| 单词 | heavy-handed |
| 例句 | Sometimes, like today, she gets a little heavy-handed with it. The Skin I'm In 1998-10-16T00:00:00Z The picture is not unlike Egypt today, where the government in Cairo keeps power by a combination of tactics, including management of local religious authorities that swerves between heavy-handed intimidation and cynical appeasement. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z There was no way I could get heavy-handed and demand that an English person send me money, even if he owed it to me personally. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “Don’t take your father’s jokes too literally, Ari. All he’s saying is that he thinks President Reagan is too heavy-handed.” Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z The contemporary rock equivalent of an Andrew Lloyd Webber production, "Drones" pits man against the Machine, exploring mind control through heavy-handed lyrics about militarism, "men in cloaks," a "CIA babe" and rebellion. Concept album by Muse just drones on 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z At times, their arguments are a bit heavy-handed, their themes too bluntly expressed. A Spirited Widow and a Monstrous Serpent Propel a Lush Novel 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z It may sound like an eccentric plot device, or perhaps a heavy-handed metaphor for wealth inequality. Parasite, Us and the movies' subterranean blues 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Many of the pieces are dominated by sometimes heavy-handed piano, and these Penguins are at the best when the instrumentation is more experimental. Penguin Cafe: A Matter of Life ... ? review 2011-01-27T22:45:01Z The humans living in the company of Skrulls—who are covered in green stripes—is a heavy-handed metaphor for the cliché of color blindness. “Captain Marvel” Wants You to Know It’s a Capital-“D”-Democratic Movie 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z So it’s unfortunate that the Rainbow Theatre Project production takes a heavy-handed approach to the storytelling. Rainbow Theatre Project’s ‘Blue Camp’ is a well-intentioned misfire 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z Low pay and heavy-handed censorship have been driving reporters out of the business. The “Post-Truth” Publication Where Chinese Students in America Get Their News 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z This is a lurid crackup novel, too heavy-handed for my tastes, but I suspect a lot of readers will respond to it. Tove Ditlevsen’s Fiction Is Bleak and Claustrophobic — Mostly in a Good Way 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z It’s a muddled structure, and the film makes frequent aesthetic missteps as well, with frenetic editing, canned music, and heavy-handed imagery. A True-Crime Story That Puts the Victims First 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z "I didn't want to get too heavy-handed with the whole wellness trend," Gentl told Vogue. Year of the mushroom: Why 2022 was defined by fungi 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z But Don and Harry could have been talking about just about anything in this rather heavy-handed episode. ArtsBeat: ‘Mad Men’ Watch: This Symbolism Does Not Compute 2014-05-05T15:16:14Z Her successor will inherit a pet-friendly airline policy but an economy left in deep trouble by repeated sovereign debt defaults and heavy-handed trade and currency controls. Argentina to start 2015 with lapdogs flying high 2015-01-01T05:00:00Z Or maybe–as I’ve heard from a few–they’ll find it heavy-handed in the way it nudges and winks in introducing them. Review: Gotham: No Batman? No Bat-Problem! 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z But what if instead, at least for the moment, what you’ve got is an authoritarian system that is also rough, uses a fair amount of violence, but largely uses its heavy-handed power towards building something. Philip Gourevitch: Memory is a disease 2012-09-26T20:31:00Z At Little Pepper, it combines power and nuance to make other renditions around the city seem heavy-handed. Little Pepper Packs More Than Heat in College Point 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z The few attempts at breezy dialogue, and the film’s heavy-handed deployment of Miller as comic relief, fall leaden in this funereal atmosphere. ‘Zack Snyder’s Justice League’ Review: Supersized, Super Hopeless 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z However, Hewett’s heavy-handed pour left his wife gasping for air -- and Twitter howling with joy. Biggest wedding fails of 2019: The hilarious moments these couples would rather forget 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z "In a poem you are also dancing around the truth, and you can't always can't sum it up without it sounding heavy-handed." Trojan tragedy goes modern 2012-11-15T06:55:18Z “Some of these books are a little heavy-handed,” she said. Children’s Primers Court the Littlest Radicals 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z The satirical depiction of entertainment and news coverage is more familiar and heavy-handed. A ‘Black Mirror’ Christmas Tale on DirecTV 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z The novel was praised for its vividness but criticised by some as heavy-handed. Mario Vargas Llosa: Five essential novels 2010-10-07T15:55:00Z Without feeling heavy-handed or self-congratulatory, the show had a retrospective quality, with interludes of reminiscence. Tony Bennett flies Seattle crowd to the moon 2011-12-18T20:48:15Z Cassie does a good enough job inserting these plot pushers all her own without the assistance of all these different versions of her, a tactic that can often teeter towards cheesy, or heavy-handed. "The Flight Attendant" Season 2, Episode 6 recap: I will not be you 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z While the film is perhaps meant to be a rather heavy-handed satire, and Julian its villain, viewers have rallied behind him, calling the film a take-down of the rich. In defense of "The Menu" diners 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z Though the poems were intriguing, including them seemed thematically heavy-handed. Music Review: Montreal Symphony at La Maison Symphonique - Review 2011-09-08T22:00:33Z The inability of a man as powerful and well connected as Franny to fulfill his craving is implausible, and “The Benefactor” becomes a heavy-handed, crazily histrionic mess. Review: Richard Gere, ‘The Benefactor’ Who Pulls the Strings 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Even so, from time to time the staging gets a bit heavy-handed: The production might serve the script better by underplaying some of its fervor. The absurdity of war, center stage, in 'Seven Spots on the Sun' 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z This spirited if at times heavy-handed tale shows off its author’s satirical gifts and her savvy firsthand knowledge of Fleet Street. Books of The Times: ‘The Spoiler,’ by Annalena McAfee 2012-05-28T21:46:50Z It’s a bit heavy-handed but the way it takes the mundane and twists it into something strange is very clever. Colony: sci-fi show realistically depicts America under occupation – by aliens 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z But some of his expository lines are almost laughably heavy-handed. Television Review: On the Scent of Psychopaths: Penetrating the Criminal Mind 2011-02-15T22:51:38Z There are some deeply affecting moments here — mostly involving children — but they remain just that: moments, islands in stories that, for the most part, are heavy-handed and forced. Books of The Times: ‘Bark,’ Lorrie Moore’s Meditations on Time 2014-02-19T20:59:55Z Keening choral music backed heavy-handed shots of stacked bodies in a story that involved Balkan war criminals. A Complete Look at a Complex Character 2010-09-05T00:14:00Z That’s the message of David Whitehouse’s second novel, “Mobile Library,” a sometimes touching, sometimes heavy-handed tale about a group of misfits who become a kind of family. A makeshift family journeys toward epiphany in ‘Mobile Library’ 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z Normally an audience would not notice unless it was used in a particularly heavy-handed way, which may have been the case on Saturday. Fans suspect X Factor of enhancing singers' pitch with Auto-Tune 2010-08-22T20:11:00Z Rockism, male privilege, double standards—that’s a hell of a lot to work into an already chaotically busy pop song without sounding heavy-handed. Tove Styrke's 'Kiddo' Is a Feminist Pop Triumph 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z Leovy's thesis will not appease the critics who say that police are too heavy-handed and unfair. 'Ghettoside' focuses on one L.A. murder to make case for more policing 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z “It may be one of those incidental connections that become more profound because they’re not heavy-handed.” Honoring the president who honored the arts 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z It’s radically different, but it strives for seriousness in such a heavy-handed way that it has become cheesier than its original form. How “Songland” Tries and Fails to Honor the Songwriter 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z There is an ease of movement in the argument, so it never seems heavy-handed. Poem of the week: Horace: The Odes, Book One, IX, translated by John Dryden 2012-07-30T11:26:17Z When serious strands of the opera mingle with the fox trots, the collective effect is heavy-handed. Music Review: Baltimore and Albany Symphonies at Carnegie Hall 2013-05-08T21:11:30Z Demick guides us through the phases of oppression and defiance, decade by appalling decade, which have led the Chinese government to exert such heavy-handed control. The Chinese Town That Became the Self-Immolation Capital of the World 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z In its earliest episodes, the series’ dialogue is heavy-handed and the camera distractingly jumpy. What You Should Watch This Week: ‘Greenleaf’ and ‘Thirteen’ 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z A sequence in which an American translator mangles an Arab speaker’s words is funny, if heavy-handed. | 'Invasion!': A Slip of the Tongue Could Lead to Terror 2011-02-22T23:53:19Z It's an arresting setpiece, and, though it looks like a heavy-handed piece of artistic licence, it's accurate. Frida: raises an eyebrow 2010-06-17T09:09:00Z One of the signal differences between traditional television and online video is that few things on the Internet even pretend to be live, and the heavy-handed editing of these interview sequences characterizes that thinking. ArtsBeat: Watchlist: A 'Three's Company' Reunion on Suzanne Somers's New Online Show 2012-02-02T20:02:06Z “It may have been heavy-handed, it may have been clumsy, it may have been shallow, but we startled people a little bit,” Mr. Doyle said. ‘Last Man Standing’ Uses an Experienced Stable of Writers 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z The staging is disruptive in a way that feels heavy-handed, but the corrupting influence of power is exposed. Toni Morrison's ghostly 'Desdemona' blends words and music in lyrical revision of Shakespeare 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z The installation, she says, “was a maybe heavy-handed thing about the artist selling out.” Kim Gordon Wanted to Be a Visual Artist. Then She Got ‘Sidetracked.’ 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z It’s not too heavy-handed or even, I concede, that profound. In Trying Times, the Balm of Jane Austen 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z He spoke of the dangers of using such symbolism, noting that “it can become almost heavy-handed at times.” Two Artists, Continents Apart, and a Shared Language of Struggle 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z I suspect the reason is the timely and heavy-handed portrait of Jewish complacency and denial. When Jewish Artists Wrestle With Antisemitism 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Like them, it’s a parable of tolerance, but it’s a particularly obvious and heavy-handed one. Television Review: Girl Meets Alien in ‘Star Crossed’ on CW 2014-02-16T22:22:46Z The first, 2010's Witness the Night, won the Costa first novel award – and deservedly so; it somehow managed to deal with the hidden world of female infanticide in India without ever resorting to heavy-handed polemic. Origins of Love by Kishwar Desai – review 2013-01-26T18:30:01Z Unlike immigration or refugee bans, forced deportations, or the reintroduction of racial segregation, which require heavy-handed policies, white nationalism can grow through procreative means, boosted by pronatalist programs. Alt-right women and the "white baby challenge" 2019-07-14T04:00:00Z As satire, the auction — who will buy peace of mind? or this production? — is heavy-handed. Dance Review | Alex Escalante: Babble on? Babylon? Next Question, Please 2010-02-19T23:46:00Z Its pages are a messy amalgam of heavy-handed graphic design, tiny type, competing... Behind Lucky Peach’s Closing, Colliding Visions 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z “My first impulse was to write a really heavy-handed political novel; then I realized at some point, that’s just rude,” Mr. Hill said. Nathan Hill Is Compared to John Irving. Irving Compares Him to Dickens. 