Sentences with phrase «crushing reality»

The men in Gavin's stories all find themselves stuck somewhere in the middle, caught half way between their dreams and the often crushing reality of their lives.

Eighteen years after the soul - crushing realities of self - funded film production were exposed in Chris Smith's landmark documentary American Movie, director Gary Doust puts a warm but no less anxiety - inducing Australian spin on the tribulations faced by the next - to - no - budget auteur in Horror Movie: A Low Budget Nightmare.

The quote «It's not personal, it's just business» is more than a cliché - it serves as a cautionary warning to a soul - crushing reality.

I'm sure there's nothing that can stop this momentum, other than the crushing realities of betting against the very intelligent people who set these odds for a living.

A time where the crushing reality of work eclipses the enjoyment you experienced the day before.

The Brexiter response to this crushing reality is two-fold.

It was an amazing trip, but there's not much like the crushing reality of coming home to realize that the washer and dryer in your apartment are broken.

I'm crushing on velvet this Fall (as most people are) and I was able to make my crush a reality thanks to these fabulous finds from Express» Petite Collection.

If co — writer - directors Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (viral - video sensations credited as Daniels) had built the ensuing movie out of such desperate dream sequences interposed with Hank's crushing reality, Swiss Army Man might have worked as an unhinged Cast Away for millennials.

Once they brought in the crushing reality, I just didn't want to see them end up that way.

A playful mood informs Repo Man, yet Cox also takes time to comment on the seamy side of LA, the crushing realities of living in a comformist society, and the problems inherent in a decade that so baldly worships Reagan, L. Ron Hubbard and TV evangelists.

The film is about how this duo are able to keep their head bobbing above the poverty line, but it's also about how Halley allows her daughter to exist in a world of make - believe, knowing that the crushing reality of their circumstances might sap away her infectious joie de vivre.

But as they return home, the crushing reality that nothing has really changed sets in, with the black boy still outcast and abused despite putting his life on the line to protect the very people who don't think he's even worth being spit on.

In James Ponsoldt's perceptive and humor - laced «The End of the Tour,» the crushing reality of fame and the surrealness of it, along with the jealousies and insecurities of writers in general, make for a different kind of road - trip picture.

And when the young man talks of a high school diploma, college degree and a career as a mechanical engineer, these same educators must now deliver a crushing reality check.

«So long as districts continue to ignore the crushing reality of the looming financial crisis at the hands of unfunded retiree liabilities, and so long as the Legislature fails to fundamentally overhaul the authorizing structure in California, we anticipate that powerful special interests will continue to use charter public schools as a red herring to avoid the hard decisions that lie ahead,» continued Marquez.

That speaker could also have been snarking out of pure despair at the crushing reality that quality has nothing to do with popularity.

Unless you have a Labrador or live in a perfect 1950s Pleasantville, (in which case you probably have a Labrador) you've most likely had to face the crushing reality that a lot of dogs don't have the fetch instinct.

And while we're on a delicious taste high, let's bring ourselves back down to a crushing reality that includes something that is basically baked sweet potato jelly.

However, as the crushing reality of post-university life sets in, I've found myself unable to afford the latest videogame releases — at least until very, very recently.

Once the accused is faced with the crushing reality of a year or more battling charges (all the while separated from his family) our system will dangle a carrot offering to vary bail conditions to permit family reunification if the accused will enrol in a course of court - ordered counselling and enter a guilty plea to the charges.

I always assumed my kids would go to college one day, but I realized I needed to save for them if I wanted them to avoid the crushing realities of student loan debt.

Worse, there are hundreds of families who have already faced the crushing reality of worrying about personal bankruptcy and / or adequate access to health care services when a loved one has fallen ill.

The racing was close at the top and it was fun to watch, but I felt no awe of a high - speed spectacle and didn't feel the crushing reality of wrecking a race car at high speeds.