Sentences with phrase «impressive debut feature»

A dozen drunken dusk - to - dawn hours on the streets of Sydney's boho mecca, Newtown, prove ample time for two strangers to find friendship and grapple with existential angst in director Jon Leahy's impressive debut feature, Skin Deep.

By far the best is Swoon, an impressive debut feature from the young, independent American film - maker Tom Kalin.

Midway through writer - director Michael Pearce's impressive debut feature, the troubled heroine Moll (Jessie Buckley), lets loose a shriek of such piercing intensity that two men who look intent on harming her immediately retreat.

Rachel Tunnard's impressive debut feature takes a lighter look at the stresses of modern living.

In 2012's most impressive debut feature, Benh Zeitlin explores The Bathtub, a corner of the Louisiana bayou that's grateful to have been forgotten by the rest of the world as the rest of the world has gone about the slow process of falling apart.

Saturday was a busy day for the IFI French Film Festival with things kicking off in the early afternoon with a screening of Fabrice Gober's impressive debut feature, Lights Out (Simon Werner a disparu...).

This impressive debut feature by Stacy Title has its wobbly technical moments and one or two underdeveloped narrative strands, but it's brimful of provocative ideas and moral dilemmas as well as being extremely funny.

It's been almost three years since Garland's incredibly smart and impressive debut feature, and he's back with an arguably even smarter and more ambitious film — Annihilation.

Not exact matches

2014 has seen a number of impressive features rolled out including an HTML5 wallet called Picasso, the expansion of international deposits to include USD and HKD, and the debut of an official desktop client BTC China Trader.

Martin Ritt's impressive feature directing debut is a socially conscious drama, about union corruption, interracial integration, and moral integrity, well acted by John Cassavetes and Sidney Poitier.

Daniel Sanchez Arevalo makes an impressive feature debut with this thoughtful, mordantly funny, deeply human film.

It's the first of many ways that British writer / director Michael Pearce sets up expectations that he proceeds to inexorably and unerringly upset over the course of his very impressive feature debut.

It's only Ryan Coogler's third feature — and an ambitious leap from his impressive 2013 debut, Fruitvale Station, and his critically acclaimed Rocky franchise entry, Creed (2015)-- but Black Panther is executed with the confidence of a far more experienced filmmaker.

Director Fede Alvarez made one strong feature debut with 2013's Evil Dead, made even more impressive by it being a remake of a film with an ardent, vocal fanbase.

Writer / director John Maclean, in his feature debut, taps into the spirit of classic westerns with an impressive level of confident restraint.

Despite these relatively minor flaws, Romeo Must Die does feature some very impressive acting, including terrific debut performances by R&B singer Aaliyah and rapper DMX (Belly).

He has written screenplays, and now comes his feature length directorial debut... and an impressive debut it is.

As her debut narrative feature, Wadjda is impressive beyond the circumstances of its production.

Here is a look at the most impressive feature directorial debuts of 2014.

Opening Nov. 14, the AWFJ Movie of the Week is A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, the impressive feature debut of short filmmaker Anna Lily Armipour.

New on Blu - ray «Get Out» (Universal DVD, $ 29.98; Blu - ray, $ 34.98; also available on VOD; also available on VOD) Perhaps the biggest movie phenomenon of 2017, the satirical horror film «Get Out» marks an impressive feature filmmaking debut for...

A raw and sensuous tale of forbidden love across a cavernous sociopolitical divide (the Israeli - Palestinian divide, to be exact), Out in the Dark is an impressive feature debut for director

The film may suffer from a case of over-marketing, But if expectations can be left at the door, it remains a confident, assured feature debut from Trachtenberg (the opening credit sequence is especially impressive), and a taut, engaging thriller.

These young adult movies have seen some impressive names step behind the director chair but Maze Runner finds itself as the feature debut of visual effects artist Wes Ball and there's no doubting the fact that this feels like a first - time effort of someone who can't bring the energy required to keep a film's pulse moving.

Elizabeth Banks makes her impressive feature directorial debut in «Pitch Perfect 2» as well as produces and reprises her role as an A Capella judge in the sequel to 2012's hit musical comedy about the Barden Bellas, the f...