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z These are some of the questions we are currently asking ourselves in the rehearsal room, the challenge being to pull this off on stage without the need for explanations and heavy-handed signalling. Eugene Onegin: unchain my heart 2013-01-02T19:30:04Z So we had to be a little more heavy-handed to tell that part of it. "Canceling is relative": Michael Che on his comedy boundaries & why he's not leaving "SNL" just yet 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z The sudden shift may seem heavy-handed and the message a little obvious, but the music is beguiling, not so much simple as transparent and generous. Is ‘Mass’ Leonard Bernstein’s Best Work, or His Worst? 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z Panh's film, based on his nightmarish memoir "The Elimination," documents his own family's experience under the heavy-handed Communist Party's Khmer Rouge that resulted in the death of his parents and sisters. Cambodian film on Pol Pot rule wins Cannes prize 2013-05-25T18:43:08Z In some scenes, Mr. Decker’s reconceptions of “La Traviata” are as heavy-handed as the melodramatic clichés he abhors in traditional productions. Opera Review: A Modern ?Traviata,? Where Time Keeps Ticking 2011-01-02T17:15:26Z I never want it to feel heavy-handed or cute. Noah Hawley on ‘Fargo,’ Comic Haircuts and Living in the Coen Universe 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z Three Eminem songs served as his intro music — presumably a tacit nod to his fandom but also a heavy-handed reminder that Malone is the most popular white guy in hip-hop since Marshall Mathers. Review | Post Malone is the perfect pop star for this American moment. That’s not a compliment. 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z But the terrible choice the dramatist foists on the mother feels heavy-handed, and that she gets only one chance to explain herself lends to a sense of a character being underserved. Review | ‘Doubt’ covered child abuse in the church a decade and a half ago. It’s still relevant. 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z On the other hand we would not like to be heavy-handed or prohibitive. Don't mind your language: public relaxed over TV swearing 2010-06-09T21:00:00Z The final poster, though heavy-handed, performs a complex task. 2010-01-15T12:58:00Z But Mr. Beresford and the screenwriter, Jan Sardi, also appear to be stuck in an earlier era of heavy-handed clichés about Chinese innocence and American experience. | 'Mao?s Last Dancer': Bruce Beresford on Li Cunxin?s Immersion in America 2010-08-19T23:20:00Z As Bruce Wood has recently pointed out, these scores, despite their heavy-handed revisions, seem in places to preserve details of the original better than the Tenbury manuscript. The More We Learn About ‘Dido and Aeneas,’ the Less We Know 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z Classicists have had a field day with this heavy-handed and utterly bizarre borrowing from “The Aeneid.” The 9/11 Memorial Museum doesn’t just display artifacts, it ritualizes grief on a loop Ms. Wethers and the evening’s other two choreographers, Cynthia Oliver and Gesel Mason, seemed in various ways to be worrying about this framework in ways both thoughtful and heavy-handed. Dance Review: ?Where We?re Calling From? at St. Mark?s Church 2012-02-20T23:37:57Z But then a jewel-colored flowing silk dress would show up to offset the more heavy-handed designs. Special Report: Fashion: Crafting the Spirit of Spectacle 2011-07-07T17:38:32Z The libretto, despite jarring shifts from slangy Southern dialect to grandly philosophical observations, is basically sound until the final, salvation-denying rant and heavy-handed execution scene. Music Review: ‘The Martyrs,’ at the Dicapo Opera Theater 2012-11-13T23:53:31Z Moreover, the Syrian refugee narrative is heavy-handed as it becomes another of Winterbottom's polemical issues. "Greed," a satire about the filthy rich, is as subtle as Steve Coogan's blindingly white teeth 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z Full of heavy-handed metaphor, the play fairly bursts with topicality. Review: ‘If Only’ Links Lincoln to an Unlikely Match 2017-08-27T04:00:00Z He visited the police state a couple of times in 2007 to film The Vice Guide to North Korea, a documentary of pre-conceived weirdness which did not stray far from what heavy-handed minders allowed. Shane Smith: 'I want to build the next CNN with Vice – it's within my grasp' 2013-03-23T22:24:20Z But the effect in the end was sort of feudal and heavy-handed: Dior and its dependents. Angels and Artisans 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z Earnest and passionate about his work, Mr. Sheng said he struggles to avoid being heavy-handed as an artist. Jeff Sheng?s Photos of Gay Military Personnel 2010-03-18T02:13:00Z It would be hard to overstate how blunt, heavy-handed and trite are the works in “Historic Photographs,” the first solo museum exhibition by the 85-year-old Mr. Metzger in the United States. Art Review: If It?s About Atrocity, Does That Make It Good? 2011-06-16T20:47:42Z If there was a weakness, it was in a tendency to the emphatic, which led to a slightly ponderous, heavy-handed stress of the beats in the last part of the Berlioz. Ludovic Morlot brings a pretty French touch to NSO concert 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z He then goes on to illustrate this premise with some silly, heavy-handed examples. Books of The Times: ?The Leftovers? by Tom Perrotta - Review 2011-08-24T22:00:16Z What follows is as predictable as it is heavy-handed. ArtsBeat Blog: Shirin Neshat's Performa Contribution 2011-11-14T21:00:25Z It is a competent if sometimes heavy-handed affair, a mosaic of fictitious and underexplored characters who hear the assault but are too self-preoccupied to act. Review: ‘37,’ a Fictional Retelling of the Kitty Genovese Story 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z These plots line up with the show’s often heavy-handed attempts to celebrate its adopted state, which last season yielded episodes involving the separatist Nation of Hawai’i and the former Hansen’s disease colony on Molokai. The Time to Fix ‘Hawaii Five-0’ Was at the Start 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z Wisely, the choreographers avoided miming the chorus of “What’s Going On” or resorting to a heavy-handed treatment. “What’s Going On”: Dance tribute to Marvin Gaye offers comfort and defiance 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z A six-minute trailer dropped last July, but this heavy-handed approach only highlighted that Warner were struggling for ideas. Cloud Atlas: how Hollywood failed to put it on the map 2013-02-20T17:16:47Z “When you go to a place like this, normally what you get is just heavy-handed food, and that has led me to being really disappointed in a lot of Italian-American food,” Mr. Conant said. Emilio?s Ballato: Like Rao?s, but You Can Get In 2011-10-25T22:32:35Z If Mr. Bayrle’s work seems mainly focused on automation, production and mechanization, however, it also contains a heavily — and sometimes heavy-handed — Christian component. This Artist Foresaw Our Digital Future in a Meadow of Dandelions 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z But too many of these vignettes are heavy-handed and offered with a self-conscious stage presence that undercuts the production’s promise of time travel. | 'Wanderlust: A History of Walking': Matthew Earnest?s ?Wanderlust? at Ice Factory Festival 2010-07-15T23:26:00Z This picture is a heavy-handed pursuit of diminishing returns, given that the male lead, Vincent Elbaz, is equally unappealing as a creepy alpha male and a befuddled representative of oppressed manhood. In ‘Set It Up’ and 2 Other Netflix Comedies, No One Emerges Unscathed 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z The confluence of heavy-handed tactics and the seeming collaboration between landlords, city agencies, and a violent Hell’s Angel-like gang is telling and in many ways typical. Enough with the hipster-bashing 2013-05-12T14:00:00Z In “Paradise to Perdition”, the heavy-handed presence of the narrator errs on pastiche, disrupting a story set in a resort in the Indian Ocean. Lionel Shriver on things that possess their owners 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Why Mr. Battle chose to resurrect this work, which makes an almost cartoonishly heavy-handed statement about the oppression of women — shedding no new light, just well-worn darkness — is mystifying. Alvin Ailey Dance Highlights Teamwork in Recent Performances 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Oozing bloodlike latex, it remains pertinent in an angry, heavy-handed way and also might be nice to sink into. ‘Midtown’: That Chair’s Charming, but Can I Sit in It? 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z It's nothing done with the intention of being heavy-handed or pushing the narrative. "Canceling is relative": Michael Che on his comedy boundaries & why he's not leaving "SNL" just yet 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z And Mr. Moore's screenplay, meant to be suggestive and scary in a noir sort of way, is mainly just pretentious, simultaneously obscure and heavy-handed. ArtsBeat: Watchlist: Alan Moore Tries His Hand at an On-Screen Original 2012-11-26T21:18:03Z But for a 2017 story, more than a dozen former and current employees described Robert Herring to The Post as a heavy-handed unofficial news director who frequently ordered coverage favorable to Trump. OANN threatened with removal from White House press room after correspondent Chanel Rion makes unauthorized appearances 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z Many Xinjiang experts say the outlawing of veils and the heavy-handed enforcement of the rules would further stigmatize the region's minority Uighurs. China's Urumqi bans Islamic veil, sparking rights concerns 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z One night in Japan, the opera company hierarchy were obliged to calm a Twitter storm of protest about their apparently heavy-handed response to a copyright issue on the opera blog Intermezzo. The Royal Opera on tour in Japan 2010-10-01T23:06:00Z “Causeway” is both thin and heavy-handed, its plot overly diagramed and its characters inadequately fleshed out. ‘Causeway’ Review: Companions on a Hard Road to Recovery 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z The novel is burdened by a heavy-handed use of emotive prose. Seeking Asylum but Finding Heartbreak 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z But Mr. Little and Mr. Vavrek also introduce mythological fates, characters who guide the couple and are often fortified by intoning choruses in heavy-handed episodes that turn “JFK” ponderous. Review: ‘JFK’ Puts a Very Dark Day in an Operatic Light 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z But aside from a handful of segments with heavy-handed New York themes, the broadcast seemed little different from its recent ones at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Bruno Mars Sweeps Top Categories at the Grammys 2018-01-28T05:00:00Z On Sunday, protesters in Turkish cities demonstrated against government plans to implement Internet content filters, saying the new system amounted to more censorship in an already heavy-handed effort to control information. Turkish state pans Beat Generation author 2011-05-16T11:46:04Z The foreshadowing can be heavy-handed, and I’m agnostic about the book’s climax, which cribs from Michael Cunningham’s “The Hours.” ‘Neon in Daylight’ Lights Up Ambivalence With Shades of Didion and Others 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z And we had to be a little bit more heavy-handed than we thought we necessarily would because we are on the same page. "Canceling is relative": Michael Che on his comedy boundaries & why he's not leaving "SNL" just yet 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z There’s a heavy-handed scene in which Grace glides through a cemetery in flowing white garments, cradling her baby. Music Review: Satchmo?s Story, Music Substituting for Words 2010-08-31T22:25:00Z This heavy-handed approach renders even Wretch 32's better lines somewhat empty, as though there's less at stake emotionally. Wretch 32: Black and White ? review 2011-08-18T14:30:00Z The second half of the play deepens into something darker and more lasting, despite "constant heavy-handed editorialising." Rupert Murdoch-inspired satire 'Great Britain' opens in London 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z The symbolism, such as the catfish, for example, never feels heavy-handed. "Undine" is an exquisite, romantic reimagining of an underwater myth using a phallic CGI catfish 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z That heavy-handed sensibility also influences the comic relief, which is reduced to easy laughs and borderline fourth-wall-breaking quips. Review | ‘The King’s Speech’ amounts to a stale retelling 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Yes, it's a heavy-handed allegory or fairy tale