Sentences with phrase «shocking act»

Kusama deftly manipulates that tension, peppering it with acerbic satire of all things New Age until it finally explodes late in the second act, leading to shocking acts of violence and an unforgettably ominous final image.

«It was a truly shocking act of evil.

Undercover investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas compiled audio - visual recordings over a period of two years and documented shocking acts of alleged bribery of judges who trade justice for pecuniary and other material benefits.

And though love is touted as «the only shocking act sill left on the planet», it seems like the real thing is as impossible to find as an affordable bouquet of flowers.

She is infamous for a single, shocking act of violence — an attack, in January 1994, on a rival American figure - skater, Nancy Kerrigan, that was orchestrated by Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly.

Whatever we may think of this shocking act, it demonstrated in the most dramatic way possible that fundamentalism can no longer be ignored, whether in religion, society or world affairs.

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has accused President Goodluck Jonathan of exhibiting a shocking act of indiscretion by hobnobbing with an alleged Boko Haram sponsor, Modu...

In it, Jen's getaway with her lover turns violent after a shocking act leaves her left for dead.

She can next be seen in the indie drama Beautiful Boy, about a married couple (Bello and Michael Sheen) on the verge of separation who, after a shocking act of violence committed by their son (Kyle Gallner), are united in their grief.

Tension mounts in the house until the situation abruptly ---- and viciously ---- intensifies, culminating in a shocking act that leaves Jen left for dead.

I, Tonya is a story covering the rise and fall of Tonya Harding, a former American figure skater, who first gained prominence due to her immense skating talent, and gained global notoriety for a single, shocking act of violence — an attack, in January 1994, on a rival American figure - skater, Nancy Kerrigan, that was orchestrated by Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly.

Then, after a shocking act of betrayal finds Jen impaled on a tree out in the middle of the desert, the film takes a sharp turn into brutally cathartic, semi-supernatural action as Jen seemingly comes back from the dead to pick off her attackers one by one in extremely painful ways.

Still resenting Toshio for leading the life he felt he belonged to him, Yasaka slowly proves himself a better father and a more attentive husband than his old friend and new boss, until a sudden and shocking act of violence turns the narrative on its head.

From the winner of the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize, a brilliantly haunting and suspenseful debut set in modern - day Britain where water is running out everywhere except at The Well - the farm of one seemingly ordinary family whose mysterious good fortune leads to suspicion, chaos, and ultimately a shocking act of violence.

The Memory Keeper's Daughter is a powerful combination of a tragic and poignant family story as well as riveting page - turner, due primarily to the fact that it centers on such a shocking act by one individual that affects everyone he cares about.

But after the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, paranoia and suspicion threaten to destroy their lives, and a shocking act of betrayal changes everything.

From Manhattan's mahogany - paneled law offices to its modern penthouse lofts and dimly lit nightclubs, the trail of entrapment and murder leads to a shocking act that no one could ever have anticipated.

Sterling is a small, ordinary New Hampshire town where nothing ever happens — until the day its complacency is shattered by a shocking act of violence.

Thirty years later and on the other side of the world, June and Hector are reunited in a plot that will force them to come to terms with the mysterious secrets of their past, and the shocking acts of love and violence that bind them together.

Before long, Walker finds himself caught in a perverse triangle that leads to a sudden, shocking act of violence that will alter the course of his life.

And so, when one of her sons, Max, becomes depressed, Mary Beth becomes focused on him, and is blindsided by a shocking act of violence.

Halfway between adventure game, visual novel, psychological horror experience and exploitative murder pornography, this bizarre PSP download managed to grimly captivate its players with deep inter-character relationships and shocking acts of violence visited upon helpless minors.

As of Monday most of the industry's leading gaming companies made a point to mourn the victims either onstage at the gaming confab in Los Angeles, California, or on social media, pledging support to those forever traumatized by the shocking act — and in a few cases, to the LGBT community rocked by the homophobic terrorist attack.

In it, he mocked the «King» and his nicknames, referred to his leaving as a «shocking act of disloyalty» and «cowardly betrayal,» and promised Cleveland would win a championship before James did.