Sentences with phrase «for sharp writing»

The studio's knack for sharp writing and poignant social commentary has led to the realization of some of the most authentic and memorable characters we've ever seeing in video games.

JUSTIFIED: Come for the handsome Timothy Olyphant, stay for the sharp writing and great character development.

There is so much to be said for the sharp writing, the outstanding performances, and the way the film subverts your expectations of villains, women, men, and disability.

Thank you for sharp writing and the excellent culinary skills!

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«I want to thank John Hele for his service as CFO and for bringing a sharper focus on the true economics of the business we write,» MetLife Chief Executive Steven Kandarian said in a statement on Tuesday.

No matter what writing evel you're at, there is always room for improvement, and this course can help make your writing sharper and more engaging.

For example: «The meeting on December 1 about the budget» is sharper when written «The December 1 budget meeting.»

But it's hard to deny Martin McDonagh's razor - sharp writing in Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, and hard to imagine a world where the Academy doesn't reward the person responsible for giving Frances McDormand such delicious words to spew.

In sharp contrast to the Old Testament testimonies to the wrath of God and the yearning of God for the covenant people to mend their ways, Clement wrote, «God is impassible, free of anger, destitute of desire» (4.23).

But it thrilled me to read smart, relevant, and often sharp - edged essays and reviews written by men and women who think faith matters: matters for our political system, matters for our culture, matters for our souls.

Steve Stone of Oasis started taking early Sharp action on Cleveland, «We opened at 3 and wrote a lot of Jacksonville tickets, then late Tuesday we had a couple of Sharp players take Cleveland +3 for the limit.»

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Writing for the LabourList website, Abbott also praised Corbyn's opposition to US missile strikes on Syria and it should be «a sharp reminder that Jeremy Corbyn is indispensable to forging a new politics».

Praising Helm's sharp writing and practical solutions, reviewer Doris Capistrano argues that Natural Capital should be required reading for policy - makers, economists, environmentalists, and all those concerned about sustainable growth and development.

Her writing is so rich and the interviews so sharp that you feel like you've met her subjects personally — and can't help but feel their passion for the work.

Early - career scientists in particular are eager for Sharp to write about their work on FYFD — which Sharp is generally happy to do because it provides a «nice situation» for her to «point people to that research.

Employing sharp styli generally reserved for writing on wax tablets, some Romans scratched graffiti into the plastered walls of private residences.

Schwartz was offered the opportunity to stay for a Ph.D. «I could measure his great ability and [his] sharp mind,» Pocholle writes in an e-mail to Science Careers.

Madhusree Mukerjee distinguished herself at Scientific American for the depth of her knowledge about string and related theory as well as the elegance of her news and feature writing.After she left, the trained physicist applied her writing prowess to a book on the Andaman Islanders and recently to Churchill's Secret War, a scathing investigation from a raft of primary sources that revealed how direct decision - making by Winston Churchill led to massive famine on the Indian subcontinent.Meet Madhusree in this recent interview in Harper's, in which she parries gracefully a series of sharp questions from interviewer Scott Horton.

Edwards wrote that the projects may not be completed due to age - related challenges but, «certainly it won't be for a lack of mental abilities, because her mind is as sharp as anybody's I know.»

Obi Obadike Written And Featured In An Article on Five Tips To Razor Sharp Abs in Australian Natural Bodz for the Aug / Sept issue of 2009.

It is sharp, it is aggressive, and it knows exactly where it is going to go and both of those energies are extremely important for writing a book.

If I didn't know better, I'd say he actually likes writing these posts, even if he'd rather poke a sharp stick into his eye than go shopping for clothes!

Earning raves for its nuanced performances as well as sharp writing, You Can Count on Me garnered Ruffalo the Montreal Film Festival's Best Actor prize and talk of an Oscar nod.

Written with a marvelous ear for language and a sharp sense of character, it makes full use of the no holds barred opportunities of cable with shocking violence, casual sex, and epithet laced gangster - speak.

Many came for the chance to see Domhnall, Brian and Brendan Gleeson (The Walworth Farce) and Cillian Murphy, Stephen Rea and Mikel Murfi (Ballyturk) at close range... and stayed for Walsh's sword - sharp writing.

That's an «awwww» - inducing idea that could be played for cloying sentiment, but «Cougar Town» avoids that trap, thanks to its sharp, clever writing and a very skilled cast that never tries to oversell anything.

Matching big set - piece comedy with small, detailed character writing in a script as sharp and genre - savvy as its execution, Spy bodes very well indeed for Feig's all - female Ghostbusters.

The script is full of sharp wit with strong writing for each character.

It's written by sharp dude Scott Nichols, and is a must - read for anyone who cares about how relationships, sex and RPGs come together.