about a weaponized human being, raised in the wild and then unleashed against the security superstate as an avenging angel. "Hanna": A ruthless, arty "Sucker Punch" 2011-04-07T20:03:00Z Fiercely self-reliant, on signing to Atlantic they "expected way more heavy-handed interference, but it's been very positive," says Hutchison. Frightened Rabbit: 'We've gone back to brutal honesty' 2013-01-24T17:24:27Z The pagan-era tale has been given two characters, serving as male and female “choruses,” who interpret the events in light of later Christian theology, an interpolation that many have viewed as heavy-handed. Music Review: Britten’s ‘Rape of Lucretia,’ Presented by Mannes Opera 2013-05-12T21:58:05Z It’s a little heavy-handed, as “Law & Order” benedictions go, but it’s an apt beginning for an episode that takes a blunt-force approach. ‘Law & Order’ Review: Leaving Out the Best Parts 2022-02-23T05:00:00Z It is an adroit way of allowing the supernatural theme to become a character study without seeming forced or heavy-handed. In Jewish horror film "The Vigil," a mythological demon manifests the trauma of anti-Semitism 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z That’s as heavy-handed as the production gets; otherwise, Mr. Sharon trusts his audience enough to resist grasping too directly at timeliness. Think Outside the Opera House, and Inside the Parking Garage 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z The scenes between the intimidating "play-to-win" father and his son, who is finding his own rhythm, feel heavy-handed, rather than just awkward or uncomfortable. With "Critical Thinking," John Leguizamo directs a rousing "Stand and Deliver"-style chess story 2020-09-02T04:00:00Z The corruption of innocent flesh — by hickeys and herpes and worse — might be a heavy-handed metaphor, but when it’s rendered this gorgeously, who can complain? Review: ‘Kill Me Please,’ a Summer of Murder and Teenage Kicks 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Many eateries say an excessive tax burden and heavy-handed regulation like a cap on seating make it hard for them to abide by the law and remain afloat. Havana confirms has suspended new licenses for private restaurants 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z In one heavy-handed attempt at symbolism, a Russian nesting doll is opened, then reassembled. Theater Review: ?Flight,? by Michel Wallerstein, at the DR2 Theater 2012-03-09T23:30:54Z Early on, when she talks about Springora’s absent father, her delivery falls somewhat flat, and isn’t helped by the heavy-handed live drums that are the musical accompaniment throughout. In Paris, First-Person Trauma Jumps from Page to Stage 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z Ms. Peterman and Mr. Asner do the best they can, but the writing is too banal and heavy-handed to disguise how pale an imitation “Working Class” is of older, better sitcoms. The TV Watch: Old Boys? Network? Hardly. How About Lots of Tired Geezer Channels? 2011-01-27T23:14:39Z All are in some ways crude and heavy-handed, their formulations absurd, even outrageous. Arts & Leisure Preview: ?Green Zone,? ?The Ghost Writer? and Conspiracy Comforts 2010-03-31T20:54:00Z Through six entertaining if sometimes heavy-handed narratives, the women’s voices are strong: bitter and full of pain, yet steel-tipped in sarcasm and humor. Best science fiction and fantasy books to read this month 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The delivery may be heavy-handed, but it’s not as if we hear this message too often in prime time. Television Review: On HBO, Alexandra Pelosi Documentary About Poverty 2010-07-25T21:27:00Z Without ever being heavy-handed, Eldridge deftly summed up the aspirations, disappointments, loves and hates of people still too rarely depicted properly on stage. Best theatre of 2012, No 1: In Basildon, Royal Court 2012-12-21T12:08:01Z With a heavy heart and an even more heavy-handed metaphor, I, Saleem, went to work in a pickle factory. Digested classics: the 20th century's greatest novels 2010-10-13T06:59:00Z Along the way he meets a collection of good-hearted strippers and heavy-handed baddies who usually have a quirky observation or a tart reply at the ready. Review: In ‘Too Late,’ Imitation Is Sincere Flattery 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z “To the extent that efforts become heavy-handed, there can be a disincentive, then, to using temporary workers,” Dwyer said, to the detriment of the workers, client employers and “the overall economy.” When workers die: “And nobody called 911″ 2013-03-27T00:00:00Z Thanks to being a little heavy-handed with Italian seasoning, the second round veered too far into weird spaghetti sauce territory, while chipotle chili powder led — perhaps unsurprisingly — to a pot of chili mac. Trying to recreate Hamburger Helper was the best thing for my cooking in 2021 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z Sometimes, the heavy-handed use of metaphors – in the language of tectonic plates shifting or in the wardrobes of longline girdles constraining – left me wishing everyone would settle into their roles less tensely. 'Masters of Sex' Recap: Seeking Safe Harbor 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Kozhukhin’s account, though sometimes heavy-handed, was subtler and more imaginative. Music Review: The Russian Pianist Denis Kozhukhin at Zankel Hall 2010-06-27T21:08:00Z And cultural differences are gently explored without being too heavy-handed about it. “Welcome to Sweden” may be the Poehler family’s best sitcom 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z I suspect the recipe to be heavy-handed on fat and salt, but having abdicated all responsibility for more than a week, do what I’m told. Is this cooking for idiots? My week eating nothing but ‘recipe box’ food 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z And, of course, there are many examples of heavy-handed surprises that seem all too predictable. Anthony Tommasini’s Interactive Quest for Surprises 2014-02-28T15:50:53Z The heavy-handed scallion application infuses it with an indispensable savoriness that's at once gentle and intense. The saucy tomato bread I’ve thought about every day for 16 years 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z Except for those critics who find the moralizing heavy-handed and crave subtlety. Nearly a Century Later, We’re Still Reading — and Changing Our Minds About — Gatsby 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z The men made the most obvious, heavy-handed use of fashion. Perspective | Kamala Harris embraced black. That was both unremarkable and theatrically powerful. 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z Collins doesn't always steer away from melodrama, and the star-crossed lovers motif is so heavy-handed that the conclusion is fairly predictable. The Gamal by Ciarán Collins – review 2013-04-27T10:00:01Z He must be praised for not hitting us over the head with the heavy-handed psychologizing that burdens so many shows, even if “Deep Blue Sound” does spin its wheels a bit. ‘Deep Blue Sound’ Review: Searching for Orcas and Longing for Community 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z It starts a little heavy-handed, as city officials are “demolishing Heaven” with bulldozers. In This Novel, the Fate of an Indian Slum Is in the Hands of Its Women 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z Her approach is never heavy-handed or overwhelming: the live voices and the electronics seem interwoven, almost organic. Music Review: Kaija Saariaho?s ?Voix, Espace? at Zankel Hall 2012-03-07T00:06:13Z Jang constantly compared herself to her peers, and felt pressured to impress heavy-handed instructors. South Korean children navigate rocky road to K-pop stardom 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Ketchup and mustard seemed heavy-handed, so I went for just pickles and onions to add a little pop. Frugal Traveler: Eating in Iowa: Farm-Fresh, Fried and Frugal 2013-08-14T22:43:34Z Following intelligent debates about the nature of free will, "The Adjustment Bureau" ends in an overly simplistic, heavy-handed religious allegory that leaves you wondering, really? Capsule reviews: 'Rango,' 'The Adjustment Bureau' 2011-03-03T20:03:25Z I love these opportunities to hone my skills at backhanded compliments and heavy-handed sarcasm. Perspective | He’s got some ‘smart replies’ for you, Gmail 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z The message got heavy-handed at times, but it underlines her every move as an artist. Album review: Lady Gaga, 'Born This Way' 2011-05-20T05:36:35Z It's not heavy-handed, even though these stories are full of moral import. Alexander Solzhenitsyn's 'last stories' will appear in English at last 2011-07-23T23:07:17Z But others argue that involving the courts, with their history of heavy-handed interventions, could open the door to state licensing of free speech. For Many in Pakistan, a Television Show Goes Too Far 2012-01-27T02:19:30Z Things really fall into place for Casey as the novel draws to a close — in a pretty heavy-handed avalanche, actually. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Woman on the Road to Happiness 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z Here as elsewhere, the scenic effects are light, never heavy-handed. Flights of imagination in Cincinnati Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’ 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z The symbolism is a shade heavy-handed, a fault that has been found with Erdrich's books in the past. The Round House by Louise Erdrich – review 2013-05-18T06:59:01Z There’s little heavy-handed or overtly heroic about this sweeping piece. Dance Review: José Limón Company at Baruch Performing Arts Center 2013-01-20T18:29:11Z "I took the theme of springtime renewal – bunnies, flowers, pink things and so on, without being too heavy-handed," he says. The genius behind Alec Soth's Brighton biennial success 2010-09-19T21:00:00Z The New York Times review described the production as "heartfelt but heavy-handed, as it punches home its message with a relentlessness that may soon leave you numb to the tragic story it's trying to tell." Tupac Shakur musical 'Holler if Ya Hear Me' to close 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z Bernard remembered just what a heavy-handed piece of plotting that speech had been when he and Lenina met two Savages who were somehow different from the others. Digested classics: the 20th century's greatest novels 2010-10-13T06:59:00Z Though he originally intended a career in the genre, Westlake argues that the field, circa 1960, had grown too narrow and restrictive, that its heavy-handed conventions hampered the development of sophisticated work. Michael Dirda reviews ‘The Getaway Car,’ a collection of Donald E. Westlake pieces Spec Ops is so heavy-handed that I began to wonder if it were intended as a black comedy about Walker’s obtuseness regarding the genuinely horrific consequences of his actions. Video Game Review: Spec Ops: The Line, From 2K Games, Makes Killing Personal 2012-06-25T16:34:27Z In contrast to those heavy-handed elements, there are, throughout, exquisitely refined passages of geometric and organic inlaid patterning rendered in different woods and metals. Peeking Into the Gilded Age at the Met 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Silverstein is not sure that formula has been achieved and worries that Rodham could end up being heavy-handed about the women's issues it deals with. Hillary Clinton biopic Rodham stirs up speculation – who will play her? 2013-06-01T22:34:29Z The state says it is increasing revenues and providing jobs, but analysts say heavy-handed interventions are driving away private investment. Law passed to restrict foreign film production in Tanzania 2019-06-27T04:00:00Z And the best of this year’s programs are a strong group, especially among the Chinese-language selections, where the familiar, heavy-handed mix of sentimentality and nationalism seems in abeyance. Critic’s Notebook: New York Asian Film Festival Offers Sturdy Hollywood Themes 2013-06-28T22:13:41Z Johnson’s heavy-handed barrel vault has been replaced by a delicate glass V-shaped butterfly roof. Can Architecture Build Values, Too? 