Sentences with phrase «into twisty»

Kasischke, a National Books Critics Circle Award - winning poet, slowly draws readers into this twisty, stream - of - consciousness narrative, and readers discover layers upon layers of guilt and denial as reality gives way to the tricks of the mind.

Once we got out into the twisty Vermont roads, though, the upgraded brakes were easy to appreciate as the GLA45 AMG could brake much later than its taller GLA250 counterpart without feeling unbalanced.

It gives the tallish hatch a secure feel and inspires confidence as you throw the porky, 3,580 - pounder into twisty turns.

On the return trip, the M2 was able to sink its teeth into some twisty roads in the Carolinas, both in the Pisgah Highlands and up the Tail of the Dragon.

Teller has shown daring and range in a variety of roles in recent years, most notably the Oscar - winning «Whiplash,» but he gets saddled with some of the clunkiest expository lines once he turns into the twisty Mr. Fantastic.

Rather than collecting a bunch of funny people together on a set and just letting them riff, the film establishes coherent characters and drops them into a twisty mystery plot that's tightly crafted enough to generate some real narrative momentum while never getting too bogged down in its own plot that it forgets to be funny.

Not exact matches

When I served the vegan beet pasta, I added dollops of the cashew cheese all over the top and let it melt into all the nooks and crannies of our favorite twisty noodles.

In her hands, cacio e pepe gets mysterious depth from the addition of whey (leftover from Monteverde's housemade ricotta, of course); the must - order entrée is a shatteringly crunchy skate - wing «schnitzel»; and the wok gets a warm welcome into the Italian kitchen, imparting toastiness to everything from chicken livers to strangozze (a twisty spaghetti - like noodle).

The Munchkin Twisty Figure 8 Teether holds true to its name as the teether twists into different shapes and promotes motor development and sensory skills.

Sacks's survey includes forays into topics ranging from the history of typesetting to the twisty tale of c, k, and q. (The Phoenicians pronounced the precursors of k and q in slightly different ways, while the Etruscans replaced the Greek gamma - which stood for a sound they did not use - with the crescent - shaped c.) He carefully delves into the archaeological evidence for the alphabet's origins, describing the oldest known alphabetic inscriptions, dating to about 1800 B.C., which were recently identified among rock carvings at Wadi el - Hol in central Egypt.

Shoshanna the Spy Shoshanna really put a lot of thought into her spying - on - Ray get - up, choosing a colorblocked trench, sunglasses and an odd, slicked - back, twisty hairdo to creep around NYC.

«Kate Plays Christine» makes for a twisty, unsettling probe into our fascination with transforming lives, and deaths, into digestible storytelling.

Almost criminally entertaining, this preposterous thriller mixes buckets of humour and emotion into the violent, twisty action.

Unfortunately, Lek's hyperactivity isn't nearly enough to tip A Stranger In Paradise into the realm of unintentional comedy, so the film goes through its twisty - turny paces with a dullness that Boccia's whooshing pans and chase sequences can't alleviate.

Made in the wake of a spy movie boom, as the flamboyant James Bond fantasies gave way to disillusioned John Le Carre dramas and grim Cold War adventures like Alfred Hitchcock's Torn Curtain and Topaz, The Kremlin Letter is adapted from a from a twisty best - seller by Noel Behn that (in Huston's words) «had all the makings of a success... all those qualities that were just coming into fashion in 1970: violence, lurid sex, drugs.»

Meanwhile, the entertainingly preposterous action - thriller The Commuter — the latest film from A.V. Club favorites Liam Neeson and Jaume Collet - Serra — chugged into the No. 3 slot with $ 13.7 million, underperforming the earlier twisty Neeson and Collet - Serra collaborations Non-Stop and Unknown, both of which grossed more than $ 20 million in their opening weekends.

The smart, twisty screenplay is constantly bringing new complications and characters into the mix.

Good characterizations bolster this straight - forward suspenser into being something more meaningful than a twisty con job feature, as we root for the protagonist to prevail because we genuinely care about his welfare.

Spy movies typically fall into one of three categories: action (Bourne), flashy / stylish (Bond), or detailed and twisty (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy).

The Russos, aided by a script from Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (the writes of both previous Captain America films), have the unenviable task of corralling a mammoth cast (that recap paragraph didn't even have room to mention Paul Bettany's Vision, Jeremy Renner's Hawkeye, Paul Rudd's Ant - Man or the debuting Tom Holland, bringing Spider - Man into the main Marvel Cinematic Universe) and steering them through a twisty narrative chock full of multiple belligerents coming from all angles.

