Word: sheerly
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...What saves the movie is the sheer earnestness of everyone involved. Najwa Nimri and Fele Martinez are captivating as Medem's quasi-incestuous lovers. There's both a passion and an intelligence to their personalities that suits the movie well. They seem to be at once constantly contemplating the strange pull of fate that directs their lives and rebelling against it, trying to make room for emotions in the coldly mathematical world that Medem creates. Medem himself as both writer and director shares this passion and intelligence. Lovers of the Arctic Circle could very easily come across as a pretentious...
...almost by sheer accident," Chang said...
Sparklehorse is often compared to past tour-mate Radiohead, and indeed their music shares with that of the British band a pervasive mood of alienation and apathy as well as layers of sheer melodic beauty. Moreover, Linkous fiddles with synthesizers onstage almost as much as Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead does. However, the group acknowledges significant folk and country elements. This blending of styles makes for a crop of inventive songs wrapped around haunted, absorbing melodies which set Sparklehorse aside...
Sparklehorse is often compared to past tour-mate Radiohead, and indeed their music shares with that of the British band a pervasive mood of alienation and apathy as well as layers of sheer melodic beauty. Moreover, Linkous fiddles with synthesizers onstage almost as much as Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead does. However, the group acknowledges significant folk and country elements. This blending of styles makes for a crop of inventive songs wrapped around haunted, absorbing melodies which set Sparklehorse aside...
...true strength of Kellerman's production, of course, lies in the sheer power of his cast. As Teach, Don and Bobby, Mamet's trilogy of lowlifes, James Carmichael '00, Jonah St. Newmouth and Jonathan Steinberger '00 command the audience's unblinking attention for two straight hours with ease. It's nearly impossible to rank their performances in any meaningful sense. Steinberger presents an almost scarily realistic portrait of Bobby, Mamet's junkie with a heart of gold, while Carmichael brilliantly portrays the overly energetic and manipulative Teach. St. Newmouth as Don plays the calm anchor for the group who will...