The film's unusual tone finds plenty
of wicked humor in the story but explores a deep, unexpected sense of pathos in Harding's rejection by the establishment of figure skating for her working - class background and hard - charging style.
With wicked humor Christine is more light on its feet than you might expect, even despite its flaws.
Davis's vivacious work deploys radical politics, makeshift aesthetics, and
wicked humor in powerful artworks spanning a variety of mediums, from music and performance to painting, sculpture, and film.
Though lacking the sensationalistic elements of a movie like «Kids», Dollhouse offers unflinching realism, meticulous attention to detail and
deliciously wicked humor as it explores the growing pains of a misfit.
The film's combination of cutthroat action and
wicked humor made it much more than just your run - of - the - mill, fangs - for - the - memory film.
There's nothing revelatory in the enraged critique within Maps to the Stars, although it is carried somewhat further than its limitations by some
really wicked humor and a few of the performances (Almost every member of the cast is playing some variation of an irreparable person, but Moore, Wasikowska, and Bird are the most convincing of the bunch).
Her attempts to protect her reputation in a small, gossipy New England seaside town make for a fun, dark read, with a dash of
wicked humor for balance.
Oscar - winning writer - director Martin McDonagh beguiles with a surprising amount
of wicked humor, and then darkens this searing drama with angry despair and unrepentant vengeance, which leads to hard - earned redemption.
«Sofia Coppola has made a swift, gorgeous chamber thriller, an efficient and refreshingly straightforward film that crackles
with wicked humor.»
It's chock full of page - turning stories and
wicked humor.
A tactical RPG at heart, filled with equal measures of gothic Lolita fetishizing and
wicked humor, Mugen Souls is a quirky little gem that will satisfy the most hardcore number crunchers, while leaving the rest of us slightly bored after the first hours.
Retro stylings,
wicked humor, a deliberate pace, and thirst - quenching frontier justice mark Tarantino's robust mix of Agatha Christie whodunit and violent social commentary.
For a film with such dark thematic content, like rape, murder, racism and hatred, there's a lot of witty dialogue and
wicked humor.
It fails in every respect to convey
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But Jarmusch, as he often does, creates a setting that is totally engrossing, full of fluid beauty and
wicked humor.
But the kind of
wicked humor that comes out after a second tequila shot?
It's also just really funny, and once more, Solondz works with a cast that's familiar with his strange beats and
wicked humor.
And then there are books that aren't about education, but they manage to educate us about education, and as a bonus offer beautiful prose,
wicked humor, and honesty.
With their visceral depictions of the homeless, the bereft, and the marginalized, often presented with a signature blend of
wicked humor and heartbreaking tenderness, Walter's intense stories speak directly to the contemporary American experience... Wildly entertaining and thought - provoking fiction from a prodigiously talented writer.»»
The subsequent books have been a rollicking, eccentric saga, full of
wicked humor and clever charm, as with book # 10, Six and a Half Deadly Sins.
Private eye Jackson Brodie delves into three ice - cold cases in a literary mystery that melds complex characters,
wicked humor, and sophisticated prose in one beautifully plotted package.
Featuring a memorable cast of characters, infused with atmosphere and period detail, and shot through with
wicked humor, Gillespie and I is a tour de force from one of the emerging names of British fiction.
«Sofia Coppola has made a swift, gorgeous chamber thriller, an efficient and refreshingly straightforward film that crackles with
wicked humor.»
Among the themes he engages with are fear, terrorism, gun violence, crime, all colored with
a wicked humor that challenges the viewers» perspective on the issues.
Binnie Kirschenbaum's formally structured novel is populated by ghosts, morbid neuroses, and
wicked humor.
Contempt during an argument is represented by spousal cynicism, mockery, sarcasm, eye - rolling and hostile, and
wicked humor.