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z If that sounds heavy-handed, it’s actually quite entertaining, all the more so when Gerry makes his entrance halfway through the intermissionless performance. Review: Tim and Tyne Daly Are Dysfunctional Siblings in ‘Downstairs’ 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z In reality, the seriocomic romp "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" merely has its moments, but more often feels heavy-handed, sappy and overlong. Review: `Marigold Hotel' offers safe escape 2012-05-02T20:42:09Z Selznick could be a heavy-handed meddler, but in Ackroyd’s view, Selznick rightly overruled Hitchcock on how to approach their first collaboration, “Rebecca.” Alfred Hitchcock: ‘A superb fantasist of fear’ 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z Perhaps my suggestion to include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for the report back is a bit heavy-handed. Motherlode Blog: Nine More Tips for Encouraging Children to Give During the Holidays 2013-12-12T16:21:42Z This is among the sections in which the exposition, necessary though it is, felt heavy-handed in the pilot. Game of Thrones Watch: It's All in the Execution 2011-04-18T19:00:00Z It might have been an excellent reinterpretation, were it not so heavy-handed and, well, Disney-fied. Disney's disjointed "Mulan" remake is obsessed with the concept of "ch'i" but can't find its own 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Yet her wonder at Wollstonecraft can sometimes seem heavy-handed, and Mrs. B — her story, the voice Silva gives her — is not as compelling as Wollstonecraft. Review | It can’t match ‘Wolf Hall,’ but ‘Love and Fury’ captures an English figure with bravura 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Now you’re thinking, “Surely film-makers have long since agreed that visual metaphors this thuddingly heavy-handed have no place in modern cinema.” Professor Johnny Depp says goodbye to the rules, hello to himself 2019-04-12T04:00:00Z By then some critics had begun to find Mr. Prince’s directorial strokes overblown, his productions heavy-handed in theme and design. Hal Prince, Giant of Broadway and Reaper of Tonys, Dies at 91 2019-07-31T04:00:00Z But “Rosenkavalier” also contains whole stretches of heavy-handed comedy that can seem to go on forever. Review: A Radiant Revival of ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z The project shifts quickly toward redemption; there is a heavy-handed image of a baptism, along with footage of Jay Z and Beyoncé getting matching tattoos on their fingers. Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” Is a Revelation of Spirit 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z A crew of black women gyrating in front of a massive colonial scene is the sort of heavy-handed image that the Internet salivates over. What It Means When Beyoncé and Jay-Z Take Over the Louvre 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Green's symbolism is neat, if a trifle heavy-handed. Manglehorn review – Renaissance man Al Pacino delivers a masterclass as a lion in winter 2014-08-30T04:00:00Z Exiles and many rights groups say the real cause of the unrest is China's heavy-handed policies, including curbs on Islam and the culture and language of the Uighurs. China's Urumqi bans Islamic veil, sparking rights concerns 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z It’s a bit heavy-handed, and, thankfully, it’s pretty much over. The Walking Dead Watch: “Dead Weight” 2013-11-25T03:00:21Z Despite seamy, well-chosen locations, Mr. Gooding is way too heavy-handed in his scoring and visual choices. Review: In ‘Bayou Caviar,’ the Main Course Is a Cold-Blooded Noir 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z “Peep Show” — in which a suburban husband’s visit to a Times Square nudie show turns into an encounter with a group of naked or scantily clad rabbis — is a heavy-handed portrait of a guilty conscience. Books of The Times: ?What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank,? Stories by Nathan Englander 2012-02-09T23:41:45Z But Mr. Zemeckis, who wrote the script with Christopher Browne, spares us heavy-handed portents of destruction. Review: ‘The Walk,’ High-Wire Bravado at World Trade Center 2015-09-26T04:00:00Z But unlike some of the wines we rejected, their presence in the Nada was not overbearing or heavy-handed, and the ripe fruit and oak should integrate well. 2014 Barbarescos: Triumphs and Question Marks 2018-02-08T05:00:00Z Knowing his penchant for heavy-handed allegory, you might think that putting a video by Mr. Viola in the exhibition would not be a good idea. Art Review: At the Rubin Museum, ?Remember That You Will Die? 2010-05-06T20:57:00Z In one song, “Rebellion,” there are heavy-handed quotations from Wagner and Strauss operas. Music Review: David Del Tredici and Courtenay Budd at Symphony Space 2012-03-16T21:20:23Z So we wanted to have a little of that, to mix those things in, not in a really heavy-handed way, but just to let them exist. Director Jim Jarmusch Talks New Film 'Paterson' 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z Even if Gibson has imported goods that could not legally leave India, he said, the raid by the Fish and Wildlife agents was heavy-handed. ArtsBeat Blog: Famed Guitar Maker Raided by Federal Agents 2011-08-31T16:52:11Z Gnarled or elongated fingers, ungainly bodies, oddities of perspective and scale, heavy-handed outlines — these features made Neel’s work feel closer to van Gogh’s. Perspective | Alice Neel was the greatest American portraitist of the 20th century. Her work continues to astonish. 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z Bier aims to show that the beast lurks even in the most serene settings, yet the parallels between the film's two worlds grow heavy-handed. Capsule reviews: `Hop,' `Source Code' 2011-03-30T15:37:20Z There was nothing heavy-handed, no sales pitch, in Mr. Zinman’s approach to the piece. Music Review: David Zinman Leads Philharmonic in Mendelssohn and Mozart 2013-12-06T22:21:02Z The smothering is heavy-handed, yet apropos for an artist who never had the space, or creative motivation, to fully express herself. ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ Review: Her Lonely Heart Calls 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z There is a possibly paranoid science-fiction element to this, reflected in the program’s title — a heavy-handed reference to the third “Terminator” movie, “Rise of the Machines.” | ‘Nova: Rise of the Drones': ‘Nova: Rise of the Drones,’ on PBS 2013-01-22T23:09:54Z Unfortunately these points, much lauded by the media, often feel heavy-handed and a recognition of – wow! – a male writer articulating the female experience. How to watch Netflix as a feminist 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z Both works had as much to do with social issues as with artistic ones, and certain heavy-handed leanings were their downfalls. Dance Review: Marc Bamuthi Joseph and Kyle Abraham at Lincoln Center 2013-08-02T21:47:35Z Despite the potential metaphorical heat, these themes are muffled by a heavy-handed, academic intellectualism. Review: Sex, Death and Little Subtlety 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Comcast added that the proposal would impose "an overly complicated government licensing regime and heavy-handed regulation in a fast-moving technological space." FCC chief unveils revised U.S. pay-TV set-top box rules 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z This tense plot is nonetheless told with such restraint and subtlety that the one or two heavy-handed moments felt odd, as if they belonged to a different book. A Novel Asks: What if Women Were Forbidden From Doing It All? 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z Naím observes that what was different in Arendt’s day was that totalitarian rule was achieved through heavy-handed central control and censorship. Misdirection, Fake News and Lies: The Best Books to Read on Disinformation 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z “This movie is over the top and grotesque in all the definitions of the word, and the imagery is heavy-handed,” Eggers admits. The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers on storms, seagulls and spraying Robert Pattinson with a hose 2020-01-25T05:00:00Z But Theodore also is, at times, a bit too good to be true, especially in how he meekly adapts to his parents' rather heavy-handed efforts to control his schedule. 'Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer' proves that John Grisham can write for kids 2010-05-27T21:59:00Z Or the pat pairing of some couples in the end, and the heavy-handed finale, “Never Over,” about the continuous march toward progress. ‘Suffs’ Review: Young, Scrappy and Hungry for the Right to Vote 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Prone to sentimentality and heavy-handed moralizing, and not a little naïve, she is aggressively recruited by Mae, the Farm’s director, who knows that Reagan — or, more precisely, her womb — could represent “a record-breaking year-end bonus.” A Novel About Surrogacy, Set at a ‘Farm’ Where the Crop Is Human Babies 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z As the 1960s swung on, the director Sidney Lumet retreated to a Swedish idyll to film this heavy-handed, defiantly unfunny adaptation. ‘The Seagull’ Brings Chekhov’s Doleful Comedy to Cinemas 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z On Junghyun Georgia Lee’s gilt-framed set — simpler and more capacious than the one she designed for Theater Row — the show is more anguished, more mournful, more urgent than before, and sometimes that makes it heavy-handed. Review: ‘The Chinese Lady’ Casts a Long Look at Hate 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Because, you see, it was a heavy-handed metaphor all along. The new Visa advert 2013-07-06T05:00:00Z But as “Reasonable Doubt” becomes a meditation on racial attitudes on the Cape, it becomes an increasingly heavy-handed one. Books of The Times: A Murder Trial to Cover, Axes to Grind 2011-07-07T21:30:32Z It’s superb work, which makes the decision to include heavy-handed voice-over a disappointing one. ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Series Premiere Recap: Welcome to Gilead 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Critics applauded the flying effects and spectacular chase scenes, but found the symbolism heavy-handed and/or indecipherable. European migration crisis gets super-power treatment in Cannes 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z The scene where Elbe gets beaten up by people who ask: “Are you a girl or a boy” felt heavy-handed, plastering a familiar transphobic trope over a situation that was far more nuanced. A fantastic leap – trans cinema's breakthrough moment 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z I've got photos of me on stage with the Clash trying to get people off the stage knowing that if I was too heavy-handed, the band would take a swing at me. Rock'n'roll jobs explained 2010-04-15T21:05:00Z As the evening wore on, cast members launched into heavy-handed soliloquies about cultural appropriation and artists’ poor pay. Review: ‘Drama’ Contains Many Things. But Drama Isn’t One. 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z Indeed, some of the heavy-handed security measures that were put in place in response to 9/11, including no-fly lists, might at least be repurposed to defend against right-wing militias and homegrown fascists. Perspective | The danger of right-wing mobs is real. Fencing at the U.S. Capitol won’t help. 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z If the message of the piece was slightly heavy-handed – Syrian refugees are people too! – it was both engagingly told and goofy enough to justify its spot on a comedy show. Samantha Bee's Full Frontal promises to bare all (and lose the desk) 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z Without being too heavy-handed, Mr. Fagan shows that the waters surrounding his “Lighthouse,” as the first section is named, are anything but tranquil. Dance Review: Garth Fagan Dance at Brooklyn Academy of Music 2012-09-29T01:40:07Z Some saw the violence as orchestrated to target the "Ultras", Al Ahli fans whose experience confronting police at soccer matches was turned with devastating effect against Mubarak's heavy-handed security forces in the uprising. Egyptians incensed after 74 die in soccer tragedy 2012-02-02T12:57:00Z As my prose became more heavy-handed, my brother became less so and he could eventually play fewer than three notes at a time. Big Brother by Lionel Shriver – digested read 2013-05-13T05:30:01Z However, McKay gets a bit heavy-handed in the film’s second act. Adam McKay's "Vice": A sly, irreverent portrait of Dick Cheney's monstrous power 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z We reporters often try to establish a sense of place by using heavy-handed description, and by draping details onto some newsy narrative. New & Noteworthy 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z The conceit is more effective than heavy-handed because viewers understand what drives the character’s behavior — even if the characters being addressed in the particular scene are unaware. With “The Salesman,” Iranian writer-director Asghar Farhadi creates another spellbinding domestic drama 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z Yes, the podcast is a little heavy-handed positioning Rogers as the antithesis of President Trump. Podcasts About Impeachment, Mr. Rogers and a Purring Cat: What’s New 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z Alas, though imagining the sort of harmonious, tolerant diversity one might wish for throughout Middle America, "The Very Merry Wives" gets heavy-handed and linguistically cumbersome. Myth and mirth take the stage at Oregon Shakespeare fest 2012-07-19T21:29:02Z Elements meant to ratchet up tension — a bleeding clock, frequent references to Killer Croc's unstable confinement — felt heavy-handed. Comics: Not crazy about 'Arkham Asylum: Madness' 2010-09-07T20:59:00Z And you would rather have the hell beautifully confused out of you for an hour in preference to the heavy-handed plot signposting that goes on in the thick-as-pilchards TV drama so prevalent since Downton Abbey. Patriot: part Homeland-style fable, part stoner spy comedy 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z This show is blissfully free of heavy-handed interpretation. Painter of our greatest fears 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z It’s fashionable to ridicule the show’s creator, Aaron Sorkin, for his heavy-handed messages, and there were plenty in the episode, most of them involving the perils of social-media-driven news reporting. 