Word: wits
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...only we could get tickets to Cultural Rhythms, we would get jiggy wit' the Fresh Prince. Will Tati and 'N Sync be there...
...Candide is not entirely fun and games. While it attacks high learning, the army the aristocracy, government, casinos and law enforcement with clever sarcasm and wit, it also portrays slavery and prostitution with the same humor. It pokes fun at Catholic priests, Jews, New World Indians and others in a racially offensive manner. Some of the characters in particular, such as the Dutch shipmaker Vanderdendur, the New World governor and the Old Lady, rely on stereotypical accents and mannerisms as well. There is also rather graphic scene in which Cunegonde is nearly raped by a soldier. Certainly, there...
...meets Bernard, the nerdy next-door neighbor, now grown up and about to argue a case before the Supreme Court--but possessing too much compassion for Willy to brag about it. Miller captured the essence of Willy's self-delusion and failure in a brief exchange charged with emotion, wit and character insight. Call that poetry...
...ages. A delicious, brilliantly crafted example of how a movie can entertain, move and impress without sacrificing wit and intelligence. In a play within a play, Joe Fiennes plays Shakespeare as an ill-fated Romeo trying to woo his upper-class Juliet (Gwyneth Paltrow). What prevents this familiar tale from degenerating into cliche is its self-awareness--it's a fulfilling romance and a sharp comedy. And a luminous Paltrow glowingly convinces why she is worthy of the greatest mind of all time...
...extended exercise in how long one's tolerance will hold out before snapping, an exercise everywhere shot through with impatience and bitterness. And as the league continues to look more and more like daytime drama, the expectations it has for its fans approach indolence and a wit slower than a Buck Williams drive...