Sentences with phrase «with sharp wit»

Jon Pylypchuk's world is populated by hapless figures, often accompanied by text that juxtaposes pathetic imagery with sharp wit.

With a sharp wit, Goldberg uses his lens to broach difficult subjects such as fear of failure, familial rejection, and aging.

Like a modern day Daumier, he keenly observes the hypocrisies and idiosyncrasies of human behavior with the sharp wit and cutting eye of a staunch critic.

With their sharp wit and playful intelligence, Jake & Dinos Chapman never shy away from deflating the pieties of our age.

This game is indeed tough and using all assets at your disposal along with sharp wit have you coming out of each battle as the victor.

He knows the reefs, their inhabitants, and relays all his insight with sharp wit and humor.»

The Jack Russell, along with the closely related Parson Russell Terrier, is a fearless, energetic dog with a sharp wit and a stubborn streak.

Set in the late 20s and early 30s, the 11 - book series follows the crime - solving career of the debonair Lord Peter, whose idle aristocratic mien (complete with monocle) is at odds with his sharp wit and vigorous pursuit of crooks of all sorts.

The tortured artist with a sharp wit reigns.

Despite all this unhappiness, The Party's Just Beginning is still quite funny; Gillan's script is packed with sharp wit and sarcasm that keep the film from getting too bogged down in the darkness to be tolerable.

The rest of the cast members turn in equally impressive supporting performances, but the strength of the film lies mainly within its script, written with sharp wit and intensity by the talented Kaufman.

OLLA is a delicious black comedy, oozing with sharp wit and hipster attitude.

That's still not bad for the warmly - reviewed film, which was made for $ 9 million and stars Hailee Steinfeld as a curmudgeonly high schooler with a sharp wit.

Raising Arizona has all the Coen essentials: a dark storyline about desperation for status; zany characters with sharp wit and idiosyncratic dialogue; and super stylized sets that magnify the absurdity of the world they've created.

Needless to say, screenwriters R. C. Sherriff's, Claudine West's and Eric Maschwitz's interpretation of Hilton's story gets to be questionable, structuring plotting in an aimless fashion that dilutes kick that was never to be too rich, but all but compensating for its shortcomings with a sharp wit that adds to charm and a fair degree of entertainment value.

I'm a funny loving, intro - extraverted (yea, sounds kinda complicated) person, very intelligent with a sharp wit... i thrive on really good conversation, a dinner and the movie is good entertainment for me... love nature, lo..

With her sharp wit, culinary expertise, and personal experience with autoimmune disease, she is a must - follow for anyone with food sensitivities embarking on an anti-inflammatory diet.

«Rachel's disarming and inviting sense of storytelling coupled with her sharp wit makes for delightful re-tellings of biblical stories.

Born leaders, ENTJs are risk - takers with sharp wits.

Not exact matches

Another rich, wealthy playboy, he bests his enemies with razor - sharp wit, cunning and the tech - enhanced Iron Man suit he designed and built with all his prodigious wealth.

Fey writes with her usual sharp wit about many aspects of being a woman and a mother, including how she manages the work / life balance that so many working moms struggle with, and what it's like to be a successful female in an industry dominated by men.

He blends razor - sharp wit with carefully reasoned analysis.

With her wry wit, generous spirit, and sharp powers of observation, Ellen was a terrific agent, a tireless booster of our culture, and a wonderful friend.»

Governor Andrew Cuomo in a statement calls Slaughter a «trailblazer» and a «champion for New York» who served in the U.S. House of Representatives with «unmatched charm, sharp wit and an insatiable passion to improve the lives of everyone in her community».

Celebrated travel writer Bryson sprinkles this saga with sharp - witted portraits of such scientists as the sex - obsessed Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus, who invented the modern biological classification system and named one plant genus Clitoria.

With her refreshingly down - to - earth style and sharp wit,

Being a successful online chatter requires sharp wit with the ability to engage 1, 2 or even 3 people in a chat session at the same time.

Sugar Daddies want to date beautiful girls who are sharp - tongued and quick - witted, with...

