Sentences with phrase «subtle poignancy»

The movie is silly and ridiculous, but at times can demonstrate subtle poignancy and moments of graphic violence.

The latest collaboration between director Jason Reitman and writer Diablo Cody features Cody's hyper - verbal brand of snark, cynicism and subtle poignancy, but it's tinged with the wistful perspective that comes from hard - earned maturity and experience.

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«Although the subject matter of the works explored in Lifelike is subtle and simple, once transformed by the hands of the featured artists, there is a real poignancy that we rarely recognize in the mundane objects and situations of our daily lives,» said Susan Taylor, NOMA Director.

The subtle sheen of Triple Elvis, 1963, the dripping poignancy of Before and After, 1961, and even an unexpected discovery, like the 1983 portrait of Robert Mapplethorpe, which manages to capture all of the dark intensity of the lusty photographer.