Word: enigma
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...recent strains of mediocrity. The single greatest aspect of this album is the triumphant return of Mike Mills’ musicianship. As R.E.M.’s trusty bassist, Mills has been criminally overlooked for decades. Household name Michael Stipe has always been known as a bit of an enigma, Peter Buck has his signature ringing guitar, and Bill Berry’s got his oft-lamented departure from R.E.M. to become a farmer. But Mills is R.E.M.’s quiet hero. His killer basslines made “Murmur” a masterpiece; his high-pitched vocal...
...base, where sophomores Andrew Prince and Chris Rouches and junior Harry Douglas are all vying for playing time.Prince, at an imposing 6’1 and 230 lbs. and with a serious demeanor, simply has the look of a slugger. But the Oakland, Calif. native is somewhat of an enigma. Although he showed flashes of raw power last season—like his ninth inning, pinch-hit three-run blast off of Ohio State closer Jake Hale during the Crimson’s trip to Florida last March— Prince was hampered by a bad hip that prevented...
...disappearance, as it represents the idea that we can never understand these characters who live in such vastly different worlds than we do. The nature of individual action—and, by the same token, the nature of modern life—must always be an enigma for others to scrutinize endlessly in recordings. However, the external description, while allowing for unknown motives, fails to yield realistic characters. This is a natural, if unhelpful, aspect of the world as seen through the camera’s lens: there can be no interiority. Studying a replayed moment in time may have...
...Wise decision by Amaker to put on the second unit. We've got Fitzgerald, Carey, and Cem Dinc, the Turkish-German enigma all on the floor. Housman, however, is running the floor. (Keep in mind he played 36 out of 40 minutes last night...
...comedic one. Of them all - Hayes included - only Fisher's character has real spunk, although Kevin Kline (unbilled but not uncredited) contributes some snappish cynicism as a priapic professor and big thinker. Fisher has most of the few good lines the movie offers. She's a bit of an enigma, too. How can such an obviously bright young woman be so endlessly feckless...