The Best Usernames Are The Ones That Convey Your Playful Sarcasm and Wit Not everyone has a skill for coming up with sharp and witty usernames.

A Goddess who enforces worship, a wild woman with fire, sharp wit, claws and teeth and who knows how to use them, a real Diva in heels who makes Catwoman look like a kitty...

A sharp thriller with great atmosphere, set in Northern Ireland and tied up in the ever - knotty history of «The Troubles» (which one character refers to as «the madness of Belfast»), Bad Day for the Cut delivers its cinematic goods thanks to a smart combination of wit and violence, briskly delivered over just under 100 minutes.

A natural beauty who possessed a razor sharp wit, Carter Cash soon became popular for spicing up the live performances with comedy routines and monologues.

Keener is a guilty pleasure as a walking cheese - grater with an abrasive wit that's just as sharp commenting on the etiquette of terrorists or saving a diplomat from a lap dancer.

Ms. Jenkins, who makes her writing and directing debut with wit and confidence, keeps the small surprises frequent and the coming - of - age perspective sharp.

While David Fincher's film underlined the sharp wit and moral ambiguity of Gone Girl, this latest Flynn adaptation starts off with the handicap of a less gripping yarn, combined with the uneven track record of director Gilles Paquet - Brenner (Sarah's Key, Walled In).

Definitely falling into the milder side of the PG - 13 range, Johnson Family Vacation doesn't have the sharp wit and comic timing often associated with this genre.

That most improbable of love stories demonstrated his knack for telling stories of the unexpected with a delicate wit and a sharp insight.

Amy Acker and Alexis Denisof finally get to be the focus of a Whedon project and they totally bring it as Beatrice and Benedick, the quick - witted and sharp - tongued adversaries who have both sworn off marriage, but are so obviously in love with one another.

The bracing if oppressively acrid wit of mid-career works like Greenberg has merged with the emotional generosity of more recent (and comparatively trifling) comedies like Frances Ha to synthesize his sharpest and tenderest opus since his acknowledged masterpiece, 2005's The Squid and the Whale.

The script is full of sharp wit with strong writing for each character.

Captured in sharp black - and - white Cinemascope photography that complements its exquisite Tati - like sight gags, Aaltra undermines conventional attitudes toward the disabled with its dry wit and acerbic, vengeful characters.

The visuals are stunning and unnerving in equal measure, the dialogue balances sharp wit with surreally detached reflection; it is overwhelming, tender, funny and, at times, horribly sad.

Whit Stillman does costume - comedy with his signature sharp wit, and Kate Beckinsale gives a spectacular performance.

Stillman infuses this sharp - witted, frisky tale — based on the Jane Austen novella Lady Susan — with a bubbly effervescence as the widowed Susan (Beckinsale) maneuvers her way through society and finagles her way out of scandal while trying to gain matrimonial advantage for herself and her daughter during a visit to her in - laws.

Some articles about the film and its circuitous route towards wide release (after receiving generally positive reviews at the 06 TIFF, it fell into distribution hell for nearly 7 years) would have you believe that it's a sleeper indie with a sharp style, a biting wit, and surprisingly meta - ending reminiscent of Joss Whedon's much - delayed 2012 flick, Cabin in the Woods.

Hugh Grant plays a sharp - witted man, steeped in Grecian ideals, who dares to express love Platonic and erotic with a fellow student (James Wilby).

Recent Blu - ray and DVD releases include: Based on E.M. Forster's posthumously published novel, Maurice, Hugh Grant plays a sharp - witted man, steeped in Grecian ideals, who dares to express love Platonic and erotic with a fellow student (Jam... more

She's paired with Sam Claflin's dashingly arrogant writer, Tom, a sharp wit with a penchant for drink.

I rarely find movies about kids to be genuinely funny (they're usually full of corny - cute gags), but The Kings of Summer has an intelligent, razor - sharp wit and embraces the bizarre with such fearlessness that it had me laughing every step of the way.

Recent Blu - ray and DVD releases include: Based on E.M. Forster's posthumously published novel, Maurice, Hugh Grant plays a sharp - witted man, steeped in Grecian ideals, who dares to express love Platonic and erotic with a fellow student (Jam...