Sentences with phrase «on schmaltz»

Scoring 8 out of 10 on the schmaltz scale, «This Beautiful Fantastic» makes an unabashed appeal to viewers with a high tolerance for whimsical fantasy.

The Christmas tendency to trowel on the schmaltz can make it an endurance test by the time New Year approaches.

Intended as a showpiece for the then - new technology, the film plays Hemingway's much - loved story very safe; it borders on schmaltz in places, and the voice acting is as wooden as the walls of the old man's cabin.

The new episodes continue to skimp on the schmaltz, so expect the same joyous balance of the political and the personal, with a couple of family dance breaks — yes, including Schneider (Todd Grinnell), whose new iteration has learned to keep his hands to himself — in between.

The film wastes such formidable laugh - getters as Patton Oswalt (virtually his entire role is in the trailer) and Rob Corddry, while ladling on the schmaltz in a climactic sequence with Martin Sheen as Dodge's long - estranged father.

Not exact matches

I avoid processed fats, like margarine or canola oil, but whole fats from olives, avocados, coconuts, seeds, nuts, and humanely raised animals (butter, lard, suet, schmaltz) are a necessary part of the diet, and lead to feeling full in ways that allow people to cut down on sugar (which is less healthy, as you say).

Add half the schmaltz to a hot pan and then add the onions and cook on medium low for about 15 - 20 minutes until they start to caramelize.

While schmaltz may not be the healthiest of oils (there is some debate on this subject), it imparts an authentic flavor that can't be replicated with vegetable - based oil.

Use it right away, freeze the extra, or chill it in the fridge and remove the fat that congeals on the top (you can use chicken schmaltz or beef tallow for sautéing or give it to the dog or chickens).

If you do not have schmaltz on hand, coconut oil or even ghee would be great real food options.

Concentrate on those scenes, try to ignore the schmaltz in between, and the whole experience isn't really any worse than, say, «Rocky IV.»

He resists the urge to shower the narrative in schmaltz, instead choosing to linger long on shots and capture the angst amongst his characters.

This is either unbearable schmaltz or a festive heart - warmer, depending on who you ask.

Can stellar performances, skilled direction, pristine cinematography and an evocative score elevate a story built on weepy schmaltz?

T2 will doubtless always be the cinematic franchise at its peak, simply because it blends everything so well — Cameron directs with verve, intensity & emotion; his cast balance drama, comedy & feeling perfectly; the script avoids cheese or schmaltz to touch on deeper themes & be remarkably human & the narrative expands the story logically and satisfyingly outwards.

They actually look pretty comparable (and, try as I might, I couldn't pick up on the subtle differences between the cuts except for that the preview version ended on a note of unbelievable schmaltz, whereas the final version has a mildly tacked - on coda featuring Guy rejecting a second gentleman caller).

Instead, it ends on a Hackford uplift: a proverbial Gere carrying a proverbial Winger into the schmaltz sunset of a bright contrivance.

But the movie also plays on the talky side; to a great extent it is devoid of the histrionics and schmaltz that populate some awards contenders.

Tired and uninspired, the movie has no clue how to draw out its sitcom setup and relies entirely on weak pratfalls and schmaltz that's so sappy it provides the bulk of the laughs.

Then, just as you begin to cheer on this pile of claptrap, Levy ramps up the schmaltz and loses it.

He's trying to make a heart - tugging account of a boy and his horse with all the classical filmmaking techniques that he grew up admiring, but where schmaltz can work when done delicately and with precision, Spielberg and his collaborators have lacquered this baby up in so many shiny coats of manipulative drivel that it borders on spoof.

The schmaltz does not make Oz The Great and Powerful a bad film by any means; however those not keen on whimsy may find it too cheesy.

CHICAGO — «Million Dollar Arm» harkens back to a period of shameless family friendly schmaltz that used to play to families in theaters and then run in perpetuity on «The Wonderful World Of Disney» on television.

The film isn't very high on insight into the human condition and would have been better served by leaving the schmaltz alone.

The Light Between Oceans by George Wolf Can stellar performances, skilled direction, pristine cinematography and an evocative score elevate a story built on weepy schmaltz?

It largely avoids schmaltz until the third act (when it wallows in it), and if its conclusion borders on the implausible, sliding into the ridiculous, Hart's War provides easy causes to champion, nice turns by Farrell and Hauser, and enough cleverly framed set - pieces to ease the pain of its predictability and hamfistedness.

It's surprising how warm it is — superficially I guess it's similar to something like To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday — which I suppose is a superficially similar film — but this one has a more «Hollywood» feel to it, a degree of schmaltz perhaps but a satisfying one.

Insulting your intelligence on a regular basis, the film repeatedly defies logic and tries to divert attention from its failings with some old - fashioned schmaltz.

This movie runs on cliché and is fueled by emotional treacle, dripping into overblown schmaltz at the worst moments, reveling in these instances of excess in ways that are consistently maddening.