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Players have been eager to step into the mind of Senua, a troubled Celtic warrior who must battle her inner demons in an attempt to maintain her sanity.

The latest novel from British author Louise Doughty (Apple Tree Yard) taps into those inner demons in a fresh way, through John Harper, who is hiding out on a tropical island after he made some unclear «errors» while serving as an operative for a secretive Amsterdam - based organization.

Crosscutting between his protagonists in precise, well - targeted editorial volleys, with occasional flashbacks to their respective troubled childhoods, Metz shows how the cool, calculating Swedish stud and the foul - mouthed American hothead may have had more inner demons in common than you might expect.

Described as a «darkly humorous, weird, and soulful fantasy that examines the inner demons in all of us», the film is about a heartbroken man who attends a spiritual retreat, only to discover that the course releases more than toxins and traumatic experiences.

It's as if he's defeating his inner demons in true form.

Despite a warmly interacting cast that includes Jennifer Ehle as Emily's sister and Keith Carradine as her lion - maned, lionized father, and a valiant effort on the part of Nixon and Davies to externalize the poet's inner demons in emotional, high - tension scenes, the film can't escape an underlying static quality that extinguishes the flame before it can get burning.

In the meantime, Beef finds his prized bike has been stolen and confronts his most feared inner demons in the process of getting it back.

Not exact matches

In «The Better Angels of Our Nature,» Pinker categorized «five inner demons» as psychological systems that can be triggered to release aggression, along with «four better angels» as motives that can bring humans toward cooperation and altruism.

In modern societies, Weber argued, the biblical God must compete with worldly gods such as aesthetic experience, material success, nationalistic fervor, erotic pleasure, and the many other forms of self - transcendence and this - worldly immortality that call out to our inner demons.

The elaborate narratives of Matthew and Luke may be the result of legendary or literary development; but that Jesus could speak of his own inner experiences in figurative or perhaps visionary language is shown later by his exclamation when the disciples reported their success in casting out demons (Lk 10:18): «I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.»

I thought that was a fantastic piece of advice, so I added it to my growing list of mantras — short, easy - to - remember words of wisdom that help me focus, keep things in perspective, cast out my inner demons, and make good decisions.

In this first post, Cheryl D from Little Bit Quirky touched my heart with her honest and raw insight into how she deals with her «Inner Demons» when faced with a tantrum from her daughter who happens to have High Functioning Autism.

This psychological concept, in a nutshell, means the tendency to displace your own inner demons onto somebody else.

So for 10 long weeks, I fought those inner demons telling me I was getting fat (and I beat them down, its amazing how little I hear them anymore), I didn't run a step, I rested, I ate whatever the heck I wanted, and I trusted in my body to tell me when it was ready.

But when a clerical error causes a clash in wedding dates, Liv and Kate discover their inner demons — with their lifelong friendship as a possible casualty.

Unfortunately, Amiel's Creation too often places Darwin's actual work in the background, concerning itself more with the «inner turmoil» and personal demons of its author.

She is also a surprisingly doting daughter - in - law to Eleanor, and is willing to love and stand by Patrick as he grapples with his addictions and inner demons.

inner demon who is called, I just want to reiterate, in case you missed it... VIOLENT KEN!

In counseling, Toller can force the orthodox messages of faith and hope past his clenched teeth — but he's nowhere near as convincing as when he shares his own inner demons with the man to assure him that he can relate to his struggles.

Clancy Brown also is fine as his father, but it is Gyllenhaal who deserves most of the credit for another completely dedicated and ferocious portrayal, in this case of a man determined not to let outside or inner demons destroy him.

Whether it's dodging demons on «The Strain» or intimidating Michael Douglas in Marvel's «Ant - Man,» Corey Stoll is an actor's actor who finds the inner tensions in any character and makes them magnetic on camera.

Not to be confused with Samuel L. Jackson's other snake movie, «Black Snake Moan» is the sophomore effort from writer / director Craig Brewer, whose debut film «Hustle & Flow» (another movie about a Southern musician battling his inner demons) earned the director critical acclaim in 2005 as one of the generation's most promising young talents.

Whether he's chowing down on a lobster thermidor for one, playing tuxedo dress up with Alfred or battling his inner demons, he's absolutely brilliant — I never imagined I could feel such empathy for err, a tiny plastic figure in a black rubber mask.

: Aside from the cast clout and what might be a perfectly calibrated brute and tender heart role for Schoenaerts (we've more or less seen examples of these traits in Rust and Bone, Disorder and more recently Racer and the Jailbird), having already explored this human - animal paired world with her Sundance Film Fest winning 2014 award - winning short Rabbit, Clermont - Tonnerre's Sundance Labs workshopped project appears to be on solid footing and hopefully it'll capture more than inner demons.

