Sentences with phrase «with elements of the supernatural»

Split is written and directed by Shyamalan, following up his return to low budget films The Visit this year, and is supposedly a «suspense thriller with elements of the supernatural».

In a year filled with films that successfully cohabited honest humanity with elements of the supernatural, animator Makoto Shinkai's metaphysical teenage mind - scrambler rises above the crowd.

Much of the backstory about the Sarah - Shiloh courtship comes from a novella I wrote about Sarah, which was a police story with elements of the supernatural that had a very grim ending.

Not exact matches

Martin tends to equate Christian faith with the acceptance of the supernatural elements in the New Testament picture of Jesus.

According to Moltmann, Christian theology presupposes a «natural» element with which the «supernatural» character of its own vision can be contrasted.

The element of truth in this view of the supernatural is the obvious fact that religious experience is only possible to beings with mental or spiritual capacities, i.e., to human beings.

The supernatural element in human life, whether it comes to us through conscience as human beings or through the Spirit as believers, is not to be located externally in the world of nature and social institutions (as for Taylor and MacIntyre), nor internally (as for the Romantics), but in the interaction of the individual with his world.

Until the gospel actually enters the historical situation of a certain person, a non-Christian religion contains not only elements of a natural knowledge of God mixed with depravation caused by original sin and human elements, but also supernatural elements of grace.

In some cases» such as the Lucan account of the virgin birth or eyewitness reports about the risen Jesus» Cox mentions the troublesome passages but discourages his readers from grappling with their literal meaning and supernatural elements.

Gone is the Shakespearean tragedy of Shotgun Stories and the parable of Mud and in its place we experience the otherworldly and supernatural elements that he attempted with Take Shelter.

A different director might have highlighted an element of supernatural threat in her presence — she is, after all, a barrier between Darwin and his wife — but Jon Amiel plays it mostly straight and psychological, with the only off - beat a waking dream sequence that's somewhat overblown.

but with supernatural elements, the first of his films to do so.

I couldn't help but think that the way Lifeforce was combining science fiction with the supernatural with apocalyptic elements that it was just a ripoff of John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness.

Trank delights in juxtaposing wholesome Americana with elements of the fantastical, in mixing the mundane with the supernatural.

Although a third act reveal serves to explain away the supernatural element of the threat, there's always this nagging sense that Spectral might work a lot better if Mathieu or the multiple credited writers had sought to play up the horror element that comes with the territory the film flirts with.

While the university hazing plotline, especially with the supernatural element that creeps in over the course of the film, is extreme, Marillier adds an honest realism.

Although devoid of supernatural or horror elements, the narrative is unmistakably King-esque in its concern with hope and its discontents, and its dynamic of good people vs bad people.

Supernatural elements combine with Western aesthetics to take viewers on a wild and bloody ride, with Josh Brolin leading the way as Hex and John Malkovich stepping into the villainous role of Turnbull.

Definitely one of the tamer «horror» movies on this list, this Oscar - winning hit blends romance, drama, and comedy with supernatural horror elements.

The supernatural element introduced into the plot, that of the cursed but curative properties of eating human flesh, are handled with clever edits that dance around any expensive and time - consuming effects: when a mortally wounded Boyd caves and takes a few bites, for example, the image immediately leaps from his spoon - wielding hand to a close - up of his previously bloody face fully restored.

Eleanor has responded to an invitation from a character named Dr. Montague, who is trying to access the supernatural element of Hill House by convening a small group of people with strange, psychic gifts.

The former is a supernatural thriller whereas Giallo, a genre established by Mario Bava in 1967 with the visually sumptuous KILL, BABY... KILL, may invoke the spirit but leans heavily toward the murder - mystery elements of noir.

Solace enjoys the basics of a workable crime story, but it becomes so bogged down with its supernatural elements and its flimsy plot that it spins its wheels.

Mixing slasher - movie tropes into a supernatural romantic fantasy with elements of rock opera, in collaboration with an actual star singer - songwriter?

This is a western that has supernatural elements, one with a constant, sinister sense of dread.

Agents's executive producer Jeff Bell promises that the supernatural origins of Ghost Rider will tie - in with the supernatural elements of Doctor Strange.

They also engage with Shakespeare's intentions in utilising dramatic elements to reveal the witches use of the supernatural and deceit.

Bray's success comes on the heels of winning the Printz Medal for Going Bovine, a picaresque tale of a teenage boy searching for a cure for mad cow disease, but she is also known for her atmospheric Victorian - era series that started with A Great and Terrible Beauty and contains supernatural elements.

Most serious fiction deals (to some extent) with darker themes, and many works of distinction have employed supernatural, surreal or existentialist elements.

Others combine historical fiction with elements of fantasy and the supernatural, like The Diviners by Libba Bray and Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers, or historical fiction with the suspenseful twists and turns of mystery, like The Caged Graves by Dianne Salerni and What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell.

Young adult mysteries and thrillers tap into some really creepy ideas — often with the help of a supernatural element — that keep teen readers burning through the pages.

It did sort of remind me of Jekyll and Hyde with a stronger supernatural element where everybody has a good side and an evil side, and what happens if those good and evil sides could be somehow separated.

The game will explore the real world fears of isolation, paranoia and mental illness that are enhanced with supernatural elements drawn from H.P. Lovecraft's extensive mythos and the concept of cosmism.

By doing away with the majority of the supernatural, time - controlling elements, and focusing on the complexities of being a teenage girl in love for the first time, and dealing with the death of a parent, it feels like a purer experience.

We know, so far, that the game will consist mostly of logic - based puzzles with a supernatural element.

Unleashed after the Germans unearthed the mysterious «Element 115,» this next chapter in the Zombies legacy will explore the saga's origins as players reunite with an unlikely band of soldiers that come together to defeat the greatest evil the world has ever seen, using a period - specific arsenal that includes Wonder Weapons that harness supernatural powers, a diesel - drone and Mark IV tank, as well a new perk machine and power - ups — and that's just the start.

In true keeping with the Wolfenstein 3D style of including not only more «traditional» World War II stylings but also more fantastical elements, RTCW takes somewhat lengthy detours into the supernatural.

Seeing the success of Silent Hill, with its supernatural elements, it was only a matter of time before a game that focused on those elements was released.

With these works, Geng Xue captures a sense of supernatural elements while capturing the relationship between perception and embodiment.

The positioning of an Obeahman in a supernatural state, not only knowing about elements of an offence but purporting to be able to communicate with metaphysical powers around it, creates the type of relationship with these authorities similar to an interpreter in a traditional context for a party who believes in this power.