Sentences with phrase «short of a masterpiece»

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is nothing short of a masterpiece.

Up to episode 8 and Ash Vs Evil Dead has been nothing short of a masterpiece.

The Rider is nothing short of a masterpiece, an elegant work of cinematic poetry that elevates the everyday struggles of real people to the level of high art.

Enter the Void doesn't quite have the structural and thematic cohesion or discipline of Irréversible, making it fall just short of masterpiece status.

In Silence, the newest from auteur and directing legend Martin Scorsese, it has been decades in the making, and it is nothing short of a masterpiece.

Filmmakers and critics on Twitter are calling Phantom Thread nothing short of a masterpiece, highlighting the performances of Day - Lewis and his breakout co-star Vicky Krieps.

And Meryl Streep bears the unfair handicap that she's given us so many marvels over the years that anything short of a masterpiece seems par for the course.

Alex Garland has fallen short of a masterpiece of science fiction in the vein of Kubrick, but Ex Machina still leaves plenty for the eyes, ears and mind to consider.

The 1080p transfer is nothing short of a masterpiece.

Topping last years, A Bigger Splash, Italian director Luca Guadagnino has created nothing short of a masterpiece in... Read More

Tropical freeze is nothing short of a masterpiece with the best boss battles since ocarina of time.

The bellowing V8 is nothing short of a masterpiece, thundering into life like a clap of thunder.

Introduced in 2014, the top - tier Maserati GranTurismo MC Centennial Edition Convertible was designed to celebrate the automaker's 100th anniversary, and it's nothing short of a masterpiece — a car at the pinnacle of luxury and exclusivity in the premium convertible class.

«The amount of love and effort that went into crafting GALAK - Z is plainly evident... 17 - Bit has produced nothing short of a masterpiece.»

Breath of the Wild is nothing short of a masterpiece.»

Deus Ex is still widely regarded as nothing short of a masterpiece for its execution of a groundbreaking mix of various game play and storytelling elements.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is nothing short of a masterpiece.

As a technical achievement, Horizon Zero Dawn is nothing short of a masterpiece.

If every other aspect of Cuphead reached the astronomical heights of its presentation, then the end result would be nothing short of a masterpiece — sadly Cuphead is not nearly as fun to play as it is to look at.

Silent Hill 2 was nothing short of a masterpiece.

Not exact matches

He showed us some short video examples of great (and not so great) TED talks and then shared some specific suggestions as to what goes into crafting a memorable presentation — especially an 18 - minute masterpiece — to be delivered before one of the toughest and most accomplished audiences in the world.

Try creating your condiment masterpiece on top of a credenza, kitchen island or short bookshelf alongside some refreshing drinks.

In short, it's a bit of a masterpiece.

Of the countless films they made during their (amorphous) multi-decade run, undergoing nearly as many lineup changes as the Fall and Yes put together, no single Three Stooges short or feature is an actual, legitimate masterpiece of the cinema — that is to say, none has been recognized as sucOf the countless films they made during their (amorphous) multi-decade run, undergoing nearly as many lineup changes as the Fall and Yes put together, no single Three Stooges short or feature is an actual, legitimate masterpiece of the cinema — that is to say, none has been recognized as sucof the cinema — that is to say, none has been recognized as such.

For whatever reason, Warner Brothers packaged Jammin'the Blues, one of the greatest short films ever made, alongside Michael Curtiz's feature length Passage to Marseille (1944), a thoroughly mediocre military melodrama so desperate to replicate the success of Curtiz's earlier masterpiece Casablanca (1942) that it reuses most of the principal cast and some of the same story beats about lovers torn apart by war and self - centered anti-heroes who come to learn the importance of self - sacrifice.

As you can see in this short special feature from Criterion's release of The Great Dictator (out next week on Blu - ray and DVD), which compares Charles Chaplin's 1940 masterpiece with his brother Syd Chaplin's 1921 silent comedy King, Queen, Jo...

Chaplin is brilliant as always in the role of his famous Tramp character, and Coogan impresses as his young partner - in - crime, but while there's a lot to love about «The Kid» (particularly the duo's fantastic chemistry), it falls well short of its reputation as a cinematic masterpiece.

To say it is short of a cinematic masterpiece would not be too far off.

Australia is brutal and beautiful, and Roeg's film is nothing short of a captivating masterpiece that, like Ted Kotcheff's Wake In Fright the same year, suggests that Australia is never more fascinating than when viewed through the lens of a foreigner.

