New York bluntness and extravagance, many wonder if the case hasn't become a victim of those excesses and, during the 12 - year brawl over the merits of linking financial input with academic output, been overtaken by events.

Conversely, Moskowitz softened her tone in a private memo to staff on Thursday, apologizing with rare bluntness to the mother of the child featured in the Times report.

Although the latest (the sixth) edition of Parker's Wine Buyer's Guide occasionally falls prey to this sanctimony, it is yet another example of his thoroughness, bulldog bluntness and unexpected humor.

Drawing readers in with a cool, oddly appealing bluntness, the narrator of The Society of Others launches a disturbingly surreal tale of his adventures in an unnamed country somewhere in Eastern Europe.