Sentences with phrase «tale of a dysfunctional family»

The film serves as a sort of spirit sequel to The Squid and the Whale with its tale of a dysfunctional family.

Not exact matches

Using humor to draw from the antics of her four rambunctious children, Tales of the Vintage Berry Wine Gang will make you wonder about that crazy, loveable, dysfunctional world we call «family.»

In what should be a whimsical tale of an oddball dysfunctional family, we never really get the sense that we know them, mostly because the chemistry is so absent that none of them really seem to know one another.

Such is the concept embraced with both verve and style by William Friedkin in KILLER JOE, a tale of moral compasses gone askew, dysfunctional family dynamics taken to their logical extreme, and human life reduced to a commodity on a par with pork belly futures.

Yorgos Lanthimos» scary, witty tale of a dysfunctional Greek family is hailed by Mark as both daring and brilliant — and, while its study of parent - child relationships is still relevant today, carries an «enduring influence at the heart of the Greek «weird wave»».

Such is the concept embraced with both verve and style by William Friedkin in KILLER JOE, a tale of moral compasses gone askew, dysfunctional family dynamics taken to their logical extreme, and human life reduced to a commodity on a... Read More»

Yes its a tale of a despicable man and a highly dysfunctional family, but regardless, I love every minute of this comedy whether it be a scene of pain or pleasure.

Actor Paul Dano's directorial debut «Wildlife» (Metascore: 83) is a»60s dysfunctional family tale preserved in amber and observed by the 14 - year - old son (Australian discovery Ed Oxenbould) of unhappy, unfulfilled parents (Jake Gyllenhaal and Carey Mulligan, who gives an awards - worthy performance).

Yorgos Lanthimos» scary, witty tale of a dysfunctional Greek family is both daring and brilliant — and, while its study of parent - child relationships is still relevant today, plays a keep part in Greece's «weird wave» of cinema.

Bart Freundlich («The Myth of Fingerprints») directs and writes the screenplay to what seems like just another dysfunctional family drama, one that too easily becomes blurred with all the other similar tales of woe.

Music - video veterans best known for fanciful works like The Smashing Pumpkins» Georges Méliès - inspired clip for «Tonight, Tonight,» Dayton and Faris wisely avoid overt stylization in this tale of an unlikely beauty - pageant contender (Abigail Breslin) who travels with her ragingly dysfunctional family to the national finals of the Little Miss Sunshine pageant.

This odd, dark and often creepy tale of a dysfunctional community and a family that fits right in will keep readers wondering right until the last page.»