Sentences with phrase «films unafraid»

His collaborations with Danny Boyle, 28 Days Later and Sunshine, were frightening sci - fi films unafraid to wrestle with deeper philosophical questions.

Another year when the Academy got it unexpectedly right, not just because they awarded a film unafraid to take an unforgiving look at America's brutal past, but because»12 Years a Slave» really was the most worthy film in competition.

This is however not for their gratuitousness, but for what they represent — a film unafraid to dissect a national psyche in such a way that the villain of the film becomes the setting itself.

Not exact matches

What he means is, Pixar's ballyhooed Braintrust idea meetings boast a mixture of champion storytellers like John Lasseter, the director of the first two Toy Story films — and a whole bunch of employees unafraid to challenge him, even though he's the John Lasseter.

It's two or three films all running at the same time, unafraid of offending and unashamed of being called naive.

She is unafraid of being filmed in her underwear, or in tight close - up with the camera exploring her expressive, un-Botoxed face.

Well - intentioned, competently shot and put together, solidly acted, especially by tomorrow's superstar Jacob Lofland (who we'd call a revelation if he hadn't already impressed us so much as Neckbone in Jeff Nichols» «Mud»), and unafraid to swim in the traditionally shark - infested thematic waters of the American class system, the film nonetheless can't quite slip the «seen it before» noose.

Unafraid to inhabit the ragged edges, she captures the black comedy that's at the core of this gritty independent drama, making audiences ache for more LaVona while keeping Rogers» original idea for the film intact.

Men in this summer's indies are also unafraid to share the screen in female - focused films.

Soulful and unafraid to show the gritty and ugly of the American family, Wells» film is utterly compelling.

Get Out is an audacious first feature for Jordan Peele, a film that never stops entertaining as it consistently pays off the bets it is unafraid to make.

In the film, Joaquin Phoenix stars as a traumatized veteran who is unafraid of violence and takes on tracking down missing girls for a living.

The Korean American music video director, filmmaker and social media provocateur is clearly unafraid of controversy, and «Bodied» promises to stir plenty of it, amplified by the prominent co-sign of rap recording star Eminem, a producer on the film.

We'll admit, we curse Hollywood's lack of imagination when it comes to the films they greenlight, but when it comes to picking untested talent for major projects, they're obviously unafraid to play it risky.

Bold, exciting, and unafraid to take risks, it really was one of the most fun films of last year.

The film is unafraid of doing two things: showing the effect of Milly's illness and allowing humor to come through in even these difficult times.

A divisive film to its core, this devilish drama from Greek auteur Yorgos Lanthimos is gawkish, otherworldly and deeply unsettling; hilarious until it's utterly terrifying and unafraid to piss off unsuspecting audience members.

The dean of American film critics, Pauline Kael, thought it was Spielberg's bold confidence — undergirded with a suburban - bred innocence and wonder — and innate kindness that made him unafraid to turn timeless themes on their head.

Michel Gondry is a man unafraid to let flights of fancy inform, and sometimes drive, his whimsically serious films, which include MOOD INDIGO and THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP.