Sentences with phrase «held together by»

Small schools are most reformers» goal, but can be fragile, held together by a few people.

Sure, the entire concoction was held together by a thin sheet of seaweed, but stuffed inside of that seaweed was cucumbers, rice, avocados and crab meat — foods that were familiar to both the eyes and the palate.

However, as the political philosopher Hannah Arendt insisted, education «by its very nature... can not forgo either authority or tradition, and yet must proceed in a world that is neither structured by authority nor held together by tradition.»

These groups are neither teams nor task forces — they are peers held together by a common sense of purpose and a real need to know what one another knows.

The only real problem here is the main story itself, held together by the barest of plot developments and a surprise ending which probably won't be much of a secret to anyone.

The family is held together by Jacki Weaver as a resilient mom and wife who has long experience with such men.

Plenty happens, all of it rooted in character and held together by Brolin, who gives the film a layered epicenter through his memorable CGI / voice performance.

What makes them all work (well, the earlier ones anyway) is Willis as the banged up veteran held together by his scar tissue, roused to action because he's the guy in the place to do it, and kept sane by his sardonic sense of humor.

For all its absurdity, this sequence is actually kind of enjoyably campy, held together by a game Stanley Tucci as the boozy wizard and one of the most incredible sights I have ever seen: a black knight whose hair is flat - ironed and gently braided into a half - up, half - down hairstyle, like a medieval version of Andre 3000 in the «Hey Ya» music video.

While its ending will undoubtedly divide audiences, Martha Marcy May Marlene is an interesting study of an unlikely form of post-traumatic stress disorder, held together by one superb performance.

Much like its predecessor, Firaxis again delivers a fantastic mix of tactical combat and strategy, held together by an almost scarily stressful bow bathed in the blood of your fallen warriors.

The Guard — A hilarious send - up of the buddy cop genre that's held together by an amazing performance by Brendan Gleeson.

The film is held together by Maurice's aforementioned «diary of hate,» which looks back on his investigation into Sarah's suspicious 1946 doings, not to mention the origins of his relationship with her.

Not a story inasmuch as a series of thematically - connected visual anecdotes, The Square is held together by the presence of museum curator, the gangly and floppy - haired Christian.

Blue Valentine seemed like a masterpiece when I was watching it, but upon reflection now seems like a well - intentioned experiment held together by two all or nothing performances.

It is all held together by a remarkably subtle performance by Ana Brun, moving between melancholy and hope with ease.

Ivan's Sen's GOLDSTONE is a triumphant, flawed follow - up to MYSTERY ROAD, held together by a distinctive visual style and a great Aaron Pedersen performance.

The Florida Project unfolds at first like a series of sketches about the characters who live in the motel, held together by the hysterical antics of Moonee and her pack as well as long - suffering hotel manager Bobby (a splendid, warm Willem Dafoe), who tries to put up with it all while keeping some kind of order.

While it does have its weak points, it's held together by its unique angle on the war as well as strong characterization for its central characters.

Yes, while there are stunts, special effects, exotic locales, and lots of action, it's all held together by the flimsiest of plotlines, with almost no character development to speak of.

Overlong and overdone, Running With Scissors strives to be a Wes Anderson-esque satire, but often feels like a string of skits held together by a compelling premise.

The films quirky humour and outlandishness is all held together by the brilliant performances of the two key players.

Aside from the players involved and the additional backdrops, this really isn't much of a change from the previous movies, but the first acts of the movie are held together by the notion of exploring these new players and backdrops.

Those welcomely sinister elements are balanced by the likeability of a pack of doggos held together by the force of will displayed by Chief (a suitably determined Bryan Cranston).

All of this is held together by superb writing, voice acting, art design and characters.

This is a truly awful, lazy and unimaginative piece of cinema, desperately held together by good actors.

In his newest film «Wonder Wheel,» likely his most artful looking picture to date, he seems to misfire on its storytelling structure but is held together by the bombastic and rapturous performance Kate Winslet.

Frequently told from the perspective of Reggie's long - suffering wife Frances, this well - trodden tale of The Brothers Kray is held together by a narration that, to me, aimed for downplayed authenticity but landed somewhere flat.

Nostalgia is defined by the fact that this used to be how we saw the brutal, stupid - ass Russian Hun, barrelling into the middle of a large country without much of a plan beyond patrolling a position held together by spit, doggedness, and dead boys you're sadly not going to get to buy back.

The film crawls along, held together by political scenes we do not care about and history - butchering moments.

The musical score combined with the familiar songs topped with amazingly subtle (and some not so subtle) effects makes this best described as an artsy horror film meshed with a crackling psychological thriller held together by nightmarish melodrama.

Held together by an effective, if downplayed, Chandler-esque crime yarn, it touches on Marxist theory, theology, hubris, and even synchronised swimming.

The generically titled «People Places Things» explores pretty familiar territory without bringing anything new to the table, but it's a nonetheless sweet and honest little indie that's held together by a great performance from leading man Jemaine Clement.

Final Verdict: Beautifully stunning and held together by grand performances, but the main message is lost in the edit.

Expect anything and everything out of the ordinary, all of it held together by solid, hilarious standup comedy.

At least four directors helmed pieces of the film, including Michael Powell (this was his color film debut), which is held together by the glorious art direction by William Cameron Menzies, who creates an amazing world for the fantastical wonders of flying carpets, mechanical horses, and a fifty foot genie with a bellowing laugh.

By diverting attention from the religious entente to the emotional affinity between the protagonists, tenuously held together by strained relationships with their children, Captive places a befuddled and detached leading cast in an awkward position, unable to discern the characters» psychology and grasp the gravity of their spiritual transformation.

Held together by yet another screen bursting performance from Kathy Bates.

So unlike with the first film, which was cohesively held together by the bond of its main three characters, co-writers and directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore prove they've bitten off more than they can chew with this sequel.

It's also a visually surreal open - air night sequence, with characters taking the floor or disappearing into the background, masterfully held together by Thai director of photography (and Apichatpong Weerasethakul collaborator) Sayombhu Mukdeeprom.

And while it is relentlessly grim, it's also elegantly well - made, held together by another revelatory...

The storyline is sort of held together by the framing device of Murphy's narrative, but while it does a job it's still a bit of a folksy irritant.

It's all very thinly held together by first - time director Paul Hunter, who does the best he can with the poor plot, but can't even manage to raise the pulse for the duration, even during what should be some incredible fight sequences.

The «Stacks» are dozens of trailers that are stacked on top of one another, all held together by metal beans.

The TDE sound, for all its variety, is held together by the figure of Kendrick Lamar, hip - hop's current hegemon, and the Black Panther soundtrack serves as another jewel in his crown.

It has bright colors and high spirits, and it's held together by a song score (from the Oscar - winning «La La Land» duo of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul) whose creamy - vanilla smoothness is as insipid as it is hard to resist.

Clad in broad - rimmed gaucho hats and gaucho pants, he delivers a robust, carnal, yet also delicate and sensitive performance as the flyboys» boss, who maintains their esprit de corps and discipline as they traverse the Andes in planes held together by the proverbial chewing gum and baling wire.

You can be Southern and funny without going for the cheapest possible joke every single time, but this is just further perpetuation of the dumb - ass redneck stereotype, held together by a string of fart, poop, and puke jokes.

Comprised of three separate films, shot by three different directors (Julian Jarrold, James Marsh, and Anand Tucker), and held together by a painstakingly crafted and exceedingly nuanced series of screenplays by Tony Grisoni (adapting three novels of a quartet by David Peace), the Red Riding trilogy weaves a byzantine labyrinth of sordid crimes and crooked cops.

Proving that 2009's The Hangover was a fluke, this sequel returns to filmmaker Todd Phillips» more usual mean - spirited style, abandoning laughs for a series of painfully awkward scenarios held together by a contrived plot.Having finally...