Sentences with phrase «like irreverent»

Like irreverent koans that demand the how of response, Mit's chronicles of color and geometry are puzzles to be meditated upon and resolved through impromptu, intuitive reaction.

I like irreverent titles, things that just make you go WTF?

It's perhaps not the level of Pixar's Piper or La Luna but if you like irreverent humour than it's well worth being in your seat.

This third film, Major League: Back to the Minors, will do little to bring new fans to the series, but for those who like these irreverent, eccentric sports flicks, it's dumb entertainment, but entirely watchable nonetheless.

Not exact matches

Vice's irreverent, offbeat style has made it required viewing for that demographic, so it's the obvious partner for a traditional media giant like Rogers, looking to attract a millennial audience (Rogers owns Canadian Business).

SkratchTV, which aims to give golf fans an «irreverent look at the game of golf without the exclusivity and stodginess,» claimed to have gotten their hands on the official list of banned terms, which also included fan favorites like «Baba Booey» and «Mashed Potatoes.»

Unilever's AXE burst out of nowhere in the US several years ago and established itself as a formidable competitor in the men's market for years with its Maxim - like dose of sexy women, strange irreverent ads and double entendres («cleaning dirty equipment»).

I love a good irreverent life - humour book — like Amy Poehler's Yes Please or Jenny Lawson's Furiously Happy — but for some reason, this one just became my favourite of the year.

Klassen's point is that Chaucer has been like that wickedly irreverent friend we turn to more for fun than for counsel.

It was universally irreverent, and for the traditional girl and good student that I was, the day's reading was like an interlude with the court jester.

That's why there are so many words to describe forbidden religious opinions, like «blasphemous», «sacrilegious», «profane», «irreligious», «taboo», «irreverent», «heresy» and all the way to «sinful», just to name a few.

It is both totally irreverent and full of a Nancy Silverton - like abundance of information and tips.

Husband - and - wife team Kyle Linden Webster and Naomi Pomeroy (of Beast) are behind this conceptual ode to an expat bar, where every detail, from the ornate salvaged moon gate to the global drinking snacks (like Chinese sausage corn dogs), drips with nostalgic, if slightly irreverent, exoticism by way of the Lonely Planet.

That being said, I would love to read an irreverent one from someone like Anthony who, like me, has no interest in them.

«#ParentOn has really struck a chord with moms and dads across America who have embraced its tongue - in - cheek approach - sharing and liking the brand campaign videos, including the irreverent wipes video - and it has been a big hit across Europe too.»

The long - term marketing collaboration with Mario Testino produced a polished but irreverent take on British style, building the careers of unashamedly well born models like Cara Delevingne, Stella Tennant, Adwoa Aboah and Jean Campbell as well as embracing London stalwarts such as Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell.

I enjoy the company of an intelligent, self confident, adventurous woman who has a great, possibly irreverent sense of humor like mine.

But while the sequel benefits from Reynolds» superhuman charisma as the charmingly annoying, katana - wielding protagonist, the film nevertheless feels too much like more of the same: more of the same gross - out gags, more of the same irreverent jokes, more bits where Deadpool has to regrow severed limbs to the disgust of everyone around him, more running commentary on the movie he's in....

Star Wars: The Last Jedi unspools like a one - movie binge watch, a lively if overlong and busily plotted second chapter to the latest Star Wars trilogy that advances the story and deepens its characters with a combination of irreverent humor and worshipful love for the original text.

If you enjoy irreverent, sexy, and perverse black comedies like Wild Things and Cruel Intentions, Mini's First Time should prove worth a look, especially if you're a fan of any of the film's talented stars.

Whereas the other untested Marvel property, Guardians of the Galaxy, won over audiences with irreverent charm, funny and likeable characters, and a toe - tapping soundtrack, Ant - Man is more content to deliver a broadly goofy and blatantly corny sensibility that makes it feel like it is aiming for a younger set than the other MCU releases, even though it does still garner a PG - 13 rating for its violence.

Side B incorporates a 2 - minute gag reel (I don't know what's more excruciating: the «America's Funniest Home Videos» - style animal high jinks or Harland Williams's tossing out one - liners that go down like lead balloons), a 4 - minute featurette on canine thespians Lyco and Scott, and a curiously irreverent feature - length commentary pairing actor Jeff Daniels with producer Trevor Albert.

testosterone - fueled fantasy irreverent enough to make the 40 Year - Old Virgin look like Leave It to Beaver.

But seen in the context of recent espionage actioners like his buddy Matthew Vaughn's gleefully irreverent Kingsman: The Secret Service and Christopher McQuarrie's sturdily crafted Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation, this feels like a tossed - off piece of work, an instantly forgettable time - killer that's destined to become this decade's The Mod Squad remake.

