Sentences with phrase «other lesser films»

Not exact matches

But unlike other films with more direct Christian messages, churches are much less likely to buy out theaters in bulk as they did for «Son of God» and «God's Not Dead,» a move that brought those films big returns at the box office.

Other parts of the film are less historically accurate.

While other, lesser, films would have collapsed under this stress, it actually makes TCM more unsettling.

Which is to say that the film's interpretation of apartheid may reflect most poorly on the film not because it's wrong but because it's intellectually lazy and, here's the real kicker, LESS INTERESTING than it would have been to show the aliens as not yet another oppressed minority (which has been done to death) but a mass suppressed by an elite group, made to feel like an «other» when, in fact, it's imprisoned in its own homeland.

Other names are less familiar, but their faces are recognizable to anyone who has seen independent films recently: Kevin Corrigan, Debi Mazar, Michael Imperioli.

«American Wedding» is more focused than the other films, centering mostly on the crowd favorites and leaving the other less notable characters in the dust.

Deathly Hallows is more heavily steeped in Potter mythology than any of the other films, and as a result less diehard viewers may find themselves confused by the frequent references to earlier events or unseen characters.

While it has visual energy to spare, the movie is more relaxed and less flamboyantly playful than most of Honore's other films, unfolding with naturalistic grace — precise but unfussy framing, fluid camera movements — and fewer New Wave - y winks and nods.

It does come down to the script, which is so flawed, and fitting for a lesser film, one that isn't rewarding inspired in most every other department, including the musical one.

McConaughey, with his flattop «do, square jaw, and grim determination, is clearly giving his all here, as are Keitel (as Crew Chief Klough) and the others, but I couldn't help thinking the film would benefit from less diving and surfacing and more exposition.

There are a few new funny bits and in other cases, the film's rhythm and pacing seems mildly hindered by adding a less potent comedic coda or non-essential moment (like Doug being gifted the Mercedes from his new father - in - law, played by Jeffrey Tambor).

This week, catch the latest trailers for summer comedies «30 Minutes or Less,» «Submarine,» and «The Change - Up,» and read news about «The Dark Knight Rises,» «The Hunger Games,» and other films in production.

I found this film to be one of the better reconstructions of the trials, one that felt more subtle than other films, which for me anyway, felt less over dramatic, which is necessary in order to make a great film.

[It] seems reluctant to use the potentials for astute comic strip philosophy that all the other films revelled in to a greater or lesser extent.

Like many films by Besson — «The Professional,» «The Fifth Element,» «The Messenger» and other high - octane shoot -»em - ups — «Lucy» starts out riveting but becomes less engaging as it goes along.

Reflecting upon the poverty in London leading up to 1943, especially the treatment of poor homeless street children, the film's other themes includes celebrating with food, festivities, dance and drinks, opening ones heart to embrace those less fortunate and the spirit of giving.

«Self / Less» is only days away from coming to the movie theaters, and it would appear that this film is following in the footsteps of other sci - fi films that aim to show what could be part of our reality.

It's difficult to think of a director less - suited to take on the intricate, minutiae - obsessed writing of Peter Morgan than Howard — a director who, even in his finest films, has always been interested in the big picture first, with characters serving history rather than the other way round.

Just because I am my most powerful doesn't mean that I threaten your position as a man and hopefully, it's a film that can encourage us to be a little less scared of the other in that regard.»

What this also means is that there's no danger of the Marvel films becoming less entangled with each other.

The trailer screams Duplass made but I personally found it less compelling then some of their other films.

Other lesser known works, such as 1928's The White Stadium, are marvels of late - silent era filmmaking, employing elliptical editing rather than the newsreel style more common to several of the earlier compilation films in this collection.

Other TIFF films focused on times in American politics that were similarly fraught, even if their contemporary resonance is less clear.

While Freddy's Revenge isn't really in keeping with the first film in the nature of Freddy, whose powers seem to now come with the house, it still has an interesting premise and at least takes a direction that makes it less of a rehash of the first film than other slasher film sequels have been.

At its best, the film is just a bunch of guys who just enjoy each others company, nothing more, nothing less.

