Sentences with phrase «poignancy while»

Delivering genuine thrills and poignancy while subverting genre conventions, this striking debut for British director Michael Pearce is both gritty and polished.

Elizabethtown mistakes countless scenes of people throwing their hands over their heads as they're walking away to some alt - pop tune as poignancy while mistaking Bloom as a viable romantic lead when he's more accurately a plaster casting of one.

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While the poignancy is in other lines in his column («We pave the sunlit path toward justice together, brick by brick.

While the pace of the series definitely picks up in the second night, Bag of Bones doesn't pull off the scares of King's previous works such as Misery» or «The Shining» nor does it have the poignancy of his «The Shawshank Redemption.»

While the film's flashbacks and - forwards are disorienting, the performances give the film propulsion and poignancy.

There is poignancy in her helplessness, and Spielberg shows it in a virtuoso two - shot, as she hangs over Anderton's shoulder while their eyes search desperately in opposite directions.

While it's just mischievous enough for the target demographic, the terrific ensemble cast elevates some predictably lightweight material, generating a crowd - pleasing mix of laughs and poignancy.

Weaving together moments of humor with poignancy by way of personal anecdotes — as well as reflections on newsworthy events of the past 12 months — Ryan told graduates to take pride in their work and accomplishments, while asking themselves what more might they do to help others.

In previous works like The Siege and The Club Dumas, the poignancy and emotional devastation was a by - product of the tightly knit story, while in this book the emotional revelations feel like an adjunct to the plot, tacked on to give the derring - do of the almost 500 pages an emotional heft.

Both titles feel like works of art as well as games and, while their stories are very simple, leave a lasting effect on the player, with a subtlety of tone and a poignancy rarely found in this medium.

The former manages to recapture much of the magic that made the early Final Fantasy titles such unique, wonderful experiences, while the latter boasts all the charm and narrative poignancy of its venerable cousins, Ico and Shadow of the Colossus.

Frédéric Brenner brings twelve photographers to «This Place,» in the Middle East, where Shimon Attie works as well, while John Akomfrah finds poignancy in the migration across continents.

And while his portrayals range from serene and august portraits to abrasive or outrageous caricatures, all were his instruments for addressing the poignancy, folly, and complexity of modern life.

Its relative ephemerality lends an unexpected poignancy to the installation while linking the artistic endeavor to the cycles of nature.