'The Newsroom' Recap: In the Premiere, a Bit of Self-Control, for Will and for Aaron Sorkin 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z “The contemporary Black art and the Black art boom, which I’m all for — more power to you, hallelujah — a lot of it is heavy-handed and overt and I’m not interested in that. “ From Punk Band to Portraits for a King to Gagosian: Honor Titus Breaks Out 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z The unapologetic, sometimes heavy-handed literariness of “The Wild Pear Tree” is leavened by hints of grim comedy and sharp, if subtle, social criticism. ‘The Wild Pear Tree’ Review: A Gambler and a Writer at Odds 2019-01-29T05:00:00Z The story becomes sunk in heavy-handed symbolism when a storm sets the boat adrift and sets off a night of soul-searching for the characters. Review: A Maudlin Trip Down the Amazon, With a Star in Disguise 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z As theater, it's remarkably bad—heavy-handed, comically melodramatic, hackneyed. My night in Judgement House, the church play about hell that made me a teenage born-again zealot 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z Non-believers might feel that some of the more overt religious imagery in the film’s second half is a little heavy-handed; to others the same scenes may have a more exalted significance. My streaming gem: why you should watch Happy as Lazzaro 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z Avery’s obsession with David extends to an obsession with political scandals in general, which feels a bit heavy-handed but also makes sense. A Political Scandal’s Trauma, Seen From the Inside 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z As humorists, Mr. Martin and Mr. Gilbert were both a bit heavy-handed in their byplay, but as musicians they were impeccable. Review: The Philharmonic Revisits an Early Triumph of Its Director 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z One of the main questions of "Whiplash" is whether heavy-handed tactics are actually useful in driving talented people to fulfill their potential and whether today's culture of putting self-esteem first actually leads to unrealized talent. 'Whiplash' strikes a chord for South Koreans at the box office Aboulela never pushes the contemporary relevance in any heavy-handed way, but these experiences in enemy camps suggest the need for greater empathy, understanding and dignity, even in the prosecution of war. ‘The Kindness of Enemies’ explores the deep roots of the war on terror 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z To question the logic behind such heavy-handed prosecutions is essentially blasphemy —especially when raised by a scary male defense attorney like me. I'm a public defender. I don't want my elderly client to die in prison from coronavirus 2020-08-29T04:00:00Z To use the already heavy-handed sandwich metaphor, I’d say there wasn’t enough meat to it, despite the performances, which I liked. Welcoming Back Live Theater Doesn’t Mean Agreeing About All of It 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z For all Roth's playfulness – a heavy-handed playfulness at the best of times – he never doubts the validity of what he is doing or his ability to find a language adequate to his needs. Feted British authors are limited, arrogant and self-satisfied, says leading academic 2010-07-28T17:25:00Z It’s too bad that the filmmakers don’t allow an occasional breath of air into the sepulchral proceedings or ease up on the increasingly heavy-handed lessons. Movie Review: ‘Child’s Pose,’ a Family Drama Set in Romania 2014-02-18T22:25:20Z “Fosse/Verdon” is conscious of this but also feels burdened by the responsibility to indict him, which only makes it more heavy-handed. Review: In ‘Fosse/Verdon,’ a Portrait of the Artist as Problematic Fave 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z The five stalwart pianists, who shared duties in the two days of semifinals, were showing the strain by this point; save Colette Valentine, all were heavy-handed. A mixed bag from six young musicians (and from the judges) 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z But in light of the gimmickry and heavy-handed symbolism prevailing here, a moratorium on using these and other end products of entropy in art would be worth considering. Art Review: ?Swept Away,? at Museum of Arts and Design 2012-04-05T21:43:03Z This is weighty material for a slim film, and the direction by Justin P. Lange is heavy-handed. Review: In ‘The Dark,’ a Traumatized Teenager Becomes a Zombie 2018-10-25T04:00:00Z It’s neither a new nor an original observation, and Wasson’s other attempts to reach for something deeper to say about America in the ’70s come across as awkward and heavy-handed attempts at sociology. My Sister, My Daughter: Behind the Scenes of a Great American Film 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z That novel’s theme of monomaniacal, violent obsession and the Shakespearean cadences of its prose underline what is happening on screen in a way that is only occasionally heavy-handed. | 'Warrior': ?Warrior,? Directed by Gavin O?Connor - Review 2011-09-08T16:26:17Z Atkinson started making the film because he felt the hunt for the Boston marathon bombers was chaotic and heavy-handed in its use of military equipment but his interest started closer to home. Do Not Resist: new film shows how US police have become an occupying army 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z This allows Mr. Magania, an Italian-born New Yorker, to work in ideas about the integration of immigrants — this is the show’s most compelling and thought-provoking aspect, especially since it is not heavy-handed. Review: ‘Radio Delirio’ Focuses on a Forgettable Man 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z Many of Lucas’s videos emphasize his music’s occasionally heavy-handed nature — it’s an approach that’s earnest, but not always effective. Review | Joyner Lucas has a heavy-handed message, but makes it look good 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z The book scene here has long been dominated by detective stories and romance novels riven with heavy-handed propaganda, and classic foreign novels like Don Quixote. Reading Gone with the Wind in Pyongyang 2012-10-25T17:00:12Z His process involves a lot of research — on sustainability, predatory capitalism, psychology — but his work is far from didactic or heavy-handed. Can art help fight climate change? These 4 Seattle-area artists think so. 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z The need to compress history leads to moments that are maudlin or heavy-handed. Review: One Vote for ‘Victoria’ Over ‘The Crown’ 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z That is the central existential tenet of “Standby,” a heavy-handed musical about the afterlife running at the New York Musical Theater Festival. ArtsBeat: New York Musical Theater Festival Report: ‘Standby’ 2013-07-24T16:21:19Z The price for opium has fallen, he said, and growing poppies risked running afoul of heavy-handed eradication efforts by Myanmar authorities. Myanmar hills embrace silkworms over poppies 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Richard Wolf’s documentary “A Requiem for Syrian Refugees” is as powerfully direct as it is unfortunately heavy-handed, with lingering black-and-white close-ups of barbed wire and children’s wide eyes. ‘A Requiem for Syrian Refugees,’ About Fleeing Conflict 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z This otherwise enjoyable night is marred, though, by the heavy-handed way in which the bouncers pick off stage invaders. Morrissey ? review 2011-08-13T23:05:48Z In any event, an idea that could have been heavy-handed seems a surreal touch in sync with the overall concept. Review: A Masterful ‘Lulu’ at the Met 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z Kundera’s novels, especially his later ones, could be abstract and heavy-handed. In Milan Kundera’s Work, the Erotic Meets the Subversive 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z Kid Creole and the Coconuts never offered heavy-handed messages, only an embodiment of collaboration across differences. Dapper as Ever, Kid Creole Dresses Up His Songs for a New Musical 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Not in a heavy-handed way, hopefully, but in a matter-of-fact one. "Stranger Things" gets a girl gang in the prequel novel "Suspicious Minds" 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z At this point in his career, Szifron is too heavy-handed a filmmaker to create compelling miniature stories. 'Wild Tales' weighed down by clunky filmmaking 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Some are deeply moved by the emotional impact of its songs and performances; others found it heavy-handed. Oscar countdown "Les Miserables" 2013-02-18T19:31:05Z The first happened in southern Ethiopia, and is the subject of the 2014 film “Difret”—a thoughtful, if at times heavy-handed, treatment of the abduction, slaying, and ensuing trial. The Limits of “Message Movies” about Africa 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Many critics regarded the film as a heavy-handed stunt. The Black Lives Matter effect: how cinema is tackling an epidemic of police shootings 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Its presence, like the looming solar eclipse, warns us of heavy-handed metaphors but not of the intoxicating beauty with which they will be expressed. 'The Afterlight': loss and alienation in farm country 2011-09-01T19:17:08Z Often, though, “The Handmaid’s Tale” feels so determined not to be misread, to treat its subject with gravity, that its storytelling is heavy-handed and its peripheral characters stiff. Review: ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 2 Moves Into a Dark Future 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z In both the memoir and at the Red Table, he speaks openly of how his heavy-handed fathering of Jaden and Willow exploded in his face on multiple occasions. Hollywood’s First Family of Putting It Out There 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z Jenkins deals with this deftly, without being heavy-handed or dismissive, and makes the characters no less worthy of our support. Moonlight portrays black gay life in its joy, sadness and complexity 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z Depicting the Romeo and Juliet-style romance between lovers from twin planets with opposite gravitational pulls, this head-scratcher boasts visual imagination to spare even as its logistical complexities and heavy-handed symbolism ultimately prove off-putting. Review: 'Upside Down' is mostly down 2013-03-15T03:16:04Z The flattened use of a child narrator's point of view forces the historical context to be relayed in heavy-handed dialogue. In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner – review 2012-09-29T21:55:01Z The Washington Post's Michael O'Sullivan says the film's "attempt to tap into lingering rage over the financial crisis and income inequality is understandable, if heavy-handed." 'The Purge: Anarchy' a grim improvement on the original, reviews say 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z The latter fits in with a heavy-handed strain that runs through "The American," a tendency to double-underline what is already plain as day. "The American": George Clooney's killer trip through Italy 2010-09-01T15:02:00Z She imagined what she called “the heavy-handed theocracy of 17th-century Puritan New England — with its marked bias against women” — reasserting itself during a period of social chaos. The Handmaid’s Thriller: In ‘The Testaments,’ There’s a Spy in Gilead 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z It’s a relief to return to Mitford’s less heavy-handed opinions. The Arbiter of Aristocracy: And No, It’s Not Downton’s Dowager 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z He added later: “It can’t be heavy-handed. It’s got to move like fire.” Forget About Jazz Hands, This Fosse Show Is About Dancin’ 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z The punishment is clear – a heavy-handed rectal examination. The Next Three Days: Russell Crowe goes wife saving (again) 2010-08-25T08:02:00Z While watching, I thought this ending heavy-handed; the next day, it felt haunting. Montpellier Danse Offers Globe-Trotting Via Choreography 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z The citizen hacker movement has developed in response to what they see as the slow pace of development, the lacklustre attitude of commercial companies and the heavy-handed approach of the regulators. Health hackers: the patients taking medical innovation into their own hands 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z That’s only the beginning, yet every suggestion is fastidiously integrated, nothing so crude as postmodernism’s heavy-handed appropriation of Classical forms. Fantastical Cityscapes of Cardboard and Glue at MoMA 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z The promoters denounced what they characterized as a pre-emptive, and heavy-handed enforcement action while, they said, negotiations were ongoing. Travis McCready Concert Is Postponed, but Not Happily 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z “It’s oddly an incredibly cynical position,” he said, “in that it deprives therapists and patients of the possibility that we as people can do better, without such heavy-handed intervention.” The Couch in Rainbow Colors: ‘L.G.B.T.