Sentences with phrase «commanding performance as»

He effortlessly embodies Ansel as both long - suffering sadsack and trusted authority figure, and he holds his own opposite Winstead («Smashed,» «Scott Pilgrim vs. the World»), giving yet another fragile, commanding performance as a young woman caught between oppressive parents, a well - meaning captor and her own brainwashed persona.

Take the time out of your vacation to watch Oldman's commanding performance as the leader England didn't want but so desperately needed.

Sarah Gadon's commanding performance as Grace Marks carries this Netflix series through, despite a lack of soot and grit in its portrayal of Victorian poverty

All three were delivered in a commanding performance as Christian Eriksen's double and a goal from Erik Lamela saw us home 3 - 0 at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday.

Besides giving away that penalty, 18 - year - old Timothy Fosu - Mensah again looked promising at right - back while Chris Smalling put in another commanding performance as his side's main enforcer at the back and was unfortunate to concede an own goal in the second half.

Jack Lemmon and Sissy Spacek give magnetic, emotionally commanding performances as Charles's father and wife, who are led by U.S. embassy and consulate officials through a series of bureaucratic dead - ends before eventually uncovering the terrifying facts about Charles's fate and disillusioning truths about their government.

And now, dominating the camera frame while scarcely moving a facial muscle (Garbo-esque close - ups galore), is her command performance as Jackie Kennedy in Pablo Larraín's Jackie, a master class in how to use deportment, etiquette, feathery enunciation, and impeccable fashion taste to ward off chaos and the howling wolves of grief.

Not exact matches

The bigger the company, the larger the paycheque you can command — and that doesn't count other compensation such as stock or performance bonuses, common at the higher end of the leadership ladder.

But she came back to work this July — as the second in command at Sara Lee, where she's been charged with improving the company's mediocre performance.

His stint with the Eagles proved very fruitful as he played a key role in keeping them in the Premier League with his commanding performances at the back, and it seems he'll have to produce a repeat performance for new boss Frank de Boer as he has struggled in the early stages of his time in charge at Selhurst Park.

Prior to the game, doubts were placed on how Per Mertesacker would adapt to his first start of the campaign, but the Big German acted brilliantly as the sweeper in the back three as he put in a performance capable of commanding the man of the match accolade.

Al - Khelaifi, the sources said, wants either somebody capable of commanding the respect of the players to produce better performances — akin to Madrid's Zinedine Zidane — or somebody offering ideas to buy into, such as City's Pep Guardiola.

The Italian's message was received as Chelsea gave a commanding performance to secure their third successive league win and stay within nine points of leaders Manchester City.

The police boss in the zone averred that the records had shown the amazing performances of the Osun PCRC in helping the State Police Command to unravel crime activities in different forms, saying the members have really proved their weights as sincere Nigerians who ready to serve the nation selflessly.

It also has a strong leader in Robertson, a man who has been referred to as the «unofficial leader of the opposition» thanks to his commanding performances at Prime Minister's Questions, where he has often outclassed Corbyn.

If repeated consistently with emotion, mental images are accepted by your subconscious as commands and this helps with changing habits, behavior and performance.

When McGill and his friends don fake beards for a command performance of «Man of Constant Sorrow,» the hit single they recorded (as the Soggy Bottom Boys), the song transcends jokiness or kitsch.

The performances are equally pleasing, with Chadwick Boseman delivering a commanding turn as T'Challa and Michael B. Jordan bringing a wickedly offbeat sense of menace to Killmonger.

Only Nick Nolte, as Tom Wingo, the psychologically blocked Southern high school teacher who is Conroy's protagonist, transcends the circumstances to deliver a performance of skill and commanding sympathy.

Cooper had a busy 2011, first playing Howard Stark (also known as Tony Stark's father) in Captain America: The First Avenger; followed by a commanding performance in the dual roles of Uday Hussein and his look - a-like in The Devil's Double; and finally, a smaller part as famed photographer Milton H. Greene in My Week With Marilyn.

Geoffrey Rush gives his usual commanding in a foppish way performance as Sir Francis, Elizabeth's adviser.

Delivering a wonderfully restrained but equally commanding performance of a man struggling to find the strength to cope, Teller is the true star of the picture, while the chemistry shared with Koale, whose bond serves as the heart of the story, is equally touching.

Rating: 8/10 — a recreation of the kidnapping in 1973 of John Paul Getty III (Charlie Plummer), and the subsequent attempts by his mother, Gail (Williams), to persuade his grandfather (Christopher Plummer) to pay the ransom, something the then world's richest man refuses to do; Scott's best movie in years, All the Money in the World is a taut, compelling thriller that tells its story with ruthless expediency and features yet another commanding performance from Williams, something that takes the spotlight away from the presence of Christopher Plummer (who's good but not great), and which serves as a reminder that money isn't the central concern here, but a mother's unwavering love for her child.

Hostiles takes two steps forward, one step back when it comes to representing Indigenous characters in westerns, and Studi's commanding and authoritative performance as Chief Yellow Hawk often elevates the film.

