Sentences with phrase «pretty terrific film»

«The Breadwinner» is a pretty terrific film that may not get the attention that it might have even a year ago because of certain changes to Academy Award voting rules expected to favor big - studio blockbusters over more adventurous, individual films from around the globe.

Reese is a whiny cokehead, but it doesn't stop «Winter Passing» from being a pretty terrific film about blaming your parents for everything under the sun.

Not exact matches

Very Bad Things features a pretty terrific cast; while it features no real «big time» stars other than Cameron Diaz - who only achieved that status upon the release of Mary, which happened after this film was already done - it offers a very solid list of quality actors.

As for the performances, Sorvino is terrific in what was pretty much her last mainstream role before Harvey Weinstein derailed her career (looking back, the Sorvino vs. Giant Cockroach metaphor feels rather prescient), and she's ably supported by Northam, Dutton and Giannini, even if the film never quite figures out what to do with Goodwin's Chuy.

Though the film follows a pretty standard cops - and - robbers formula, it does so with such razor - sharp proficiency and well - drawn characters that it succeeds not just as a terrific genre film but a modern American classic in the same vein as «No Country for Old Men.»

Okay, maybe I'm not particularly objective about this film, but it is pretty terrific, a Bradbury-esque story of an adolescent adventure one summer and one of the finest Stephen King adaptations ever (it's based on his short story «The Body»).

Carter is not a terrific sci - fi film, but it is epic and pretty entertaining.

Forgoing the aspect ratio changes of Nolan's IMAX Batman films, Batman v Superman stays 2.40:1 throughout and unsurprisingly looks pretty terrific on Blu - ray.

Sam Smith did the most recent song «Writing On the Wall» which was a pretty terrific and powerful song in of itself, but I think Skyfall still takes the cake between the Craig Bond films.

Also Worthy and Worthwhile «Keep The Lights On,» «Neighboring Sounds,» «A Royal Affair» (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard guy should have also been in our Breakout Performances of 2012 piece), «The Forgiveness Of Blood» (already Criterion approved with good reason), «Shut Up and Play the Hits,» «Compliance» (captivatingly ugly), «2 Days In New York» (hilariously neurotic, Julie Delpy is clearly the heir apparent to Woody Allen), «Cosmopolis,» «Side By Side,» «Argo,» «The Turin Horse» (Goodnight, Mr. Tarr you sweet prince of the bleak and wretched), «Once Upon A Time In Anatolia» (in many ways mesmerizing and beautiful, but for me, ultimately more in a cerebral way than in a moving, emotional one), «Goodbye Love» (Mia Hansen - Love clearly watches the films of her husband Olivier Assayas; a spiritual cousin to his last 3 - 4 pictures), «Elena,» «Francine» (great non-judgemental direction; Melissa Leo is terrific), «Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry,» «Alps,» «The Loneliest Planet,» «The Kid With The Bike» and pretty much every film in our 11 Films You May Not Have Seen list.

Though the film follows a pretty standard cops - and - robbers formula, it does so with such razor - sharp proficiency and well - drawn characters that it succeeds not only as a terrific genre flick but a modern American classic in the same vein as «No Country for Old Men.»