Sentences with word «standoffishness»

Even his borderline goofy turn in his last film, Rob Marshall's mostly disastrous musical Nine, wasn't without an air of standoffishness.

There was no such standoffishness today, as the frustrated but calm and calculating mayor offered his analysis of the session to about a dozen reporters on his home turf.

Call Me By Your Name (Nov. 24th) There's a certain standoffishness between teenager Elio (Timothee Chalamet) and the stripping grad student Oliver (specimen of human physical perfection Armie Hammer) studying under Elio's professor father (Michael Stuhlbarg).

James Ivory's screenplay unfurls one of the most credible big screen romances in ages, evolving Elio and Oliver's initial, mutual standoffishness into something closer to friendship.

Proper socialization will help prevent unnecessary standoffishness or aggression.

Another has genes for standoffishness.

Nathan is polite to the point of standoffishness, providing his guest with a keycard that only accesses permitted parts of the building — «to make things easier» — and insisting that he wants Caleb's instinctive feelings about Ava rather than a discussion of engineering theories and data.

You needed someone like that in your circle, and despite how the media portrayed him due to his standoffishness, you wanted someone like that around.

But within a select group of materials exposed to extremely low temperatures, electrons overcome their standoffishness and pair up.

Though there's plenty of witty banter between Evan and Louise — and convincingly stupid banter between Evan and his bros — Spring is refreshingly sincere and emotionally direct in addressing his confusion and grief, her standoffishness, and the hiccups in their relationship.

A group effort between writer / director Alison Bagnall (who has acted, like Gerwig, in a few Joe Swanberg films), writer Andrew Lewis, and actors Gerwig and Olly Alexander, the film is slight but somehow enchanting despite the standoffishness of the main character and a few odd plot turns.

If you notice any signs of shyness, standoffishness, or fearfulness in your puppy or adolescent dog, seek help immediately.