But the film resolves itself in no time into something a good deal more mundane: a twisty crime drama complete with gauzy Guy Maddin visuals that cements Norton as the gravitas - heavy young actor most likely to be cast as Heathcliff in a badly - considered community theatre adaptation of Wuthering Heights.

Peace Walker is set shortly after the events of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, returning to the 1970s to tuck a characteristically twisty plot into the series» timeline.

Lassa put into perspective why we named it an All - Star: «The new Civic remains best in class, combining the Mazda3's appetite for twisty roads with refinement and comfort.

Throttle response sharpens, flaps in the exhaust open to let the engine bark, and suddenly we're having a little twisty - road time, with the sun beaming into the roofless cabin.

The road is a mix of fast blasts on well - surfaced two - lane pavement across a peninsula followed by cautious driving along the twisty shoreline road that cuts into the cliffside.

(1,310 - kg) coupe into gear, let the engine work a little more of its aural magic, take it for a short ride through the twisties and the point about minimizing weight while maximizing power becomes crystal clear.

Finally we emerge into a small valley from which radiate three road courses as twisty as the Nürburgring.

Although the changes made that car more capable, we opined that «the firmer GT Speed setup really doesn't turn this big, heavy coupe into a plaything through the twisties.»

Dashes to the shops for milk and crisps nearly always turn into maximum attacks on the long, twisty route back.

So many elements need to slot into place before you can experience this, though, that trying to utilise it while tackling a twisty road is impossible.

Once we arrived at the twisty portion of our drive route, we punched things into sport - plus to firm up the suspension and steering and quicken throttle response.

Then, toward the end of my loan, I took it over some very twisty Northern California back roads and really hammered on it — paddle - shifting up and down through the eight - speed gearbox, braking smoothly into corners then easing just as smoothly onto the ample throttle.

Bumps upset it, ruts in the road are like magnets, and you start backing off the power when other cars approach on twisty back roads, because you don't feel confident that you're not about to leap across the center line and punt them into the scenery.

Ford, Dodge and Chevrolet have been pulling out all the stops, trying to turn their high - horsepower drag strip kings into machines that can also conquer the twisties.

However, faced with a twisty road, I couldn't help but dive into the corners at speed.

When I wasn't taking on twisty roads, I toggled the Dynamic Select system into Comfort mode to lighten up the steering and mellow out the engine and transmission behavior for proper cruising.

To test what this Mini Cooper should really be about, I found some twisty roads and also shoved the shifter over into its Sport mode position.

You can order the Panamera with three - chamber air springs, an active anti-roll system that reduces roll in corners (like a plane banking into a turn), and rear - wheel steering that can steer a few degrees in the direction of a turn (for, say, lane changes) or in the opposite direction (for twisty country roads).

Through the twisty stuff, the Renegade handles well at around 7 / 10th's but push any further and you'll run into understeer.

With more athleticism and sharpness than other Lexus models (some of the brand's traditional buyers might be surprised at its harsh ride), the IS model's taut tuning pays dividends when the car is tossed into a hairpin turn on your favorite twisty road.

You're off like a dirty shirt and into the next twisty.

On a twisty mountain road the Camry willingly dug into corners, but exit speeds were hampered a bit by a confused transmission.

On the freeway or on a nice stretch of twisty road, the Jag really comes into its own.

As with the town driving point we made earlier, we're not saying the Kia is built to be thrashed hard (and, if we're being honest, the Ford Edge is the more enjoyable car to drive down a twisty road), but the Sorento can navigate tighter corners without washing wide into understeer; suppressing body lean surprisingly well.

I tossed the A6 into several sharp curves at high speeds and found that the body does not lean much as you slice through the twisties.

The 2018 Audi S5 Cabriolet feels light and balanced as its Quattro all - wheel - drive system digs into the pavement on a twisty mountain road.

And, while you won't be fooled into thinking it's a 911, it will keep up with most anything else in the twisties, too.

My average came out on the high side, at 33.7 mpg, despite pushing the car along some twisty roads and forays into the urban jumble of frequent stoplights and 25 mph streets.

Stepping into it a little more for the twisty bits, I found the suspension was prone to a bit of sway but the grip felt solid.

Driven through some seriously twisty blacktop in the hills not far from Port Douglas, the A3 showed a very clean pair of heels, tipping into corners with such keenness I had to check it was in fact a front - wheel drive vehicle.