-Affirming’ Therapy 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Before you shudder, rest assured that Clarke isn’t doctrinaire or heavy-handed in this; she simply supplies an illuminating, hitherto absent context. ‘Brothers of the Quill’: How an 18th-century hack found his literary footing 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z Will & Grace” acknowledged the new era with a heavy-handed premiere episode about the Trump administration. This Fall, Everything Old Is TV Again 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z But Lee exercises a light touch when Fierstein's writing grows heavy-handed, and I was more focused on the richly inhabited personal dynamics among the characters this time around. In 'Casa Valentina,' cross-dressing men show their feminine side 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z In addition to a taste for heavy-handed symbolism, Mr. Dudley brings a nagging, schematic neatness to the writing. | 'Letters to the End of the World': Anton Dudley?s Play About the Effects of AIDS 2010-05-10T21:44:00Z Yes, the coin metaphor is heavy-handed: Patrick will spend his life seeking and avoiding contact and engagement. Review: In ‘Three Kings,’ Hot Priest Sheds His Cassock 2020-09-06T04:00:00Z It might seem heavy-handed, but Lee, one of gentrification’s most outspoken critics, knows Brooklyn better than anyone. Review | Spike Lee’s ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ gets the perfect update on Netflix 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z A sometimes ghastly mix of covert self-congratulation, awkward confession and wry philosophizing undercut by heavy-handed irony, Red Book prose can be an exercise in confessional self-concealment. After Harvard, Dispatches of Adulthood 2012-04-13T22:21:53Z All too soon, however, the mystery turns into soapy melodrama, and the supernatural is superseded by the clichés of network drama: stock characters, obvious plot twists and too much heavy-handed exposition. Television Review: New TV Fantasies: ABC’s ‘Resurrection’ and NBC’s ‘Believe’ 2014-03-07T00:03:48Z De Robertis’s prose is most moving when it’s direct and unembellished, but her metaphors can be heavy-handed, as in the overuse of water imagery — emotions, words, hearts, bodies always seem to be drowning, spilling, pouring. A Tale of Five Women 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z In reality, this seriocomic romp merely has its moments, but more often feels heavy-handed, sappy and overlong. Capsule reviews of `The Avengers,' other new films 2012-05-02T22:04:55Z Its pages are a messy amalgam of heavy-handed graphic design, tiny type, competing fonts, and articles that often had typos, and grammar and spelling errors. Behind Lucky Peach’s Closing, Colliding Visions 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z It’s a little too heavy-handed to be really revelatory, but it’s an added dynamic most cop shows wouldn’t bother with. Shades of Blue – Jennifer Lopez's cop show is a criminal waste of her talent 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z The healing experience the journey represents only comes across as heavy-handed once or twice, and there's a glaring false note in the final moments when Linas makes a stop in New York. 'Bass Ackwards': Salvation through a VW van 2010-06-11T00:01:00Z Given that it's based on the true story of a man with polio who spends most of his time in an iron lung, "The Sessions" is not as painfully heavy-handed as it might sound. Review: `Sessions' tells feel-good, low-key tale 2012-10-15T22:38:11Z The rather heavy-handed message — reinforced by Mr. Perrin’s spare, soothing narration — is clear, as war and pesticides are unleashed and animals displaced. Review: The Nature Documentary ‘Seasons’ Looks at Land Animals 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Throughout the arena, fans raised palms skyward as she sang her heavy-handed tale of deliverance, as though Underwood were testifying in church. Carrie Underwood: At the top of her game and loving it 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z But for the fashion-wise femme fatale for whom plugging a victim full of holes is too heavy-handed and, like, messy, why not twist them around one’s little finger instead? | Pistol Packin' Mamas 2011-06-22T19:07:47Z This season, "Ted Lasso" has fumbled some major storylines, particularly when it comes to LGBTQ+ characters, taking a heavy-handed and outdated approach. Turn "Ted Lasso" into the Roy Kent show, you cowards 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z It helps that the film is deftly made; Hawke keeps an admirably light touch, building up to the final inevitable sequence — of Bernstein playing in public again — without being heavy-handed. An introduction to the artiste as a terrified performer 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z But rather than seeming heavy-handed, this adds a dash of the surreal to the proceedings, in part because all 10 suitcases are painted white and don’t quite seem of this world. Whim W’Him show lets PNB’s Andrew Bartee shine 2013-05-18T15:28:32Z What’s left is a baroque pantomime, a heavy-handed satire of intolerance whose fun fades faster than the livid bruises on Judy’s face. ‘Judy & Punch’ Review: On With the Horror Show 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Dovlatov loved a particular slice of the twentieth-century American canon—Faulkner and Hemingway and Salinger—for its plainspoken honesty, straightforward language, and lack of heavy-handed moralizing. A Russian Writer’s Lessons for Being a Nobody While Being Yourself 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Still, it’s more than a little heavy-handed of DiFranco to make artistic hay out of last year’s blossoming Occupy movement, which, intended or not, is what Which Side Are You On? kind of feels like. Is Ani DiFranco's Which Side Are You On? An OWS Rallying Cry? 2012-01-10T17:10:54Z Absent of any new, compelling material, Springsteen often relies too much on his charisma, which leads him to indulge in heavy-handed ham routines. Springsteen’s subversive joy: On the Bruce concert as antidote to nihilism and American self-destruction 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z The plot twists that keep the pair in orbit despite their far-flung trajectories tend to be melodramatic, a little heavy-handed and rushed, but they are nonetheless gripping. Passion and fame in the digital age: Watching 'Sex With Strangers' at the Geffen 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Hackneyed as his delivery sometimes is, heavy-handed Sept. Theater Review: Jonathan Solari?s ?Love Letter? on a Sidewalk Stage - Review 2011-09-30T23:22:12Z Many of the songs are used to shoulder heavy-handed emotional exposition, and when taken together they offer an odd hodgepodge of musical styles. ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Review: Nanny Doesn’t Know Best 2021-12-05T05:00:00Z On the other hand, many of these dramas are so heavy-handed as to seem overly eager to please. Perspective | American history seems way more feminist on shows like ‘The First Lady’ 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z Less successfully, the dialogue can seem a bit flat-footed, with minor characters including a pair of beggars and a grave-digging Scottish duo appearing briefly to offer heavy-handed comic relief. Danny Boyle's 'Frankenstein' should be monster hit 2011-02-24T14:36:34Z He does come off as an impressionable dupe, though: “The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda” is, in its current form, as harsh and heavy-handed as the title suggests. In “The Haunting of Lin-Manuel Miranda,” Ishmael Reed Revives an Old Debate 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z Doyle, whose work with Sondheim includes an underappreciated production of "Road Show," another musical skewering capitalist greed, is sometimes a little heavy-handed in his delivery of the political message. Revivals turn 2 problem-child musicals into something special 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z It’s a representative introduction to the show, which opened on Thursday at the Alexander Kasser Theater at Montclair State University, and its frustrating mix of past and present, real and fake, heavy-handed and understated. ‘Healing Wars,’ by Liz Lerman, Portrays Soldiers’ Trauma 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z All films in Thailand are vetted by the military government, and while heavy-handed censorship exists across the arts, it is enforced most strongly in cinema. The man with the exploding head: the director inspired by his medical condition 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z “You don’t want to come off too preachy or heavy-handed,” he says. Comedian Eric Andre: 'We don't tell guests a thing ...' 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z “It’s too bad that the filmmakers don’t allow an occasional breath of air into the sepulchral proceedings or ease up on the increasingly heavy-handed lessons,” Manohla Dargis wrote in The New York Times in February. ‘Riot in Cell Block 11’ and ‘The Big House’ on DVD 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z The work’s knotty structure shows disarray and order on equal terms, yet it’s continually heavy-handed, as when the three main dancers clutched at each other while the others whipped fabric at them. Kathryn Posin’s Bulgarian Program 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z Yet Mr. Arcady’s reliance on heavy-handed melodrama, on screaming women and on worried-looking men, winds everything so tightly that the anguish plateaus and the characters begin to seem like chess pieces in an argument. Review: ‘24 Days,’ About a Crime That Fed a Debate About Anti-Semitism 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z There are also points made about how seniors and people with disability are treated poorly that never feel forced or heavy-handed. As "A Man Called Otto," Tom Hanks' gruff yet noble curmudgeon will warm your heart 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Yes, most of the metaphors and parables packed into this story — a grab bag of sci-fi tropes highlighting humanity’s hamster-wheel existence — are this heavy-handed. From 1619 to the Year 3020, and Every Podcast in Between 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z "You don't want to be too heavy-handed about it," Swartz acknowledged. The 'Boyhood' awards season campaign comes of age, delicately 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z Lines that get lost in heavy-handed productions shine here, and are given time to unfurl. Comedy of Errors ? review 2011-04-05T18:00:01Z It’s just shown a remarkable lack of curation in its heavy-handed use of twists and reveals. Westworld's Finale Raises the Bar But Doesn't Quite Clear It 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z That may sound heavy-handed, but it works surprisingly well. ‘The Song’ Follows a Wayward Singer to Redemption 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z Mainstream American cinema, after all, can bludgeon viewers with heavy-handed literalism, while Scandinavian cinema has traditionally been more comfortable letting viewers supply the film's meaning. Hollywood Goes to Sweden 2010-02-18T17:04:00Z Because what the vampire genre really needs is another heavy-handed, badly-thought-out metaphor. