Sentences with phrase «crackling good»

As Bill Clinton pointed out just before being elected president in 1992, the crime novels of Walter Mosley are first and foremost crackling good stories, full of mystery, suspense and prose like good soul food: hearty, stick - to - your - ribs sentences with a spicy aftertaste.

(I've written several such books that, though not as engaging as a crackling good spy thriller, really aren't intimidating.)

All the elements are in play for a crackling good, Macbeth - like tale about ambitious but fatally flawed characters, but the erratic screenplay by Christopher Kyle lacks confidence as it swings from glossy romance to creepy thriller, leaving us feeling detached along the way.

Now comes «Tully,» which reunites Reitman, Cody and Theron in a crackling good domestic comedy / drama with smart, economic, often hilariously spot - on dialogue, expertly crafted performances from the cast — and some strange and unexpected detours that might give you a case of plot whiplash when you realize exactly what's been going on.

That said, not all is bleak — screenwriter Robert Rossen («The Hustler») provides a crackling good script with a sly twist, Edith Head designed the costumes, Miklós Rózsa wrote the score, the ideally cast actors nail their parts and there's an upbeat ending.

«Ran» is a heroic saga of human destiny, a war movie with some of the greatest battle scenes in the history of the cinema, a costume drama of the utmost magnificence — and a crackling good samurai movie chock full of swordplay and palace intrigue.

«A crackling good read on why and how megafires are burning bigger, hotter, faster and wilder through North America's forests.

Ivory - tower drama at its crackling best.

Not exact matches

Clearly, music as well as sonic cues have been used in marketing for decades, from the snap - crackle - pop of Rice Krispies and the fizz of Coca - Cola to the jungle - like rainfall heard before produce is misted at the grocery store.

Some of the best discussions I have ever had about Jesus, the Bible, and theology have been around a crackling fire with stars overhead.

Once the nuts to go a few shades darker, give off a nutty scent and start to crackle, this is a good sign they are ready.

The crackled top, the crumbly sugar coating, the abundance of spices, these look insanely good!

The chopped milk chocolate is sweet and a good contrast to the deeply chocolaty exterior; the pecans add a wonderful toasty flavor, and the sugar - coated, crackled outside is tempered by a pinch of salt in the cookie itself.

He quotes Mark Bittman on the subject: «Cocoa achieves that (fudgy center with a crackling - chewy crust on top) better than melted chocolate because it's a purer form of chocolate and adds no moisture.»

And there's no better season than winter to have the smell of fresh baked bread in the house, to hear in a quiet clean kitchen the sound of a bread crust crackling as it cools.

Best presentation went to Balint, our technical writer and another guest blogger, for his cloth - lined basket of pork - crackling scones complete with description and table - cloth, while the best flavour prize went to Manju, one of our cooktops engineers for his amazingly delicious samBest presentation went to Balint, our technical writer and another guest blogger, for his cloth - lined basket of pork - crackling scones complete with description and table - cloth, while the best flavour prize went to Manju, one of our cooktops engineers for his amazingly delicious sambest flavour prize went to Manju, one of our cooktops engineers for his amazingly delicious samosa.

I've tested countless oatmeal cookie recipes and several have been outstanding, but your cookies with the crackled tops and thick icing are the best looking!

i was a little disappointed when i realised they didn't have rice bubbles, it would be good to make a tasty version of «chocolate crackles» that doesn't involve copha for the kiddies parties

If you want a really defined crackle top you need to coat them quite well, but if you're after a melted snow look then a light coating suffices.

«We always tend to do well against them at home though, the atmosphere is always special — a real crackle to the crowd — and we seem to relish that.»

Two blue chip clubs, a crackling atmosphere under the floodlights, two teams who've done well in the league this season and two young managers who are going places.

David Cameron saw attack as the best form of defending William Hague in a PMQs crackling with tension over the fate of two foreign secretaries.

It is well known in the Convener's Guild that an audience which crackles and buzzes one minute can display the intellectual thrust of a school of stunned mullet the next.

