In this, her second novel, Coe demonstrates a keen eye for the intricate dynamics of family life and an even
sharper ear for the language we use both to conceal and to wound.
The filmmaker's
sharp ear for repartee nudges Aiyaary toward something resembling a big statement on bribery and fraud in the Army..
Writer - director Justin Simien is an exciting new filmmaker with a fresh voice and
a sharp ear for comedy.
Not exact matches
At the end, there's a section of unpedantic and very useful notes (Johnson, in the Poundian manner, has a
sharp eye and
ear for apt quotations to weave into his lines) and a bit of background on the figure of the Green Man.
Use a
sharp knife with a thin blade to slice the corn kernels from the cob;
for best results (and to prevent kernels from taking flight), slice a few rows off an
ear, lay it flat on the cutting board, then slice off the remaining corn.
This familiar rise - and - fall tale is long on glamour and short on larger moralistic consequences, though it's told with
sharp ears and eyes
for the tenor of the times.
Written with a marvelous
ear for language and a
sharp sense of character, it makes full use of the no holds barred opportunities of cable with shocking violence, casual sex, and epithet laced gangster - speak.
Actually, thanks to a voice cast that includes Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Bob Balaban, Greta Gerwig, Tilda Swinton, Bryan Cranston, Scarlett Johansson, Edward Norton and Frances McDormand, it literally sounds like a Wes Anderson movie during every moment — and, it proves a smart,
sharp, glorious and gorgeous feast
for both the
ears and the eyes.
Using
sharp reflexes and great powers of observation (that seem to slow his surroundings), this loner with an
ear for street injustice is able to settle scores quickly, violently, and definitively.
Such touches aim
for archetypal Americana, but wind up as secondhand mimicry of the same disembodied -
ear - behind - the - picket - fence dichotomies wielded to much
sharper effect in the work of Lynch and the Coens.
Sundance has an
ear for sharp, racially charged comedies (Dear White People, Dope, a little sensation called Get Out) and we'd love to see that tradition continue.
Gerwig evidently shares Baumbach's
ear for sharp, realistic dialogue that includes awkward interactions and misunderstood wit.
In the hands of a lesser filmmaker, that could come across like a tract; here, it surfaces in
sharp observational moments, like Ines leaning over and whispering just the word «hair» into her female assistant's
ear during a presentation, in response to which the assistant immediately lets her hair down,
for the benefit of their all - male clients.
Besides the
sharp, clean, warm picture, there is also satisfaction to be had in the default Dolby TrueHD 5.1 mix, which reveals that Turturro shares Allen's
ear for jazz.
As a fast, accurate typist with strong grammar skills, a keen
ear for detail, and a
sharp eye
for proofreading, I will gladly transcribe the following into a cleanly formatted Word document at an affordable price and in a timely manner:
There's no doubt that Ghettoside is impeccably researched, but what makes it a brilliant book is Leovy's
ear for the human story behind the statistics and her
sharp, intuitive understanding of the people she meets.
Most of them are hidden, so players should keep a
sharp ear out
for the faint buzz of electricity as they play.
The Foundation has a
sharp, funny
ear for mass culture and the art scene, as last summer on Governors Island.
I was sad when I had to take the
Sharp SD - WH1000U WHRAP gear out of my system and return all of it to the case
for transport across the country
for other
ears to enjoy.
One fan with a particularly
sharp ear might have discovered who the composer
for Red Dead Redemption 2 will be, based on the music heard in the reveal trailer and comparing it to another piece from the composer in question.