Sentences with phrase «rarely seen a film»

I have rarely seen a film go from excellent to «what the heck» as fast as Drive.

Not exact matches

I'm especially interested in seeing Transit, a film about the rarely - told story of Filipino workers in Tel Aviv.

Every movement of the camera, every shot of not seeing something terrible build the film to a level of terror that has rarely been seen.

As tempting as it is to encounter «Mudbound» as a sociopolitical text, that reading sells short a film that unfolds with the time, space and scope audiences rarely see anymore.

There is wonderful heart to this generous and committed man with his wild hair, clad in selections from his trademark T - shirt collection, In a medium that is all about collaboration, it is refreshing to see a film about a subject who is rarely in the spotlight.

It's well performed and a periodically fascinating study of Bradford's seedy underbelly that's rarely seen on film

While strict and unbending, the matriarchy of the Rivera household is a family system rarely seen in films live - action and otherwise.

When Hollywood tackles terrorism, it rarely offers the degree of ambiguity on display in In the Fade and I have never seen a studio - funded film opt for this kind of uncompromising ending.

And she sees her film as a love story, too, of a sort too rarely seen onscreen: a man and woman who trust each other as colleagues.

The film rarely breaks away from Isabelle, but when it does the result always feels significant: when we see Duvauchelle alone on the Metro platform, for example, we may wonder if we are really seeing him or rather the taunting vision that Isabelle has of him in her longing.

Aronofsky again showcases a unique point of view and perspective that is rarely seen in film today and «Swan» while not a masterpiece is still a fascinating film to watch.

The Hidden Gem: Want to see something off the beaten path, a title rarely mentioned when people talk about the films of Maurice Pialat?

The action is surprisingly clear, with the focus rarely faltering; with so many animations opting for a much denser, clustered style, its good to see this film do much better in that regard, making it more eye friendly.

This film captures a side of Americana we rarely see shown in this way.

Silence is the kind of film we rarely see anymore unless one of a handful of auteurs like Martin Scorsese made it.

Twilight Time's release of the rarely seen Richard Fleischer film Che!

Rarely do I see a film that makes me squirm as often as I did while watching the superb Austrian horror film Goodnight Mommy.

Once again, Sean Baker delivers an exhilarating, compassionate film about a group of social outcasts rarely seen on screen.

A character - focused melodrama fueled by a collection of outstanding performances by all three leads and beyond, Trust is a type of film we see all too rarely in this day and age.

Spurned first by the French New Wave iconoclasts as belonging to the «tradition of quality» and later for the extremist political views their director embraced as a member of the right - wing National Front, Claude Autant - Lara's wartime films are rarely seen today.

«I Am Love» star Tilda Swinton reteams with Guadagnino as Marianne, a Bowie - like rock star who's recovering from a throat op — meaning Swinton spends most of the film silent or whispering, lending her a vulnerability we've rarely seen until now.

Our heroine, Carol Solomon (played by Bell herself) does not drive, so we see aspects of life in Los Angeles rarely represented on film: no palm trees or freeways, but people walking in pedestrian friendly neighbourhoods such as Koreatown or negotiating cab rides or car sharing.

The Hidden Gem: Want to see something off the beaten path, a title rarely mentioned when people talk about the films of William Friedkin?

The Hidden Gem: Want to see something off the beaten path, a title rarely mentioned when people talk about the films of George Miller?

A remarkable film about a remarkable man, it won 8 Oscars and had an epic scale rarely seen before.

Shot with a level of realism we rarely seen in Indian cinema, this film combines sharply engaging characters with an involving story that really gets under the skin.

Speaking of complex, where this film manages to do something I've rarely seen in a mainstream movie, that is delve into the idea of double consciousness, as well as the intergenerational struggles in the Black family.

Aguilar: Another interesting thing is the fact that the film focuses on the Mexican middle class, which is something rarely seen in Mexican films internationally.