In the hands of merely competent actors, the scene would already be heartbreaking, but Teller and Woodley are so masterful in their roles that the moment feels absolutely vital — Aimee's words pulsating with an excitement that's destined to be crushed by Sutter's inner demonIn the hands of merely competent actors, the scene would already be heartbreaking, but Teller and Woodley are so masterful in their roles that the moment feels absolutely vital — Aimee's words pulsating with an excitement that's destined to be crushed by Sutter's inner demonin their roles that the moment feels absolutely vital — Aimee's words pulsating with an excitement that's destined to be crushed by Sutter's inner demons.

Whitaker continues to show why he's one of the most reliable character actors in Hollywood with yet another nuanced turn, this time playing Titus «Tick» Wills, the prickly gym owner and inner - city youth mentor who has his own demons to wrestle from a career he saw end just when it seemed about to begin.

While Oldman gets the accolades for his energetic performance, it is really Penn's inner demons that provides the film with the right amount of conflict, always letting us be aware that fine lines are the difference between life and death, as well as right and wrong, out in the streets of New York.

But the film ultimately rests on Ulliel's shoulders; he's been unconvincing in the past (see: Eva), but here he's the perfect choice for a man slowly succumbing to his inner demons.

However, Jack Lowden (Dunkirk) offers a solid portrayal in the title role, as a precocious writer growing up in working - class Manchester battling inner demons and social awkwardness while dreaming of stardom.

An author struggling with success and inner demons seeks respite in three brief sojourns to a California cabin in this adaptation of the Jack Kerouac novel of the same name.

Enter Henry Sturgess (Dominic Cooper), who, like the sensei in «The Karate Kid,» teaches Abe to channel his inner demons and chop / drop - kick his enemies into submissions.

Jennifer Kent's feature film debut, The Babadook, is a horrifying look into the downward spiral of a mother's sanity as she struggles with her inner demons as well as the ones that lurk in the shadows.

By day, David works in the communications office at Harvard Medical School, banging out press releases on molecular biology, while at night, typically between the hours of 9 and 11, he channels his inner demons into short fiction.

And in case you haven't check, Beautiful Demons and Inner Demons are ranked in the Top 100 (more like 75 - ish, I think) under YA in the Kindle Store.

I wrote INNER DEMONS, the 2nd book in my Peachville High Demons series, for NaNo 2010, publishing it soon after in DecDEMONS, the 2nd book in my Peachville High Demons series, for NaNo 2010, publishing it soon after in DecDemons series, for NaNo 2010, publishing it soon after in December.

It's this savior complex that serves her well in helping patients battle their inner demons, though it leads Sam down some dark paths and opens her eyes to her own mental turmoil.

Quirke, the Dublin pathologist whose hard - drinking, hard - boiled shell covers his roiling inner demons takes center stage again in Elegy for April.

Skier Penny Armstrong fights her inner demons by skiing north toward Billings in an attempt to avoid the Death Cloud.

A former top agent in his field, Jake Morrissey has inner demons he can't put to rest.

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This is another example of a reboot, in amy ways, but the themes Bendis played with (and Brubaker built on later) became the ones that helped shape the decade: The purpose, value, and function of a secret identity; the thin line between hero and villain; the inability to escape inner demons; and difficulty of being heroic in a violent, desperate world.

Or has it just retreated — to now be hidden, and dormant; guarded by the inner demons?Can these two wounded souls find the inner strength to fight back the demons together and find the beauty in their lives once again?To do this, they must first accept — The hardest...

The difficult part of trading lies in conquering your inner demons, not in finding entries or in comprehending how to read a price chart.

And by «highly polished interpretation,» he means a watered - down translation that turns the classic literary work into conventional videogame fare where Dante channels his inner Kratos and fights all the demons in hell to save the soul of his beloved Beatrice.

Another section that details Carver's loopiness sends him inside his own mind to fight off his inner demons, in the form of Necromorph enemies.

Moving to Rio to escape his problems in New York was never going to be enough for Max to appease his inner - demon's, especially when he's so keen to fuel them with never ending booze.

Moving to Rio to escape his problems in New York was never going to be enough for Max to appease his inner - demons, especially when he's so keen to fuel them with never ending booze.

Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight, hand - crafted platformer from the creators of multiplayer classic TowerFall.

In this cinematic launch trailer, Jackie Estacado channels his inner demons and comes face to face with the Brotherhood, the mysterious organization that is trying to strip him of his power.

With Kingpin out of play, a new organization called the Inner Demons has begun to make moves in order to take over the Kingpin's territory.