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter slaves away at a rotten metaphor 2012-06-27T13:15:49Z There's nothing especially dazzling for them to work with in the script, which is craftsmanlike in plotting but a little heavy-handed with the emotions. Love and Marriage – TV review 2013-06-06T07:29:48Z Hill creates believable period characters, she creates a hermetic world that yet speaks of wider superstitions and histories, and creates plots with tension, pace and jeopardy without ever becoming heavy-handed. Kate Mosse's top 10 ghost stories 2010-10-27T10:24:00Z For the most part, she avoids being heavy-handed about this. ‘My Salinger Year,’ by Joanna Rakoff Her introduction to the topics of the day was oddly stilted, and her usually fluid vocabulary felt heavy-handed. Radio review: Radio 2 2011-02-22T08:00:06Z I've seen people online who are like, "Oh, God, this show is so heavy-handed with the race stuff," you know what I mean? When "Atlanta" Met the Northman: Executive producer Stefani Robinson breaks down the season finale 2022-05-21T04:00:00Z Some conceits, though, are egregiously heavy-handed, such the use of a narrator who, in the manner of Che Guevara in “Evita,” offers superfluous commentary. A Cuban ‘Carmen’ with a shortage of sizzle 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z Geology – rocks, gems, stones – as a heavy-handed metaphor for wealth or class difference is common on screen. Built on rock: the geology at the heart of Oscars sensation Parasite 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z Rather than simmering and fading away, the sailors in his version actually revolt, and are violently suppressed, a heavy-handed take on a simmering passage. Critic’s Notebook: Britten’s ‘Billy Budd’ Has the Gay Closet as Its Subtext 2012-07-03T21:36:04Z Censorship is heavy-handed on Thai television, with cigarettes, alcohol and people held at gunpoint blurred, but the cancellation of a show before its end is rare. TV drama's cancellation causes uproar in Thailand 2013-01-07T13:01:05Z As Colleen rediscovers her goth adolescence, the hope-and-change mantra of the 2008 election plays out in the background, feeling somewhat heavy-handed, yet also exactly right. Review: In ‘Little Sister,’ an Aspiring Nun With a Love of Goth Visits Her Troubled Family 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Such works served useful purposes — cathartic commemoration, therapeutic expression, public rallying — but in retrospect, many of them now feel sentimental or heavy-handed. The 9/11 Decade: Outdone by Reality 2011-09-01T16:55:45Z Each of the companions was plucked out of the drudgery of 21st-century London life and made to "grow as a person" in increasingly heavy-handed ways. Who he? 2010-03-31T11:46:00Z What would sound like a heavy-handed jab at the businessman-turned-president from a leftist playwright actually wasn’t. A Political Satire on Stage, and Not About Trump 2018-02-28T05:00:00Z You sense the free surfer’s hyperawareness of the camera—and, even more so, the surf industry’s heavy-handed effort to sell it as “soul surfing.” Surfing in the Age of the Omnipresent Camera 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Am I being old-fashioned and heavy-handed, or, if not, how can I gently dissuade him, apart from saying that sex with real people is much more fun/rewarding? How can I stop my teenage son's use of online pornography? 2011-03-31T20:00:00Z But I don’t want to leave the impression that there’s anything heavy, or heavy-handed, about Mr. Mac’s production. Taylor Mac’s ‘A 24-Decade History of Popular Music: 1900-1950s’ 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z There are problems, too, with a narrative style which tries to be omniscient but which feels often heavy-handed and self-referential. A Treacherous Likeness by Lynn Shepherd – review 2013-03-01T17:50:01Z Their performances are tightly focused and unflinching; too bad they are surrounded by a lot of heavy-handed, poorly aimed cinematic showing off. Review: ‘Una’ Examines an Abuser and His Victim 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z This can get a little heavy-handed, but the helicopter parents, representing a diverse modern panoply, are fun to watch. Broadway's 'School of Rock' is saved by the students 2015-12-06T05:00:00Z The heavy-handed attempt at dramatic irony in the flimsy connection between the playlets brought a maudlin resonance to this unconvincing encounter. Any Given Day 2010-06-12T23:05:00Z "The Sessions" - Given that it's based on the true story of a man with polio who spends most of his time in an iron lung, this is not as painfully heavy-handed as it might sound. Capsule reviews of `Alex Cross,' other new films 2012-10-17T21:31:06Z But the clash between heavy-handed satire and naturalistic conflict leaves “Days of Rage” in a tonal muddle he can’t resolve. Review: In ‘Days of Rage,’ the Revolution Will Be Trivialized 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z These dance spectacles were arresting — their endings were especially striking — but also characterized by what some saw as a dogged aestheticism that could feel heavy-handed and lacking in dynamism or momentum. Shen Wei Revives ‘Map,’ a Work from 2005 2014-04-11T21:47:13Z But because the material available doesn't really stretch to full book length, Moore plugs the gaps with occasionally heavy-handed guidance of her own. How to Create the Perfect Wife by Wendy Moore – review 2013-02-18T08:00:05Z An attempt at media satire about two-thirds in is crassly wide of the mark; likewise a heavy-handed metaphor about reading the writing on the wall. SXSW 2011: The Beaver - review 2011-03-17T10:10:14Z Ultimately, the heavy-handed and annoyingly obvious aesthetic wears thin. Blue Valentine a dreary look at a decayed marriage 2010-12-29T23:01:50Z In Act III, as Rodolfo and Mimì sang about waiting until spring, the snowflakes transformed into cherry blossoms, a heavy-handed metaphor. At WNO, a ‘La Bohème’ that gets the job done The film is especially heavy-handed in the present-day scenes with his daughter, who says she was neglected. ‘Tigertail’ Review: A Taiwanese Man’s American Dream 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z Mr. Bruckheimer was only on the “Miami Medical” set for about an hour for the pilot episode, and isn’t heavy-handed with his production notes. Television: Bruckheimer Translates ?CSI? Formula for Trauma Unit 2010-03-25T20:14:00Z Don't be heavy-handed; the best analogies are introduced with a light touch. Michael Hanlon on science writing: 'You need a bullshit detector' 2013-04-10T06:00:01Z Monochromatic tone serves the gothic in a way that isn't heavy-handed. "This film is Poe's origin story": "The Pale Blue Eye" director on his gothic whodunit at West Point 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z During political crises, such as the 1890s or the New Deal, heavy-handed efforts by employers to influence worker votes were rampant. Plutocrat bosses to employees: Vote Romney or else 2012-10-17T16:49:00Z This is not so much a fashion trend as a heavy-handed conscription conspiracy on the part of the world's fitness industry. What to wear at the music festivals 2010-04-20T21:00:00Z A heavy-handed musical score portends menace whenever he turns up. Review: ‘The Comey Rule’ and What a Fool Believes 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z Desperation and intensity remain hallmarks, and while the lyrics occasionally conjure the density of a preachy narrative found in a heavy-handed graphic novel, concentrating on the rhythms is all the reward one needs. Pitchfork Festival Day 2: 2013-07-20T23:51:00Z This tiny little island is a place of great storytellers, the best of whom long ago demonstrated that judicious restraint serves a narrative far better than a heavy-handed touch. Ryan Seacrest, you’ve been replaced 2012-08-01T15:55:00Z Even the Bach sections are laden with portentous, heavy-handed gestures, trying too hard to squeeze out the meaning in Bach’s math. Review: When Real Life Adds an Unexpected Round to the Fugue 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Vierne called the second movement, his only fugue, heavy-handed, ending with a dramatic flourish. 2010-01-11T07:05:00Z “He was happy to just be known as a songwriter. But when I tried to play like him — it’s beyond most musicians. We get too heavy-handed. He had a touch that was sensitive and subtle.” Eric Clapton Gathers Stars for a J. J. Cale Tribute Album 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z The opening of the “Further Adventures,” complete with sound effects, included the heavy-handed narration: “Out of the fog, into the smog, relentlessly, ruthlessly, doggedly.” Phil Austin, co-founder of comedy group Firesign Theatre, dies at 74 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z He defends a style that some might describe as heavy-handed, including graphics that trace the eroding of clause after clause of Barnes’s will. Film: Requiem for a Jumble of Artworks 2010-02-19T22:41:00Z Our impression of her is further clouded by Charlotte’s heavy-handed efforts to tidy up her little sister’s reputation after she died in 1848. Perspective | Two centuries after her birth, Emily Brontë’s gifts keep giving 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z The military’s heavy-handed classification of U.F.O. information, for instance, was a treasured gift to those weaving tales of federal cover-ups and hidden spacecraft. Remembering the Time Meat Fell From the Sky 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z They blame the heavy-handed committee that is the real weight behind the throne. Wagner sisters end feud cycle for 99th Bayreuth festival 2010-07-23T18:46:00Z “That may not have been her fault. A lot of those old birds got the starch knocked out of them by heavy-handed copy editors.” Donna Tartt on the Singular Voice, and Pungent Humor, of Charles Portis 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Still, his approach can be heavy-handed: present-day Oliver, for instance, is willingly humiliated by an escort he’s requested to wear ’40s Nazi attire — a manifestation of internalized oppression. Where's 'The Pride' in love? The way we've pursued it then and now 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z For me, her latest album was slightly heavy-handed, but I’m not a Grammy voter. Taylor Swift? Cardi B? The 2019 Grammy Nominations’ Snubs and Surprises 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z It’s all subjective — Martins are great to record with, but I’m pretty heavy-handed and Martins typically don’t like when you bash them. All Seal Needs Is Love 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Whether the government’s heavy-handed relationships with the corporate patrons of the art world will be good for art is another story. Voyages: The Istanbul Art-Boom Bubble 2012-02-10T17:20:36Z However, of 10 scholars interviewed for this article, more than half said that the Brinkmanns have taken a heavy-handed approach to painting, choosing excessively bright hues that leave their reconstructions looking gaudy. That Painted Greek Maiden at the Met: Just Whose Vision Is She? 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Based on the fact – or fiction – that there were pickpockets in crowds, police in that period took a consistently heavy-handed approach to any large group of black people. Robert Golden's best photograph: the 1976 Notting Hill carnival riots 2013-03-13T15:45:07Z A bystander’s video of the incident went viral and brought new attention to long-standing concerns about heavy-handed police tactics in the 50-block region, often cited as the nation’s densest concentration of homeless people. What police are doing right (and wrong) with the homeless in downtown L.A. 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z The ballads, however, plod along with heavy-handed emotion, and are comparatively Identikit. Little Mix: DNA – review 2012-11-15T21:15:01Z The blocky exposition, although highly informative, lends “Good Kill” a heavy-handed didacticism that undercuts the still shocking vision of the direction of modern warfare. Review: ‘Good Kill’ Stars Ethan Hawke Fighting Enemies Half a World Away 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z These simple acts are all ways to demonstrate your values without being too heavy-handed. Perspective | Ask Amy: Couple wants to inspire nephew to be charitable 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The topic is worthy, but the execution is painfully heavy-handed. Review: ‘Bitter Harvest’ Offers a Clunky Lesson in Ukrainian History 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z If the sales pitch feels a bit heavy-handed, it could be because the headmaster is keenly aware of the question that most new visitors walk in with: What’s so special about the place anyway? How a small school for gifted kids in the D.C. exurbs gets big results 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z The show always was heavy-handed with its metaphors. The antiquated homophobia of "And Just Like That" 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z Rather, my problem with Mr. Tisci’s clothes is that his process seems too heavy-handed, without enough perspective and finesse that might make the results just a little more real. Fashion Review: In Paris, the Wimp Effect Takes Hold 2010-06-29T22:42:00Z But this long work gets bogged down with heavy-handed comedic episodes that last too long, mostly involving the crude, blustering Baron Ochs, a cousin of the Marschallin. Review: Renée Fleming’s Poignant Farewell to ‘Der Rosenkavalier’ at the Met 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z With its obvious, though never heavy-handed metaphors, about gardens and soil, Another Year moves the viewer through warmth and humour until a desperate and desolate sadness creeps in. Cannes: tales of misery, money markets and Maid Marian 2010-05-15T23:08:00Z It began rather awkwardly, however, with a heavy-handed performance of Bach's Fifth English Suite, in which a sense of ruminative introspection intruded upon the music's linear clarity. Alessandro Taverna ? review 2012-02-10T18:15:42Z After he was arrested and charged in a federal data theft case, facing 30 years in prison — charges that many in his community, including attorney Lawrence Lessig, thought were heavy-handed — Swartz committed suicide. 