Sentences with phrase «nailbiter of»

The bomb - defusing nailbiter of a party game!

Their 4 games thus far have been: solid opening win; buzzer - beater walkoff after mostly being outplayed all game; unmitigated rout that was over by halftime; and a nailbiter of a grind where they couldn't hit a damn thing outside the paint despite plenty of wide open looks.

Not exact matches

Back in the U.S., Hagman began to make progress in his career, tallying up several TV guest - star appearances (including, presciently, a smiling villain on an episode of Sea Hunt), a regular role as lawyer Ed Gibson on the daytime soap opera The Edge of Night, and a beautifully played supporting role as a Russian / English interpreter in the nuclear nailbiter Fail Safe.

A true nailbiter, The China Syndrome is a potent harbinger of the potential devastation that can be wrought when humans attempt to harness an energy source they don't fully understand, an energy that can leave no leeway for such human foibles as avarice and sloth.

it's not a nailbiter like some of clouzot's other films but has a nice atmosphere and some really interesting characters, especially the detective and the photographer

In fact, its character and rich emotional layers are what elevates the film from a precisely - told absorbing thriller into something much more potent and powerful: a breathtakingly harrowing tale of survival and grueling desperation that redefines the term «nailbiter.»

Also written by the Key & Peele comedian, it's a well - controlled work that builds dread through subtle strains of absurdity before turning into a full - blown, jump - scary nailbiter.

Charlize Theron, James McAvoy and inevitably, Toby Jones, are spies in Berlin around the time of the fall of the wall in this chilly - looking adaptation of the Antony Johnston nailbiter.