A trailer has appeared for Matthew Charles Santoro's science fiction feature debut, Higher Power, which includes some highly impressive visuals.

Elizabeth Banks makes her impressive feature directorial debut in «Pitch Perfect 2» as well as produces and reprises her role as an A Capella judge in the sequel to 2012's hit musical comedy about the Barden Bellas, the first all - female group to win a national title.

Icelandic writer - director Gudmundur Arnar Gudmundsson has made an impressive feature debut with this story of crossing the threshold from childhood to young adult experience.

Incredibly moving and powerful, it marks an impressive feature film debut from Shane and Wilson, and should pretty much be required viewing for anyone on either side of the abortion debate.

From Academy Award ® - nominated director and TFF alumna Steph Green comes an emotional journey of family and recovery, featuring Saturday Night Live star Will Forte in an impressive dramatic debut.

As well as the usual excellent crop of top feature films debuting at the New York Film Festival, there is also an equally impressive presentation of some of the best documentaries being made today.

It's an impressive feature debut for French filmmaker Xavier Legrand (an Oscar nominee in the short film category), who duly won the Venice jury's Silver Lion for best director, and who stands a shot at winning another prize in Toronto's Platform competition.

Bryan Bertino's impressive feature debut stands out in a decade where home - invasion was popular.

Ryan Coogler's impressive feature debut offers a powerful and superbly acted account of the tragic death of 22 - year - old Oscar Grant.

This whip smart horror comedy from scribes Drew Goddard (also making his impressive directorial debut) and Joss Whedon features one of the most fiendishly unexpected plot turns in recent cinema in what I've frequently described to the uninitiated as «the Matrix meets the Monster Squad.»

Sheila Roberts: Swedish - Sami writer - director Amanda Kernell makes an impressive feature debut with «Sami Blood,» a moving coming - of - age drama set in 1930's Sweden.

Live By Night is Ben Affleck «s fourth film as director after cutting his teeth with his debut feature, the impressive Gone Baby Gone, followed by the slightly superior The Town, and then the Oscar - winning Argo.

Eggers makes an impressive feature debut with this gripping historical horror - thriller.

Johnny Saxby, the protagonist of Francis Lee's impressive feature directorial debut, «God's Own Country,» is a difficult character to like for quite a while.

«You can call me Mud,» says Matthew McConaughey early on in Mud, the disappointingly mainstream follow - up to filmmaker Jeff Nichols's impressive debut, Shotgun Stories, and equally solid second feature, Take Shelter.

But Rees, whose debut fiction feature Pariah announced her impressive talent as a director in 2011, has a gift for smaller, multilayered moments, like Henry's transgression in asking Hap to help bury his father.

The center of the film is Colin O'Donoghue, making his confident, impressive feature debut as Michael Kovak, an aspiring Catholic priest suffering a spiritual crisis.

«David Strathairn delivers a quietly powerful performance supported by a magnificent ensemble cast in an impressive feature debut which its writer - director calls «a human tapestry.

The film features an original soundtrack by The Roots, and marks a most auspicious debut by Ms. Hamilton who deftly spins a palpably - authentic tale in impressive fashion.

The vehicle makes its debut alongside the new K5 Plug - in Hybrid, which features an ultra-low emissions powertrain capable of impressive electric - only range.

The redesigned sedan debuted in 2015 with striking styling and an impressive array of safety and technology features.

Also featured are The Bees, the impressive debut from Laline Paull; Delicious!

Apple today held its annual September iPhone - centric event, and this year's keynote saw the debut of some of the most impressive devices we've seen from the company in years.It took Apple two hours to introduce the iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, Apple Watch Series 3 and 4K Apple TV, but we've recapped the entire event in just over five minutes for those of you who would like to get a quick overview of all the announcements.Subscribe to the MacRumors YouTube channel for more videos.The $ 999 iPhone X was the main event at today's keynote, with the device featuring the most advanced technology ever available in an iPhone.

The most impressive - looking Maps feature debuted by Apple on Monday at WWDC was Flyover, which displays highly - detailed 3D models of famous cities around the world that can be accessed on the application.