Sentences with phrase «very cynical way»

«In a very cynical way, it's a triumph for science because at last we have stabilized something --- namely the estimates for the carrying capacity of the planet, namely below 1 billion people,» said Dr. Schellnhuber, who has advised German Chancellor Angela Merkel on climate policy and is a visiting professor at Oxford.

The screenplay by Garrett Lerner and Eric Garcia (based on his novel) gives Remy's story from his own words, typed as an exposé to the company's ruthless ways while he's on the run with fellow delinquent buyer Beth (Alice Braga), and it's a voice - over without much to say but a very cynical way to do so (not to mention a definite misunderstanding of the point of Schrödinger's cat).

Not exact matches

A cynical, smart movie about the dangers of mass culture gives way to a sentimental embrace of the very thing it's criticizing.

The director Doug Liman takes advantage of Cruise in a fascinating way (much as he did with the star in Edge of Tomorrow, the duo's last collaboration): by poking at his inherent charisma and peeling it back, mocking the very idea of the American cowboy hero at the center of his boisterous but refreshingly cynical tale.

Gen X were not supported by the systems and had to make our own way, which made them really resiliant and a bit cynical - Gen Y's are glorified by the system and in a way very trapped and dependent on it for their identity because of this.

Regular readers will know of the special reserve of bile I harbour for one Damien Hirst: the businessman peddling «art» in a beyond - cynical way that would make Warhol choke on or at the very least regurgitate a little his oft quoted adage «good business is the best art».