Sentences with phrase «like war dogs»

Similar to another TWC awards season release — Michael Keaton in The Founder or another criminally focused movie like War Dogs, there isn't anyone for the audience to root for.

Regarding the latter, the jolt from brutal action to comedy, or vice versa, makes a film like War Dogs darkly hollow, and unintentionally uncomfortable.

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Ironically, Ackman's 3 - year - long «for profit species of holy war,» as Parloff dubs the investor's extended Herbalife siege, has forced the company to shake off many of its most unsavory operations, like its dogged lead generation businesses.

I used to think that the annual Christmas Wars were strictly an American thing, like corn dogs and attorneys» contingency fees.

Everton are going to come out like the dogs of war on Sunday.

In a «National Security Dispatch» (a.k.a. a campaign mailer) «Lt. John Spencer (USA - Vietnam)» let slip the dogs of war in language that might make even a Grenada - invasion reenactor like Dick Cheney a little squeamish.

Since the «real» Nigerian military establishment, noted for its daring and dogged ability to take on all comers in any theatre of conflict; a military that went saw and conquered in places like Liberia, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Somalia and several other scenes of more frightening wars around the world,...

Since the «real» Nigerian military establishment, noted for its daring and dogged ability to take on all comers in any theatre of conflict; a military that went saw and conquered in places like Liberia, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Somalia and several other scenes of more frightening wars around the world, showed up for the final battle -LSB-...]

The left in Britain didn't like Blair getting to close to the neo-conservatives in Washington, but Blair was a superstar stateside due to his dogged support for the Iraq war and the fight against terrorism.

You told me when we were friends (age 9) that you had Man O Wars blood in you... and I believed you bc u ran really fast and could whinny like a horse Scrutiny of 29 dogs placed in a room with a yawning man found that 21 — or 72 per cent — also started to yawn.

It's clear virtually from the get - go that filmmaker Todd Phillips is looking to transform this true - life tale into a Martin Scorsese - like crime drama, as evidenced by War Dogs» less - than - subtle visuals and almost paint - by - numbers rise - and - fall structure.

More than any other word, that tidily sums up Teller, who pinballs between beloved indies and big - budget fare like Fantastic Four and, this year alone, both a comedy opposite Jonah Hill (War Dogs) and an upcoming drama about PTSD (Thank You for Your Service).

But while «War Dogs» occupies a similar space as Adam McKay's Oscar - winning dramedy, it doesn't really have anything important to say — or rather, the important stuff feels like an afterthought compared to the dramatized events at the center of the film.

Related Reviews: Written by Taylor Sheridan: Sicario New to Disc: War Dogs • Hands of Stone • Army of One • Sausage Party • Punch - Drunk Love Jeff Bridges: True Grit (2010) • Thunderbolt and Lightfoot • The Giver • The Big Lebowski • The Vanishing • Heaven's Gate • Tron & Tron: Legacy Chris Pine: The Finest Hours • Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit • Into the Woods • This Means War • People Like Us • Horrible Bosses 2 Ben Foster: The Mechanic • Lone Survivor • Kill Your Darlings Gil Birmingham: The Lone Ranger • Rango No Country for Old Men • The Hateful Eight

Who wouldn't want to see a character like Terence Fletcher, played by J.K. Simmons (Juno, Upcoming Justice League movie as Commissioner Gordon) in front of a live audience, using funny profanity, hollering, and acting like a maniac at a lovable character like Andrew Neiman, played by Miles Teller (War Dogs, Bleed for This)?

by Walter Chaw Like The Big Short before it, Todd Phillips's War Dogs is a breezy, loose, «for dummies» gloss on recent history that says for all the things you thought were going to hell in the world, you don't know the fucking half of it, buddy.

War Dogs feels like a cautionary tale about excess instead of an exposé of how the worship of money may finally be the thing that brings down all of it.

Soon enough, Packouz lies to Iz of his financial ventures with Diveroli, and the two become War Dogs — a once derogatory term for members of this ilk, regarded as bottom feeders that profit from the war without engaging in combat, these 20 - something's kinda like War Dogs — a once derogatory term for members of this ilk, regarded as bottom feeders that profit from the war without engaging in combat, these 20 - something's kinda like war without engaging in combat, these 20 - something's kinda like it.

May has many Hollywood releases like Deadpool 2, Solo: A Star Wars Story, and Isle of Dogs, that might end up giving Avengers: Infinity War tough competition.