(1988); the Holy Grail of silent comedy shorts, a previously - thought - lost Laurel and Hardy THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY (1927), and Luchino Visconti's fully restored masterpiece ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS (1960), starring Alain Delon in a grand emotional opus on imploding fraternal tensionof silent comedy shorts, a previously - thought - lost Laurel and Hardy THE BATTLE OF THE CENTURY (1927), and Luchino Visconti's fully restored masterpiece ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS (1960), starring Alain Delon in a grand emotional opus on imploding fraternal tensionOF THE CENTURY (1927), and Luchino Visconti's fully restored masterpiece ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS (1960), starring Alain Delon in a grand emotional opus on imploding fraternal tensions.

Going into Wang Bing's latest documentary, Mrs. Fang, I was too busy cracking jokes about how much shorter it is than his previous works (his breakthrough film, Tie xi qu: West of the Tracks, clocks in at nine hours; his recent masterpiece»Til Madness Do Us Part comes in at close to four) and had somehow failed to realize I'd be watching almost an hour and a half of a woman lying on her deathbed.

This Vero short proves he is capable of making dozens of new original masterpieces.

Not since Chinatown has a modern noir film been able to captivate on this level, and while it falls just short of being the artistic masterpiece that Roman Polanski had been able to deliver, it's difficult to imagine improving LA Confidential to make it any more engaging or satisfying.

«Strathairn is nothing short of amazing... Like his performance as Edward R. Murrow in Good Night, and Good Luck, his interpretation is a masterpiece of subtlety.»

This laughably sad, morosely funny Irish - language short novel about a direct forebear of Beckett's absurdist protagonists waited 90 years to be translated into English and more broadly recognized as the masterpiece it is.

Others are Jerome Stern's Micro Fiction (An Anthology of Really Short Stories), Flash Fiction edited by James and Denise Thomas and Tom Hazunka, and Mark Mills» Crafting the Very Short Story (An Anthology of 100 Masterpieces), which also includes plenty of critical machinery.

Although Reckless Daughter can sometimes feel a bit hurried and sticks to the surface level more than a dedicated fan might like (I could have read far more than two short chapters on her 1971 album and enduring masterpiece «Blue»), Yaffe illustrates just how influential and essential to the fabric of modern songwriting her work truly is.

Christopher Marlowe, Renaissance playwright and poet — and protagonist of Phillip DePoy's A Prisoner in Malta — produced a handful of dramatic masterpieces in his relatively short life.

Arranged chronologically, the masterpieces are accompanied by seven comprehensive essays by art historian Ross King, as well as shorter discussions by art history professor Anja Grebe of the University of Freiburg in Germany.

If I know I'm going to dig into the next Cherie Priest novel or GRRM masterpiece it makes sense for me to buy the book because a) I can try it on Amazon already and know that I'm going to want more and b) because there is no way I'm going to be able to finish a novel length work in a short period of time.

Well, have no fear — I have compiled a short, easy to follow list of the next things you need to do in order to present your masterpiece to the world.

1) Vertigo (1958) Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense, set one of the key scenes of his masterpiece — on the short list of films up for discussion as the Greatest of All - Time — at Fort Point, now a National Historic Site in the heart of the Golden Gate National Parks.

Located a short stroll from the Museum of Modern Art, the hotel is a showcase for masterpieces by the famous French brand.

This super-stylish architectural masterpiece is nestled in a quiet cul - de-sac in the heart of Seminyak, a short stroll from the beach.

The popular Jumeirah Beach is also just a short distance away, so guests can take advantage of Dubai's beautiful climate and relax amongst the architectural masterpieces of the UAE.

Take the short stroll to the Old Town to see masterpieces of gothic architecture, such as St. Vitus Cathedral and the Church of Our Lady before Týn.

I was 100 % sure that it won't be as good as the first Xenoblade which was a masterpiece, I just knew it from watching a few trailers, lot's of things was off to me personally, the characters, the dialogues, the story, the art, the voice overs even the Japanese wasn't as good as the first one, the first XC had an amazing story, superb voice overs, magnificent soundtrack, dialogues full of impact that even adults can take seriously in short it was the complete opposite of XC2 were the dialogues remind a generic shonen anime from the dozen we get every year, & the most important for me the first one was full of emotion just watching a single story trailer & I said to myself back then that I must get this game, I wan na play it & experience the story, well when I watch a trailer from XC2 I don't feel like that in the slightest, that said it all.

Honestly that entire game is nothing short of brilliant from start to finish — a masterpiece of level design.

Brawl has a feature in which the player can play short demos of classic games (called «Masterpieces» in - game; a player may only play a Masterpiece for up to 5 minutes, depending on the game).

Its slapped on photo mode falls short, and compared to games of today, the God of War formula may wear thin, but this is still a game that was a masterpiece in its time.