While she's not as comfortable with the South African accent as Elba, she commands an emotionally taut performance as Nelson's wife.

Teller is tremendously watchable even when he's not trying — when he IS trying, he can command the screen, which he does here, going toe to toe with Eckhart, who gives one of his best performances of late as Rooney.

But with «Obvious Child,» she commands an entire movie, one crafted around her performance as a struggling Brooklyn stand - up comedian who finds herself knocked up (like in the movie «Knocked Up ``!)

Fresh off making his own directorial feature debut with Love Is Colder Than Death (1969), Fassbinder delivers a revelatory performance, commanding every frame as he channels the character's dark and provocative energies.

Natalie Portman's Oscar - winning performance aside, Black Swan remains as alluring today as when it divided critics back in 2010, its intertextual obliqueness and visceral symbolism commanding our repeat attention.

The powerhouse performances — Asia Kate Dillon is the season's best addition, every bit as commanding and complex as Lewis and Giamatti — coupled with the snappy dialogue and stunning directorial turns from the likes of John Singleton, Karyn Kusama, and Ed Bianchi, led to a season of raucously entertaining twists and turns.

Dev Patel plays Saroo as a young man, and his commanding performance will be a surprise to those audiences who have become used to his neurotic persona in the «Best Exotic Marigold Hotel» movies.

Arguably the more interesting performance came from Tom Hiddleston as the villain of the piece, Loki, looking as though he borrowed a lot from Brad Dourif's slimy performance as Grima Wormtongue in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films, albeit with much more command and presence that such an antagonist requires.

It's hard to imagine the film being nearly as effective with another actor in the role, because it's his commanding performance that transforms «Selma» from yet another stuffy biopic into a stirring political drama worthy of Dr. King's legacy.

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Ryan Gosling stars as the criminal, Bradley Cooper as the cop, but the picture is also a tryptich that spans time, and features commanding performances by Dane DeHaan and Emory Cohen as well.

Simultaneously slight and over-explanatory, these sequences ultimately come across as unnecessary for filling in the back story of its leading man; Bomer's eyes convey so much about his character's complicated relationships with nurture and (literal) nature that the deflating speechifying of Pullman's scenes feel like a disservice to his commanding performance.

Director Joe Johnston, perhaps predictably, has infused Hidalgo with a sweeping, old - fashioned sensibility that's reflected in its various attributes, and it's clear that the movie's initial stretch is as watchable as it is (occasionally) thrilling - with Mortensen's typically commanding performance anchoring the proceedings to an impressive degree.

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese does a superb job of immediately luring the viewer into the proceedings, as Taxi Driver, which kicks off with an engrossing job interview sequence between Travis and a gruff personnel officer (Joe Spinell), boasts a fairly mesmerizing opening stretch that's heightened by De Niro's commanding performance and Scorsese's inventive, eye - catching visuals.

Command Performance is a rather appropriate title for this flick, as it is the definition of playing to one's base.

In Irving Rapper's tear - jerking melodrama, Now, Voyager, Davis gave a commanding performance that ranks as one of the best of her career.

Still, even without a commanding performance to hang its hat on, «Spotlight» manages to be every bit as powerful and poignant as its subject matter demands.

It has a script that is sharp as hell, great performances, and direction that leads the entire circus with a deft command.

Of course, it was Truffaut's masterpiece Jules and Jim that cemented her place in the annals of film: her performance as the alternately coquettish and commanding Catherine made her a brainy sex symbol for the ages.

Critics are calling Gyllenhaal's performances as Davis one of the best of his career, commanding in the role of an assured, confident man whose life is thrown into emotional and existential chaos after he loses his wife in a car accident.

Here is the episode list for this season: Time's Arrow, Part II; Realm of Fear; Man of the People; Relics; Schisms; True - Q; Rascals; A Fistful of Datas; The Quality of Life; Chain of Command, Part I; Chain of Command, Part II; Ship in a Bottle; Aquiel; Face of the Enemy; Tapestry; Birthright, Part I; Birthright, Part II; Starship Mine; Lessons; The Chase; Frame of Mind; Suspicions; Rightful Heir; Second Chances; Timescape and Descent, Part I. Brent Spiner's dual performance as Data and his father Dr. Noonien Soong in «Birthright» are fantastic.

What we said: «Driver's performance cements his status as an actor whose physical command matches his ability to telegraph inner life.

With commanding performances from Bijvoet, Minis and Perceval, a structure that is an exemplary study in economic pacing, and a story that has all the appeal of seductive myths, Borgman will end up as one of the most original and captivating dark stories to emerge this year.

Any costume drama with Helena Bonham Carter in a main role probably is worth at least a look for her performance, and she commands attention as the story's most beguiling character, Miss Havisham, even though the way she's utilized feels borne more from the tradition of Gothic horror than customary.

Jackie could even ride the strength of Natalie Portman's commanding lead performance to an overall nomination, as long as it's not viewed as too, y ’ know, weird.

Brolin, for the second time in a month, commands the screen with a performance that has no right to be as nuanced and effecting as it is.