While anthology films are rarely made and rarely seen as commercial enterprises, New York Stories grossed a respectable $ 10.8 million in theaters, which inflation adjusts to $ 21.5 M today, a sum that would be appreciated by Allen and both generations of Coppola, if not Scorsese who has been enjoying the biggest returns of his career in recent years.

With a cast demonstrating martial arts skills with a speed and dexterity that has rarely before been seen, The Raid is an awe - inspiring film that grabs you from the first minute and doesn't let go until the end credits, leaving you battered and bruised mentally and emotionally.

While they don't touch on everything, the creators behind I, Tonya manage to blend many of the most relevant incidents and periods in her life together in order to give the audience the kind of film that we rarely get a chance to see.

Rarely do you see independent films with this sense of time and place, but «Short Term 12» feels both confident and relaxed, emotionally specific without being overtly somber or intense.

I see a lot of films, many of them crap, yet rarely do I feel like leaving.

However, the best of them are the ones that intrigue an initial idea and elaborate upon it with the kind of well - developed characters, ingenious plots and emotional resonance that is rarely seen in films aimed at family audiences.

In its finely drawn portrayal of economic pressures and class divisions within the relatively privileged belt of Sacramento suburbia, the film cuts a wide swath, speaking generously to the «just getting by» belt of America that rarely sees itself on screen.

She gives a natural performance which we rarely see at such a young age and this holds the whole film together; which is impressive considering the other excellent performances seen from her more experienced colleagues.

Set in gritty Oxnard, Calif., the film boasts an almost entirely Latino cast of characters — a welcome gesture toward a huge filmgoing demographic that rarely gets to see itself onscreen — while smart casting and production design help capture the flavor of the environs with only moderate deployment of cultural stereotypes.

It rarely works this time as so much of the movie is darkly lit making a good chunk of the film hard to watch as you can't see what's actually going on.

The appearance onscreen of pointillist swarms of film grain may trigger a specific kind of nostalgia in movie buffs, for chemically produced and mechanically projected images that are rarely seen these days outside of repertory cinemas and museums.

Plus a rarely seen feature film from Japanese director Takashi Miike!

Such is the case with director John Madden «s remake of the rarely - seen 2007 Israeli film Ha - Hov.

Good morning, Paul: If I were not a film critic, I'd probably see four or five movies a week, but I'd rarely go to a movie theater.

In one, that repression leads to supernatural horror; in another, it creates the tragedy of unrequited love in a rarely - seen - in - film culture.

It would be great to see Snowpiercer became as big an international hit as that earlier film, which also blended cutting social commentary, blockbuster set pieces and the sort of thrills you rarely get out of contemporary marketed - to - death multiplex fare.

The groundbreaking first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Arabia and the first by a female Saudi filmmaker, Wadjda offers a moving, rarely seen picture of everyday life in Riyadh: through the eyes of a girl unwilling to surrender what she wants.

These Marvel films have a pretty serious glass ceiling, whether it's because of their unrelenting desire to focus more on what is to come than what is currently happening, the samey directorial styles and color palettes or the thematic foundation rarely taking any real chances, but it is refreshing to see a film flirt with breaking through, even if it falls short doing so.

Rarely seen without a bottle of liquor, Vincent is usually the film's comedic relief, despite being an empty shell of a man.

Non-American films rarely see much glory in the best picture category — The Artist was able to win, for example, only because it didn't contain any foreign language.

Johanne Debas and Darius Khondji's cinematography is gorgeous, the film is filled with wonderful performances where you can tell that all of the actors are having a marvelous time, and Allen brings it all together with a joy rarely seen in his movies these days.

Coogler and his collaborators, chief among them cinematographer Rachel Morrison, costume designer Ruth E. Carter, and production designer Hannah Beachler, behind and in front of the camera elevate Black Panther into serious commercial art, commercial art with provocative, confrontational political, cultural, and social themes rarely seen in or out of the genre — because Hollywood studios prefer playing it safe with potentially lucrative IP (intellectual property) in their possession — in turn delivering the first great film (genre qualifiers unnecessary) of the new year.