Word: angstful
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Thus was born The Incredibles, a fantasy rooted in familiar family angst. The town has turned against superheroes--in part because of rising insurance premiums from unwanted rescues--so Mr. Incredible (voiced by Craig T. Nelson), his bride Elastigirl (Holly Hunter) and their kids Violet (Sarah Vowell) and Dash (Spencer Fox) have gone into some witless protection program. The Parrs, as they are known, now endure a subpar life. Dash is punished at school for flashing his gift of meta-speed. Violet, who can disappear, is invisible to the boy she adores. Mom, now called Helen, copes with raising...
...real-life daughter of another actress-writer-director, Josiane Balasko, Berry knows what it's like to be pushed aside by people trying to get to her famous parent. And Jaoui drew from her own memories as a chubby child of successful parents to add to Lolita's adolescent angst. "The film is quite autobiographical," she says. "When I was small, I wanted to be beautiful. My mother was a shrink and my father was an intellectual who could be very egocentric, but also quite seductive and charismatic...
Dartboard couldn’t convince himself that we do, but for the sake of argument, he’ll accept that perhaps this new Alcohol Dean will have some sort of measurable effect on the student body—rather than being merely one more target for student angst...
...Folds’ newest solo project makes one nostalgic for whiny rants against ex-girlfriends, depressing abortion anthems and quirky pop songs—the kind of things that made 1997’s Whatever and Ever Amen such a landmark for angst-ridden but grunge-free teenagers. Ben Folds is best appreciated for his catchy tunes, bitter and sexually frustrated lyrics and creative piano melodies, but the five songs of Super D possess few to none of these qualities. This disappointing disc follows Speed Graphic and Sunny 16 as the third in a trilogy of forgettable releases from...
...1980s, two U.K. bands perfected the art of writing eloquent songs of misery. One of these bands you’ve heard of, the other most likely has evaded your senses, but both provided the soundtrack for the sort of angst that defies any concise explanation. Though the Smiths predate the Wedding Present by years and their careers never overlapped, the heart-breaking legacy these bands together provide is one that could fuel an army of Robs, were he not too busy with his marginally melancholic Motown...