Sentences with phrase «devastating story»

It's a quietly devastating story of prejudice that often seems t...

Sadly, each year we continue to hear devastating stories of dogs being trapped in baking cars, many of whom die as a result.

Corrections Commissioner Joe Ponte is stepping down following a series of devastating stories about his leadership of the increasingly - dangerous Rikers Island jail.

Tangerine director Sean Baker tells truly devastating stories while exposing how darkly funny the American appetite for excess really is.

By that same measure, he would have approved of this taciturn Chilean character piece: a quietly devastating story of prejudice that often seems powered solely via the infinitesimal nuances of its lead actor, startling newcomer (and the country's first transgender film star) Daniela Vega.

Along with her overbearing mother portrayed brilliantly by Kim Wayans, Alike's devastating story takes hold on your heart and shatters it before its 86 minute end.

However, Season Three of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend builds its story up to the point where it can unleash a torrent of hard - hitting, painfully honest and emotionally devastating story beats on the audience.

Death colors (and narrates) this complex, devastating story set in Nazi Germany, in which orphaned Liesel befriends a Jew hidden by her guardians and finds solace in stolen books.

-LSB-...] Commissioner Joe Ponte is stepping down following a series of devastating stories about his leadership of the increasingly - dangerous Rikers Island jail.

Katie Kitamura explores this theme in her new novel, A Separation, a quietly devastating story of a childless, London - based couple on the verge of divorce.

He melds truly devastating stories that have no clear solution or moral lesson for their characters with humor, warmth, and depictions of excess that expose how darkly funny the American appetite for excess really is.

maybe they are just people like me, who after reading the post quickly opened all the links you shared to start educating themselves — and then became lost amidst all the shocking and devastating stories.

February 9: After Paterson publicly addresses the rumors of a devastating story, the Times does, too, pointing out that Paterson said the paper had not asked about the most salacious rumors, and huffily noting that «obviously we are not responsible for what other news organizations are reporting.»

Transcending the boundaries of both biopics and animated films alike with rich material, gorgeous images, a devastating story, and one of the most powerful thematic interpretations of the passion that comes with creativity, the story of Jiro Horikoshi and his journey from wide - eyed dreamer to war - engineer is a heartbreaking, existentially maddening, astoundingly beautiful and human film.

But we're still left with the nagging feeling that debut writer / director Matthew Ross and his cast never quite got a handle on what draws these two to each other, what would make Lola disclose that devastating story to Frank after years of telling no one (including family), and what demons would compel Frank to fly across the Atlantic and come on like Charles Bronson in khakis.

The four - part miniseries is a thoughtful and devastating story about the death of a 9 - year - old foster child.

Last month's «Lean on Pete» told the devastating story of a teenager (Charlie Plummer, a revelation) who befriends a downtrodden racehorse and travels with him from Oregon to Wyoming.

Led by an incredible ensemble cast (featuring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton and Rachel McAdams), the film shows how — despite resistance from the Church and public officials — this newspaper team was able to break this devastating story.

This handsome, large - format volume combines archival photographs, original acrylic paintings, and a powerful first - person narrative to present the devastating story of the painful changes in life forced upon the Lakota people.

Often, in Woodson's novel, what isn't said is as essential as what is, and readers come away feeling as if they, in the process of reading the novel, are somehow partners in Woodson's project of telling her poignant and devastating story about dreams deferred, destroyed, and — in rare cases — realized.

The devastating story of war through the eyes of a child soldier.

In another irresistible combination of danger, mystery, and romance, Stephenie Meyer tells the devastating story of Bree and the newborn army as they prepare to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable conclusion.

Shobha Rao's Girls Burn Brighter and its devastating story of sisterhood is going to have everyone talking, and Anna Quindlen, who is always a welcome addition to any TBR pile, makes the list with a novel about life in Manhattan, Alternate Side.

Inspired by actual WWI tokens from the friends and family of the development team, this game may be colorful, but tells a dark and devastating story.

(See Naomi Oreskes excellent book, Merchants of Doubt for the full, devastating story ot Singer's lucrative denial business.)

Her real name is Marj and she tells a devastated story of a heartless child, who caused her mother a heart attack, many sleepless nights, and premature aging which landed her into a Seniors Home.