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...Sedgwick are convincing as human representations of the conflict within Walter’s psyche between revulsion at his sinister urges and the courage and self-acceptance that he knows he must muster in order to survive...
...voice: dripping syrupy sweet with southern charm yet charged with gritty, unhewn candor, it resonates with a sense of immediacy and emotional clarity that is nothing short of divine. And yet somehow, even after 17 tedious years of development, Ray, based on Charles’ life, does not muster any semblance of the splendor within his music. The film lacks emotional attachment on any level and fails in every way as a meaningful addition to his life and legacy. With a mix of deceitful, manipulative Hollywood story telling techniques masquerading as artistic strokes and tacky, unfocused, pop-filmmaking, director Taylor...
Holsey rushed across the half-court line, then handed possession off to junior forward Maureen McCaffery, who launched a straight-away three to tie it. But her effort fell no good, and, despite corralling the rebound, Harvard could not muster another attempt before the final buzzer...
...text aloud. "She wanted to hear the cadences," says Roth, "and I wanted to know whether, at any point, she was at all unsure of my idiom and its precise connotation." When it was done, Kamoun and Roth celebrated over bowls of spaghetti at an Italian restaurant. Neither could muster a word during dinner. "We were exhausted, spent of language," she recalls. Roth and the other writers she translates know how valuable her contribution is. And discerning readers sense...
...voice: dripping syrupy sweet with southern charm yet charged with gritty, unhewn candor, it resonates with a sense of immediacy and emotional clarity that is nothing short of divine. And yet somehow, even after seventeen tedious years of development, Ray, based on Charles’ life, does not muster any semblance of the splendor within his music. The film lacks emotional attachment on any level and fails in every way as a meaningful addition to his life and legacy. With a mix of deceitful, manipulative Hollywood story telling techniques masquerading as artistic strokes and tacky, unfocused, pop-filmmaking, director Taylor...