Sentences with phrase «sort of a throwback»

House church proponents claim their small groups are sort of a throwback to the early Christian church in that they have no clergy and everyone is expected to contribute to the teaching, singing and praying.

Frye believes it's important that the cars pay some sort of throwback to the championship's history in the design, which considering the somewhat «unique» looks of the current DW12 can't be a bad thing.

Clearly I was channelling all sorts of throwback rock and roll vibes in putting this winter look together.

Old - fashioned though it may be, in this era of con men thrillers predicated on the notion of playing the audience with twists or trying to entertain us through adrenaline - charged action and quirky, comedic dialogue, it's a refreshing sort of throwback to character - based crime dramas of yesteryear.

«Climate science» rather than empiric science seems an odd sort of throwback to millennialist cults that emerge occasionally in human history.

There was a point in time in mobile history when pink has a hot (again, pardon the pun) item and the iPhone 5se, which is itself sort of a throwback to the older iPhone generations, might be giving a nod to that as well.

Not exact matches

Call it a throwback or something of the sort.

The historic Victorian house in which it's set is the first indication that the restaurant is a throwback of sorts.

They're a bit of a throwback, sort of grannyish in the best of ways.

It's a throwback to the sixties in a sort of Jackie O sort of way especially when it's paired with classic pumps and pearl studs.

Sure, the one I got was from Abercrombie, but nowadays that same style of jacket is incredibly cool in a rock - and - roll throwback sort of way.

Although the acting isn't what you might consider formidable, it works for the sort of campy film that this is, precisely because it is a bit of a throwback to b - movies.

Steven Spielberg's film is less a war epic than a love story between a boy and his horse, a throwback to the sort of film Hollywood does make anymore, but that Spielberg has mounted with stunning beauty.

Our heroes are student throwbacks, like the characters in that Frat Pack locus classicus Old School, partying dysfunctionally hard and aware that they are getting the weeniest bit old for this sort of thing.

It's a throwback film of sorts, one that gives ample time to conversation and developing relationships between characters.

A throwback of sorts to the disaster films of the 1970s, «Sanctum» follows a group of Australian divers exploring an underwater cave in Papua New Guinea.

Although «Okja» features a large international cast headed by Tilda Swinton (much like Bong's recent «Snowpiercer»), its disarming blend of corporate satire, environmental cautionary tale and girl - centric creature feature suggests a throwback of sorts to the director's 2006 smash hit, «The Host.»

This sort of retro throwback works when publicizing an R rated Grindhouse flick aimed at an older audience who gets the reference.

Directed in a more subdued fashion than he's accustomed to, Todd Phillips (Old School, Road Trip) does manage to deliver the things you might expect in a throwback of this sort — the music, the clothing, the cars, and the hairstyles.

We spill a lot of ink on the Subaru WRX and BRZ, and we all seem to love the Crosstrek — a car so straightforward and simple, it's cool in a throwback sort of way.

This car is a throwback of sorts, with a bunch of new technology to boot, including adaptive cruise, blind - spot warning and a backup camera.

This sort of seems like a throwback to the 90s with AOL / Time Warner merger.

Even an upgraded Tower Defense mini-game of some sort would be a welcome sight, a next - gen throwback to the garden's humble roots.

There's a ton of throwback nods to old - school Shinobi goodness, including the break - your - controller difficulty of the bonus stages (tossing ninja stars at ninjas as they do ninja flips at your ninja, ninja - like), as well as the all - time classic, «bald - guys - with - pony - tails who throw some sort of boomerang thing at you.»

If anything they could serve as some sort of retro looking throwback to older consoles should Nintendo decide to release some sort of NES, SNES or even Gamecube designs.

A certain audience will see the venue as a throwback to the denigrated «white cube,» as Brian O'Doherty branded the conventional sort of gallery space, designed to lift art and its viewers into a spotless realm of salesroom false consciousness.

Whether Lenovo, Motorola's new parent company, has grand plans for a Continuum - like platform — a throwback of sorts for Motorola — remains to be seen, but it could spark the beginning of yet another set of accessories powered by a smartphone.

Throwback Thursday: Some of you may or may not know that before starting this little home styling business of mine I had a personal blog where I blogged about all sorts of things, including home stuff.