cinematically
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Written and directed by Scott Cooper from Warren Zanes’s 2023 book, the film sets out to capture two states of mind that are tricky to depict cinematically: depression and creativity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
“Good News Mass,” which seems inspired by Leonard Bernstein’s eclectic “Mass,” written for the opening of the Kennedy Center in 1971, could, like it, effectively expand its presentation theatrically and choreographically rather than cinematically.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2025
An extended chase in the fog is cinematically suspenseful, even as it manages some meaningful characterization.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024
Shot cinematically, in some never-ending golden hour, the six-episode show follows Wallach around the world as he meets with scientists, activists and the occasional artist and athlete, all of whom are optimistic about the future.
From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2024
He’s also a politically agnostic crowd pleaser drawing influence from the old school – those large-scale performances with multiple outfit changes, each more cinematically grand than the next.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2024
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