Though it's evident that Marina comes from a different class than most of the film's other characters, A Fantastic Woman is withholding about her background and family — and this would be less of a problem if Lelio and co-screenwriter Gonzalo Maza offered her much in the way of motivation or aspirations.

The film is never less than forthright about asserting her fundamental dignity, but it's fixated on what she's lost: a home, the compassion of others, and a lover.

Ever wonder why some of your favorite lesser - known horror movies sit idly by while other films seem to capture all the...

With more street level characters, it makes sense that Allen looked to less expensive parts of London than his other films.

The viewer ends up more or less surprised by the films sudden escalation, because of the needless time wasted showing other characters without developing them.

Other in - built games for adults include spotting various throwaway references to considerably less family - oriented films, «The Night of the Hunter» and Scorsese's «Cape Fear» included.

As daffy father Clark, Chase turned the film into a huge hit, harnessing a likable befuddlement that kept the series going even as the sequels were increasingly less well received and tiresomely slapstick.Chase's other big hit came in 1985, when he starred as the title character in Fletch, the film widely considered the actor's best and most complimentary of his sharp talent for wordplay.

In other words, Motorway is a stunt film whose stunts are less conventionally compelling than they are thoughtful, a distinguishing quality that's as much a boon to the film's overall quality as it is a liability — and unfortunately the latter ends up winning out.

A Special Jury Prize, meanwhile, was presented to Portuguese - Brazilian duo João Salaviza and Renée Nader Messora for their film «The Dead and the Others,» a visually ravishing tale of indigenous traditions and mythology in north Brazil; in their speech, the directors explained they intended the film as a rejoinder to less positive, urban - dominated portrayals of the country in its national cinema.

Atom joined us at Geraldine to discuss his latest film at the time, Devil's Knot, and its relationship to some of his other historically rooted films: Ararat, Citadel, Where the Truth Lies and the lesser seen TV movie, Gross Misconduct.

After all, underground cinema is less in thrall to the establishment of a name (filmmakers may often either move on to independent film or into other areas of activity), and much more likely to be a scene of greater experimentation.

Universal has included a slightly less - boring menu than is typical of other studios» no - frills discs, in that it includes various stills from the film and graphics (notebook clippings and such) consistent with the setting of the film.

Consequently this film, more than the other two, feels like a straight line: less improvisation, more inevitability, all of it leading to the moment where our hero, the merciless assassin, decides whether his training to be an instrument overrules his instinct to be a human.

Not a traditional soundtrack — only three of the 14 songs on the record actually appear in the film — but rather an «inspired by» type of situation, the album joins other number - one charting companion albums of film - adjacent music such as, um, somewhat less - inspired collections like Men In Black: The Album and The Hunger Games: Songs From District 12 And Beyond.

It's as manipulative as it is dishonest, but unlike many other far lesser films worthy of the same description, all this flick's shamelessness is on purpose.

It's a feeling that, being a longtime film reviewer myself, I can understand, as there are some movies that hits you just right on certain days, when every other day might have yielded less of an impact.

The film does drag ever so occasionally — some of the deep and meaningfuls have less impact than others — but for the most part the cinéma vérité style filmmaking doesn't work against the enjoyment factor.

I did not stay long enough to witness what other critics have described as the film's «torture porn» moments, precisely because I felt tortured enough just by the film's first hour — one that felt as tedious to me as reading Heidegger (but considerably less profound).

Allen's appeared less and less in his films over the years, but famously casts other actors into the roles he would have played.

The 5.1 DTS - HD master audio is even less believable, that is to say it is practically up there with other new films.

But his previous work as a feature director, 2005's «The Baxter,» was another sweet and off - kilter romantic comedy; both films are far less caustic and a lot more compassionate than most of his other comedy work.

But The French Connection was more calculated and closer to the ground; it made the other two films seem like B - movies cut from a lesser cloth.

The acting by both Eastwood and Kevin Costner makes this easily one of the better films in both their careers, which is interesting since they are so much better known for other — sometimes lesser — films.

While one can not fail to be largely impressed by the scale and execution of Chadha's film, it's difficult to over-look other less breath - taking elements along the way.

Other stuff, like Spielberg's traditional final course of four or so endings stacked on top of one another, is less successful — especially a final coda evoking the Nixon scandal to come, which ends the film on a jarringly goofy note.