Sentences with phrase «ironic humor»

Yesterday was a perfect day, full of fun and even a bit of ironic humor.

For Jesus, these words are neither a salutation nor an attempt at ironic humor.

The book is written with ironic humor and remarkable restraint, but the most amazing feature is the Biblical paradigm shift that Wright presents to his readers regarding justification.

There's even a «Luxus» version («for those very special moments in life»), a prime example of Berlin ironic humor: a whole sausage with a piece of gold leaf draped over the top, surrounded by a pool of

Re»... now that it is advanced, it's already Socialist...», there seems to be a rather ironic humor in the fact that China started out backwards and Communist (or nearly so), and sheds aspects of Communism / Socialism as it advances.

It's fast paced, it's full of clever ironic humor and zesty one - liners, design that makes use of the cartoon medium with colors and cuts, and is just a great way to spend 90 minutes of your time.

It certainly has its jokes, including a pointless opening sequence that seems to exist only for a punch line and a horse thief whose sole purpose is to provide ironic humor, but most if not all of this dialogue needs to be delivered with tongue firmly in cheek.

«Only Lovers Left Alive» drips with style, wisdom and ironic humor as Tom Hiddleston and Tilda Swinton play hip, immortal layabouts.

«Deft use of literary allusions and ironic humor add further touches of class to a topnotch mystery.

«Pure Beauty» seems a funny name for a retrospective of an artist who cremated all his paintings in 1970 and voided the photographed faces of dozens of Hollywood starlets with signature colored spots, but of course an unsettlingly ironic humor runs through Baldessari's career.

The Coens» twisted sense of ironic humor is present throughout Intolerable Cruelty, but it doesn't support anything worthwhile.

The words are neither a salutation nor an attempt at ironic humor, but the fulfillment of a promise.

Mitford does mention that as someone who made his living as a book reviewer for most of the 1950s and 1960s, Toynbee took the reception of his own books with ironic humor.

He was, in short, the familiar Whig politician, although a Whig with a growing reputation for straightforwardness, rough - hewn honesty, mental agility (with a streak of ironic humor), and a capacity for getting things done.

Unitarian Universalists are not oblivious to the ironic humor of their association.

There's some cinematic sleight - of - hand that allows Ferrell to sell Megamind's ethically - challenged personality disguised inside Ferrell's signature off - kilter brand of ironic humor.

«A quirky, magical style and ironic humor that manage to conjure happy memoires of filmmakers ranging from Vittorio De Sica and Luchino Visconti to Woody Allen.»

There is only an occasional glimpse of the ironic humor that made him a Wes Anderson favorite.

The plot was never the reason for watching Bridget Jones, it was the script's colorful and ironic humor.

In his works, Hartley expertly blends intelligent, ironic humor with dramatic incident, gripping his eccentric, usually obsessed, but always very passionate characters with deep philosophical quandaries.

Pena while Pena is nicely memorable for his ironic humor.

It combines some of the antagonist focus of «Maniac» with the impostor conceit of «Maniac Cop,» but with none of the Freudian depth of the former or the ironic humor of the latter.

The story is familiar but the combination of ironic humor and touching pathos (and a terrific cast) keep us engaged.122 minutes.

She talks about how she used to admire politicians before she started working for them, and there's something about her combination of ironic humor and deep - baked disillusionment that suggests a world of ugly experience.

It's more of a drama that has elements of ironic humor and thriller elements that feel like they come from the works of Dostoyevsky (indeed, «Crime and Punishment» gets a nod in the course of the film).

The ironic humor amid all the bizarre antics of Wheatley's High Rise, was that films only positive.

Most of the future story is written in «Mokni (combining cockney slang, text messaging and London cabby slang) which, when read phonetically, is not only easy to comprehend but filled with ironic humor.

Theroux perfectly captures Hawaii's unique cultural and racial amalgam in a tale rich in vigorous description, complex pathos, and ironic humor.

Silent Streets is an adventure interactive text detective game with step counter mechanics, ironic humor and dark atmosphere.

Killing Floor: Incursion is a bit more story - driven than the other games in the franchise and happily, all the gore and violence is countered by a sense of ironic humor, largely in the form of the companion voice that guides the player and comments on the action.

Look Mickey is notable for its ironic humor and aesthetic value as well as being the first example of the artist's employment of speech balloons, comic imagery and Ben - Day dots — a system used in mass - circulation printed sources such as comics, newspapers, and billboards — as a source for a painting.

As Flavin wrote, «I have always used «monuments» in quotes to emphasize the ironic humor of the temporal experience.

The artist even created a series of fake abstract expressionist paintings out of decorating fabric to contribute to the ironic humor of the piece.

His projects are united by a common sense of ironic humor and an engagement with everyday life or the artist's personal experiences.»