Sentences with phrase «of clever nods»

Not only is it genuinely unsettling, but it's full of clever nods to...

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This has included her first - ever Instagram photo of a selection of pantsuits in red, white, and blue, captioned «Hard Choices,» a clever nod to her book, and of course a colorful patriotic reference.

But where these nods to vintage video games show a spark of inspiration, the dialogue frequently overextends itself into what can be described as «Diablo Cody Lite,» a.k.a. painfully quippy and clever one - liners that are best handled by professionals.

Casting also includes some clever nods to fanboy favorites of TV and film, like Michael Dorn (Atrocitus), Armin Shimerman (Zilius Zox), Peter Stormare (Mr. Freeze), Noel Fisher (Clarion the Witch Boy), Jasika Nicole (Vixen), Khary Payton (Cyborg), Robert Picardo (Harvey Dent / Two - Face).

If it's anything like the first episode though, it'll be - as we said in our review - «light of heart and foot, clever, and a sincere nod to anyone who likes a good story.»

Rather, it was Justin Lin's Star Trek Beyond that delivered franchise - movie goods with a minimum of bombast, plus nods to its series» past that felt elegant or clever, rather than like the missing first 20 pages of some overwritten instruction manual.

Plotnick also includes a couple of wink - wink nods to genuine sci - fi classics, such as a clever cameo by «2001: A Space Odyssey» star Keir Dullea, or an R2 - D2 - like droid that serves as a pill - dispensing psychiatrist.

In addition to the main roles, there are a number of high - profile cameos and some very clever nods to cinema classics.

The poster, a terribly clever merger of media cover art, gives a nod to YA fiction while emphasizing the 30 - something lead character's hangover - riddled regression, a pure / impure juxtaposition of the Bad Teacher sort.

This thoughtful allegory about the dangers of industrialization includes clever technology and nods to familiar places.

The fictional city of Willamette and its massive mall are fun to explore, and there are plenty of clever winks and nods worked in, but it's not on par with other open - world titles in terms of detail.

Beneath all of the clever writing and winks and nods to previous games, there's a very solid adventure here with some fresh ideas.»

There are also clever nods to previous titles — my favourite being the subtle echoes of Resident Evil's loading screens in the plantation's many stairs and doorways.

His work — like that of his Vancouver compatriots Jeff Wall and Stan Douglas — is unapologetically cerebral, filled with clever visual puns and nods to other work.

Throughout the interior, the decor is a clever mix of classic and contemporary styles — it's clean - lined and modern but with nods to the building's Victorian architecture.

In a clever nod to the area, just beyond the glass partition, the shape of the pendant mirrors the look of the one above the dining table.