Writer / director Kenneth Lonergan's crisp, sharp script is written perfectly for this part, which by the way will probably win Best Original Screenplay.

An unapologetically silly movie that manages to hit the right notes, this free - wheeling comedy makes up for its corny premise with sharp writing and acting.

She has written screenplays in the past, including the 2011 «Fright Night» remake, and rather than necessarily seeing the books «Sharp Objects» and «Dietland» as one - off films, she saw the open - ended possibilities for making them into series.

There are some funny finds and each selection is mined for maximum comedy value with via sharp writing, fast pacing, and Tosh's strong delivery.

After noodling in the deeper realms of the indie world for years with the likes of The Puffy Chair and Baghead, writing / directing sibling team Jay and Mark Duplass soundly cracked the surface of a bigger awareness level with 2010's achingly sharp comedy - drama Cyrus.

On the television side, The People v. OJ Simpson: American Crime Story paced the field with nine nominations, including Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series, Outstanding Actor for both Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Courtney B. Vance, Outstanding Supporting Actor for Sterling K. Brown, Outstanding Supporting Actress for Keesha Sharp, Outstanding Director for both Anthony Hemingway and John Singleton and two Outstanding Screenplay / Writing nominations for Joe Robert Cole.

For all Lehman's razor - sharp writing, Hitchcock's expert pacing, Bernard Herrmann's superb fandango - inspired score, and James Mason and Martin Landau's silky villains (Landau possibly in love with Mason, and certainly jealous of his affection for Eva Marie Saint's luxuriant mystery - woman), the film belongs above all to GraFor all Lehman's razor - sharp writing, Hitchcock's expert pacing, Bernard Herrmann's superb fandango - inspired score, and James Mason and Martin Landau's silky villains (Landau possibly in love with Mason, and certainly jealous of his affection for Eva Marie Saint's luxuriant mystery - woman), the film belongs above all to Grafor Eva Marie Saint's luxuriant mystery - woman), the film belongs above all to Grant.

None of those similarities to my life would matter at all, I quickly realized, if the writing for this show weren't so sharp and incisive.

While Black Panther makes no great leap forward from the tried and true (or tired and true, depending on your threshold for repetition) superhero movie story arc, what this category of films lack in plot originality, Black Panther makes up for in casting, art direction, costume design, and writing (the sharp yet casual one - liners calling out colonialism, white privilege, and the American superiority complex both zing and sting — as they should).

Also, television is good, and to the extent that movies like Andrew Bujalski's wonderful rom - com Results have an affinity with TV, it resides in their sharp writing and characterization; I'd happily trade a few movie houses full of empty - headed swooshy - camera «pure cinema» for more of that.)

Not only did the archive include all of the sharp, highly opinionated capsule reviews that Jonathan Rosenbaum and Dave Kehr had written for the alternative weekly, but it also provided access to one of the most vital bodies of work in film criticism: Rosenbaum's brilliantly sustained run of essays on contemporary cinema.

Whilst the plot is thin, the dialogue is very sharp in most places, which isn't a surprise considering it's from Eric Darnall, who has looked after previous MADAGASCAR storylines and Noah Baumbach, famous for writing the scripts for THE FANTASTIC MR FOX and GREENBERG.

Hughes had an unparalleled knack for writing teenagers — hyper - verbal characters full of self - aware, sharp humor who were also capable of making themselves vulnerable and revealing their hearts.

There is some clever writing utilized by the developers here to link the fictional world to the real one and those have sharp eyes will observe it easily, although I won't spoil it for you.

Written and directed by actors Nat Faxon and Jim Rash — who won an Oscar in 2011 for their adapted screenplay of The Descendants — the film is sharp, and tender, and extremely funny, with the kind of accessible - indie vibe that characterized such seasonal sleepers as Little Miss Sunshine and 500 Days of Summer.

Based on a magnificently intricate script — adapted from a screenplay by Frederick Knott, who first wrote his story for the stage — it benefits immensely from Hitchcock's razor - sharp direction.

Like Quentin Tarantino, McDonagh excels at writing sharp, funny dialogue for people (men, usually) who are just passing the time while they wait for something violent and inevitable to happen.

Maybe it's a student who struggled to write a thesis statement for a persuasive essay and who is now sharp and precise with language.

Given Green's sharp writing for GothamSchools (now Chalkbeat), the publishers anticipated something approaching a blockbuster («a six - city author tour....

Reading these two books in sequence, I came across a passage in Charles Glenn's foreword to class Between Memory and Vision that threw a sharp and revealing light on the subtle and often mind - numbing distinctions elaborated in Does God Belong in Public Schools Glenn writes: «The effect of Supreme Court decisions over the past forty years was to treat religion as the only forbidden motivation for school choice.»