When Elizabeth also finds herself fighting off the advances of a sarcastic, irreverent gym teacher (Jason Segel), the consequences of her wild and outrageous schemes give her students, her coworkers, and even herself an education like no other.

While it doesn't have the irreverent humor of Dead Rising or the swiftness in movement like Dying Light, what State of Decay 2 offers is the pull that will have you saying, «Oooh, what's in there?»

This may look like a wildly irreverent satire about a North African despot, but it doesn't take long to realise that the filmmakers» target is somewhere else.

Stockholm, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 19, feels like such an irreverent black comedy that you wouldn't expect it to be based on real - life events.

And yet, I have the feeling this modest little 83 - minute comedy will reverberate like a gunshot in our national conversation about abortion — in part because of the casually irreverent aplomb with which Robespierre approaches this tinderboxiest of topics.

But he, together with his brilliant editor Peter Hunt (like Bond stalwarts Saltzmann and composer John Barry, invaluable, we'll discuss his contribution later) shook up the language of film to a mad degree to make us, the viewer, step firmly into Harry's irreverent shoes as an outsider, bucking the system, and off - kilter in a paranoid world.

Writer / director John Michael McDonagh is the brother of Martin McDonagh (writer / director of 2008's «In Bruges») and, like his brother, he relishes irreverent sarcasm.

However, what might at first seem like a movie that's merely incendiary and irreverent in nature gradually reveals itself capable of considerably more.

And the irreverent, obnoxious role fits Ryan Reynolds like a glove.

Waititi, 42, is a veteran of the cult comedy series «Flight of the Concords» and has previously directed largely offbeat irreverent indies like the deadpan vampire tale «What We Do in the Shadows» and the oddball outlaw comedy «Hunt for the Wilderpeople.»

When a film like Prince appears out of nowhere, with its pseudo-incendiary electronic score and sophisticated examination of revenge, it revives hope for a pop - art cinema that's not only capable of balancing enraged critique with playful, irreverent aesthetics, but also treats its characters like actual human beings rather than pawns on a chess board.

Much like he would in his equally adolescent - minded «Buffy» and «Angel», Whedon writes and directs as if he were going for style and coolness points, mixing space battles, hand - to - hand combat, Western - tinged lingo, and irreverent attitudes who posture like the X-Men, sans the formidable powers.

But his irreverent style also caught the attention of auteur indie directors like Alex Cox and Gregg Araki for whom he scored the films The Winner and Splendor.

Fey and Carlock pushed their irreverent and reflexive comedy to the max, creating episodes that played by like super-brainy live - action Mad strips, musical with speed banter and crammed with sight gags.

Of course, in a film that relies so heavily on the personalities of its comedic leads, it certainly helps (in fact, it may be crucial) if you like Will Ferrell's irreverent hamming and Jon Heder's lackadaisical, dorky nature.

His affectionate, irreverent profile of his fearless comrades plays more like a rock documentary, the band broken up by money, endorsements and bad luck.

An irreverent, abrasive, and horror - infused take on modern - day alienation that plays like a punk - rock EC Comics tale, from the acclaimed director of COYOTE, APE, and BUZZARD.

This one is still a long way off — February 10, 2017 — but so far, looks like its keeping the same irreverent tone as its predecessor.

Seyfried and Harris feel like a moustachioed Barney Stinson married Karen Smith from Mean Girls (which is awesome), Neeson is clearly having a whale of a time chewing on the scenery as he growls at everyone, and Theron turns out to have a wicked sense of comic timing perfect for MacFarlane's brand of snarky and irreverent humour.

It also feels like Wadlow is trying too hard to be funny and irreverent with all the cutesy references and potty language (and don't get me started on the vomit scene), but while «Kick - Ass 2» may not live up to the quality of its predecessor, the characters are so entertaining and uniquely charming in their own way that they definitely make Millar's madcap universe worth revisiting a second time.

While the actors look like they are having fun being irreverent, this kind of campy tone only lasts so long before it becomes tedious, and unfortunately tedium sets in early.

It was so irreverent and hysterical that once I got through it I was like, that's it, and I had no idea [of] the fanbase.»

Like the uproarious Wedding Crashers, the film is funniest during its irreverent set - up.

Told in conversational (and often irreverent) prose, Romancing the Beat is like sitting down to coffee with romance editor and author Gwen Hayes while she explains story structure - the way she does with her clients, some of whom are regular inhabitants of the best - seller lists.

The irreverent hipster books, published by indie house Quirk, found an audience at outlets like Urban Outfitters.

Classic myths like Persephone's journey to the underworld and Abraham sacrificing Isaac get the raucous, rowdy, and irreverent treatment.