From his attention - grabbing debut with «Reservoir Dogs» (1992), a deviously clever heist film where the heist is never seen and the drama is all in the conversation and the ingenious structure, to his acclaimed «Inglourious Basterds» (2009), his thrilling rewrite of World War II history as a magnificent movie fantasy, Tarantino has gone his own way, snatching up ideas strewn through decades of film history and hundreds of genre movies like a magpie, rethinking them completely, and weaving them into entirely new stories that unfold at a leisurely pace so he can enjoy every word and gesture along the journey.

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A curiously joyless movie that tries to channel the giddy amorality of Dr. Strangelove but forgets to add jokes or dramatic stakes, War Dogs is a major whiff from Hangover trilogy director Todd Phillips, who won't be graduating to serious material like Anchorman's Adam McKay did with The Big Short.

Boasting a slick look that splits the difference between 1999's surreal desert fantasia Three Kings and certain high - rolling episodes of TV's Miami Vice, War Dogs has no visual signature of its own; it also loads up on unsubtle music cues you've heard a zillion times before, like the Who's «Behind Blue Eyes.»

But while «War Dogs» occupies a similar space as Adam McKay's Oscar - winning dramedy, providing an entertaining look at how a pair of ambitious twentysomething pals became millionaires due to the U.S. government's own negligence, it doesn't really have anything important to say — or rather, the important stuff feels like an afterthought compared to the highly dramatized events at the center of the film.

Though the supporting cast doesn't have much to do — save for Ana de Armas, who's slowly becoming an actress to watch between her work here and in last week's «War Dogs» — it's filled with veteran actors like Blades, Turturro, Ellen Barkin and Reg E. Cathey (as flamboyant boxing promoter Don King) who know how to make the most of their limited screen time.

A subplot with a holographic AI / companion (Ana de Armas: Overdrive, War Dogs) plays like a straight - up rerun of 2014's Her (only it embraces the associated clichés instead of upending them).

Like it's corrupt characters, War Dogs pretends to be one thing while in reality is something completely different on the inside.

There is a lot to like about War Dogs.

Regardless of how well War Dogs ends up doing, I really hope that this is just the first of many films like this one, from this director.

The film will be set in post-Civil War times and as of now sounds a bit like previous Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs in the sense that the majority of the film will take place in only one location.

A sequel could dive further into his rule after Thanos» invasion, how his romance with Nakia (Lupita Nyong» o) is shaping up, Shuri's (Letitia Wright) potential as a superhero, the status of Wakanda's outreach programmes, the fates of traitors like W'Kabi (Daniel Kaluuya) and the War Dogs.

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Much like the Pitbull, this dog is used for blood sports, guarding property, and hunting dog as well as a war dog.

She reported that the dog showed no aggression and it played like a puppy, including a game of tug - of - war over a stick played with a puppy.

I have two male dogs that were having a marking war in my living room and I like everyone else here had used countless products to get rid of the smell to no avail.

These dogs played great and heroic roles during the First World War when they were used to look for wounded soldiers, relay messages between camps and far - away bases and even pull objects like carts and wagons.

Easy Walk harness: If your dog pulls during regular walks, then a summer day at the park can quickly feel like tug - of - war.

I trust that you already know that dogs like to walk and to run and to play games like fetch and tug - of - war.

Many dogs can play like maniacs with others and not end up in a war zone.

If you have a high - energy dog and would like outlets for her exuberance, you can teach her how to play fetch, play tug - of - war or participate in dog sports, such as agility, rally obedience, freestyle and flyball.

For a dog suffering from separation anxiety, every morning is just like their owner is going off to war.

Games like tug - of - war provide your dog a means to expel energy while feeling close to you.

However, with the introduction of mass - produced dog kibble around World War II, inexpensive fillers like corn, wheat and barley were added to dog food to create bulk and keep costs down.

Like their human counterparts, the dogs of war also undergo rehabilitation for their scars.

There were mascots, like Sgt. Stubby in World War I, or personal hunting dogs used in the Civil War, but no official program.

There are good growls, like when a dog's having fun playing tug - of - war and there are bad growls like when a dog growls at a young child.

Or maybe the GSD caught your eye in the Will Smith flick I Am Legend, or in one of the many films like Chips the War Dog that illustrate the incredible intelligence and compatibility with man that this breed has.

Dogs love active games like Frisbee, Fetch (with toys or balls), tug - of - war and the like.

I like to play tug - of - war with my dogs, so this rope toy is something I really like.