Sentences with phrase «white character study»

Undeniably fine on its own terms, 2013's gristly black - and - white character study, Nebraska, looked about as artisanal a product as you could still hope to get financed by a major studio.

A black - and - white character study from a screenplay by former Almost Live comedian Bob Nelson, Nebraska is arranged around that classic American storytelling form, the car ride.

Not exact matches

With its focus on Central African youth in peril, interludes of dreamy stylization and non-native directorial perspective, «White Shadow» will routinely be compared to Kim Nguyen's recent, Oscar - nominated child - soldier study «War Witch» — which also, as it happens, featured a significant albino character.

While Brad may be in a constant battle against himself, an internal battle White reveals through near constant voiceover narration — a tricky device best - suited to the first - person novel and not a cinematic character study — White repeatedly opts for the mundane observation, the banal realization.

James White (R for sexuality, nudity, profanity and drug use) Christopher Abbott handles the title role in this character study, set in New York City, about a self - destructive slacker, still living at home, forced to mature when his mom (Cynthia Nixon) becomes seriously ill.

Political docs and Polish mermaid musicals, black - and - white horror flicks and Boston - based grief dramas, fratboy nightmares and female - bonding character studies — these were the films that had us buzzing in Park City.

White Reindeer (Unrated) Maudlin character study, set in suburban Virginia, where we find a grieving woman (Anna Margaret Hollyman) grappling to make sense of life in the wake of an unexpected tragedy at Christmastime.

Though it boasts a strong performance from the always reliable Tom Hanks and good supporting turns by Alexander Black and Sarita Choudhury, the movie is a somewhat bland and uneven character study about a middle - aged white guy getting his groove back in the Middle East.

Ben Stiller is the kind of actor whose default expression is around 5 on the face pain scale, and that tenuous middle ground between hurt and happiness is the bittersweet spot in which writer - director Mike White's masterfully handled seriocomic character study «Brad's Status» operates.

White cleverly captures the indignation, resignation, and resilience of each character in this funny, smart, and sometimes infuriating study of sexism and double standards.