GOOD MORNING CITIZENS OF MIDWISE, crackled the tannoy.

I am all most 70 and have some problems with my right knee and since I have been drinking 8 to 16 oz's of this broth a day, the knee is feeling so much better and does not go snap crackle and pop as much as it did before the broth.

Good choices include sardines, tuna and salmon, cheese, summer sausage (Editor's Note: summer sausage now has soy), Spam (for vitamin D and healthy fats), pork cracklings and plain rice.

Pick a chilly Sunday morning, put up some old crackling vinyl records and spoil your loved one with a good glass of Spiced Hot Snickers Smoothie.

When I think of fall and the cooler weather, my thought wander to good books, giant cups of tea, apple picking and crackling fires.

After a crisp fall day full of adventures, there's nothing better than cozying up at home under some toasty blankets beside a crackling fire and playing games or having a movie night with popcorn and apple cider.

This YANKEE CANDLE SHADE is so well made of beautiful crackle glass.

Well, not really;) but it is my 35th birthday tomorrow and my joints sure snap crackle and pop more than they used to!

It looks so flavorful — I bet that's one good layer of crackling!

Well then, how about you do something different this Valentines Day and get these crackled hearts manicure!

Whether you crack your eggs at the Easter table for good luck or just because they're delicious, this crackled - edge ceramic votive keeps the whole affair on - theme.

To get maximum cozy points, try and make this date a step above just another night at home — think warm socks, a crackling fire and a good bottle of red wine).

It's good - natured with just enough wiseass crackle about it (and not in the glossified, milk - safe Disney way).

I'd like to have gotten to know them better but, by then, the picture is bursting with battles royal - with bullets buzzing, flames bursting, blood flowing, crustaceans crackling.

The scenes with Spacey crackle — Hoult leans into the hero's attractive obnoxiousness and the older actor responds with one of his looser, funnier performances — and Zoey Deutch is unexpectedly good as Oona O'Neill, the brittle, sad - eyed debutante who toyed with the young writer before throwing him over to marry the aging Charlie Chaplin.

However, even though the movie has its share of crackling dialogue and wildly high - and - mighty characters, A Good Woman lacks a certain spark and energy.

His sharpness and crackling energy make a bad fit with the film's unsuccessful attempts at well - rounded characters.

Frost / Nixon crackles with excitement, humor and the thrill of the hunt — and Langella and Sheen couldn't be better.

The banter crackles, here and there, with Bateman's Max toting around resentment of his better looking, more successful brother Brooks (Chandler), and everybody else knowing it.

The film looks good for the age, not amazing, but the photography was never meant to be crystal clear, so the soft focus stuff looks good, but doesn't crackle with the same authority as some films of the period.

Before it decides to trade in its imaginative to - be-young-nerdy-and-black take on the coming - of - age chestnut for Tarantinoesque posturing — the second half might as well be called «Dope Fiction» — Famuyiwa's brainy, cartoonish take on what's become a Sundance staple positively crackles.

Well probably the only thing for this reviewer were the fight scenes which crackle with realism, vigour and fluidity meaning there is none of the fast editing / shakycam technique that has become the signature style of Hollywood action films since the success of the Bourne franchise.

I think the sound is mostly good; missing a bit of the ferocity of something like Project CARS (with its ear - bashing exhaust crackle and immersive chassis flex squeaks) but certainly leagues beyond Gran Turismo (though some cars are less convincing than others).

The It teaser smashed viewing records, and for good reason: It crackled with funhouse terror, then dared everyone watching to pony up for the whole thing.

The LPCM mono sound is in good shape, with clear dialogue unaffected by hiss or crackle.

The LPCM uncompressed mono sound conveys dialogue and music quite well, but some minor hiss and crackle can still be heard in the background.

This adaptation of David Mamet's Pulitzer Prize winning play about workingman's inhumanity to workingman still crackles today, and its best lines (and there are many) have become ingrained in the angrier sections of our collective zeitgeist.