'The Idealist' is a riveting look at activist Aaron Swartz and the free culture movement 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z These scenes can get heavy-handed; “The Crown” has a weakness for having its characters spell out its themes, like a proclamation on a gilded scroll. Review: ‘The Crown’ and the Burdens of a No-Drama Queen 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z The rhetoric supporting these installations can feel heavy-handed. Radical Rethinking at Biennale: Africa and the Future Share Pride of Place 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Deen also smokes, but she considers her heavy-handed food only one piece of the diabetes puzzle, with genetics, lifestyle, stress, age and race. Chef Paula Deen hid diabetes, pushed high-fat food 2012-01-17T23:14:10Z Thailand is known to be heavy-handed with censorship, from banning anti-monarchy criticism to blurring pictures of cigarettes and alcohol on television. Thailand bans film adaptation of 'Macbeth' 2012-04-04T10:01:04Z Her extensive knowledge of aircraft, combat and World War II is readily apparent, but isn't heavy-handed. 'The Girl in the Blue Beret': Bobbie Ann Mason's exquisite novel of war and remembrance 2011-07-06T22:21:05Z In rather heavy-handed fashion, it suggests that the mob functions as a microcosm of American capitalism. 5 films about the financial crisis you can bank on 2012-11-29T23:48:09Z However, the subtleties of scoring here and in Debussy's Jeux were all but obliterated by the final work, Massenet's orchestral suite Scènes de féerie, in which conductor Thierry Fischer was decidedly heavy-handed. BBCNOW/Fischer ? review 2011-04-08T18:18:47Z This week it's the turn of Ireland, and within minutes of being in Dublin she's being roughed up by a heavy-handed Garda after a peaceful protest by the Occupy movement. TV highlights 03/07/2012 2012-07-02T18:59:01Z The story, however, feels heavy-handed in its binary treatment of the increasing role electronics play in the lives of young children. Is Life Fair? Four Picture Books Say No 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z And though there's a subtle political swerve in the final scene, an attempt at an Establishment cover-up is heavy-handed. Posh 2010-04-17T23:10:00Z This heavy-handed dialogue is characteristic of the Netflix show’s fifth season, which was released last week, but the sentiment feels true. ‘The Crown’ and the Appeal of a Royal TV Interview 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z It’s one of Mr. Vick’s more heavy-handed touches, but certainly effective. Met’s ‘Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk’ Stars Eva-Maria Westbroek 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z Baldly topical, more or less explicitly political theater can be heavy-handed, even strident in the wrong hands. ‘Spill’: A devastating account of the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z But when the central characters' love jump-starts that thawing, the movie grows less evocative and more heavy-handed, pounding home its theme of engagement over passivity to the brink of Hollywood malarkey. Review: 'Warm Bodies' could use more heat 2013-01-30T17:16:04Z But the comic pacing grinds to a halt for Kunrad’s harangue, at over 100 lines a monologue of tedious length, with heavy-handed puns on Wagner’s and Strauss’s names only adding pomposity. Music Review: Strauss’s ‘Feuersnot’ via Leon Botstein at Carnegie Hall 2013-12-18T22:30:36Z Within the ridiculously camp musical context, the lyrics sound a lot less heavy-handed than it would suggest. Lady Gaga's Born This Way: first review 2011-02-11T11:05:00Z The play’s framing device — Bill’s younger daughter narrating a series of nature films to illustrate sex-role relationships in the animal kingdom — is a little heavy-handed, and there are some plot twists that strain credulity. Domesticated: What Happens After the Sex Scandal 2013-11-05T10:45:25Z The real reason for Elizabeth's heavy-handed beauty routine? 17 facts about conspiracy theories 2021-07-24T04:00:00Z Goodbye to Sam's foam-rubber Pob pout, the hats, that case, the giant rabbit, the heavy-handed parallels between Sam and the sodding Snow Maiden. Hunted: season one, episode eight 2012-11-22T22:00:02Z The meta-narrative may be heavy-handed, but it anchors the songs convincingly. New Music: New Albums by John Mayer, Haley Reinhart and Linda Oh 2012-05-21T22:24:29Z The report includes a section on how China is using heavy-handed and aggressive measures against its regional neighbors while challenging international norms and exploiting the weaknesses of open societies. Talking to Biden, preparing for war — U.S. panel sees Xi bracing China for conflict to come 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z Casting himself as a teacher, he often was more bully than counselor, more screamer than lecturer, more heavy-handed disciplinarian than instructor. Bobby Knight, one of basketball's greatest coaches will always be remembered for chair throwing, has died 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The resolution came against the backdrop of widespread public anger against the police, who were condemned as being heavy-handed in quelling the 2019 pro-democracy protests. 4 former Hong Kong student leaders jailed over their praise of a knife attack on a police officer 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z In the subsequent decades, Israel has repeatedly used these kinds of heavy-handed overkill tactics against the Palestinians. Israel falls into the "Vietnam trap": Increasingly brutal tactics will only lead to disaster 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z He has maintained soaring popularity numbers for his heavy-handed crackdown on the country’s powerful street gangs. El Salvador’s President Bukele registers for 2024 reelection — unconstitutionally, critics say 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z The defence minister is a controversial figure, with allegations of human rights abuses during his time as special forces commander doing little to dent his popularity among those who admire his heavy-handed leadership style. Explainer: What you need to know about Indonesia's presidential election 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Opposition to Jordan’s bid stiffened in recent days after Republican holdouts complained of heavy-handed tactics by his supporters to pressure them into backing his bid. Jordan tries to back out of vote after GOP opponents face "death threats" and "intimidation": report 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z His shooting further inflamed already widespread public anger against the police, who were condemned as being heavy-handed in quelling the unrest. A Hong Kong protester shot by police in 2019 receives a 47-month jail term 2023-10-18T04:00:00Z “He is a young player, but like you said, really heavy-handed as a runner,” Maryland coach Mike Locksley said Thursday. Barham’s quiet confidence makes him one of Maryland’s leaders 2023-10-12T04:00:00Z The California School Boards Assn. called the bill “heavy-handed,” warning that it could complicate local education decisions by involving state and county officials when laws are already in place to ensure inclusive textbooks. Newsom bars school book bans: LGBTQ+ textbook bill signed into law amid growing culture wars 2023-09-25T04:00:00Z He said there wasn’t anything illegal or against policy in the heavy-handed approach, but he said he thought there was “a good likelihood that we could have got a consent.” Justice Department takes heat over ‘two-tier’ treatment for Trump, Hunter Biden 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z The officials’ heavy-handed approach to Holland’s film is opening the governing party up to accusations of trying to censor free expression. Director of migration drama denounced by right-wing leaders as film opens in Poland 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z “There are interests out there that tune into the narrative of heavy-handed government forcing people to do things,” he said. Governments and individuals debate: Are mandates needed to reach climate change targets? 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z The rugby tournament starts Friday at the same Stade de France where the security fiasco last year drew worldwide attention to heavy-handed policing, raising questions about how France manages security at big events. France boosts security at Rugby World Cup. The hosts don’t want another failure before Olympics 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z A joint statement issued on behalf of the Scottish FA, Scottish Professional Football League, and Scottish Women's Premier League said the proposals were "unnecessary and heavy-handed". Could changes be on the way for football supporters' buses? 2023-09-06T04:00:00Z At times, the heavy-handed influence sparked opposition, but French-backed leaders often returned to power. France’s waning influence in coup-hit Africa appears clear while few remember their former colonizer 2023-09-04T04:00:00Z Garamendi, the congressman who represents the area, called the lawsuit a “heavy-handed, despicable intimidation tactic.” Tech billionaires' secretive plan to build a California city from scratch 2023-08-31T04:00:00Z One result has been ever-increasing capital flight, despite heavy-handed capital controls. How do we manage China’s decline? | Bret Stephens 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z In neighbouring Cameroon, President Paul Biya has ruled for over 40 years, maintaining his hold on power through sham elections and heavy-handed crackdowns on the opposition. Analysis: With Gabon, Africa's coup wave shows little sign of stopping 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Thousands have left the country, sometimes after bribing officials, and others are finding ways of dodging recruitment officers, who in turn have been accused of increasingly heavy-handed tactics. Ukraine war: The men who don't want to fight 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z The military has been hit by scandals involving graft or heavy-handed recruitment tactics. Ukraine tells military-age citizens to 'overcome their fear' in recruitment campaign 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Mr. DeSantis said current Capitol Hill bills appear to be “too heavy-handed” and pose privacy concerns, but he would consider a ban. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he would be open to banning TikTok as president 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z Lawmakers in the past week have promised harsher criminal punishments for mass stabbings, lowering the age of criminal responsibility and amending laws to justify heavy-handed police action. 'Don't Ask Why': South Korea grapples with back-to-back 'Mudjima' stabbings 2023-08-12T04:00:00Z The week-long strike was called in response to what drivers said was "heavy-handed tactics" by law enforcement authorities. Five people killed in Cape Town taxi strike violence 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z County have maintained that heavy-handed enforcement such as fining individual scofflaws wasn’t necessary so long as many adhered to the directive. A coronavirus mystery: Why New York was hit so much harder than L.A. County 2023-08-07T04:00:00Z The unions, too, appear uninterested in a heavy-handed response from the Biden administration. Biden's Labor nominee is staying put, but Californian may not help with Hollywood strikes 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z Lawyers such as Julia Grix says politicians and prosecutors are framing climate protesters as a threat to public safety to justify heavy-handed policing. The Australian climate protesters cast as extremists 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z Palestinians have long decried what they say is heavy-handed tactics by Israeli police and troops in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank - among territories where they seek statehood. Israeli policeman acquitted in killing of autistic Palestinian 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z In black and white, the album's themes could sound heavy-handed. Nothing But Thieves: How food critic Jay Rayner helped the direction of new album 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z At times, he challenged heavy-handed tactics and was sure that his speaking up kept fellow officers from using force. A Black LAPD officer wanted to make a difference. Then, he says, he was racially profiled by his own department 2023-07-05T04:00:00Z There were moments when the designer’s undersea musing became a tad heavy-handed, as evidenced by a turquoise green gown with a ribbed bodice and circular sleeves. Dior brings ethereal goddesses, silver threads, to Paris couture 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Now, they say in court papers that while AMC won the vote through "heavy-handed" tactics and "financial trickery," the settlement compensates common stock holders without risking AMC's future. AMC, 'meme' investors to face off in court over stock conversion 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z In 2011, 11 priests from the Knoxville diocese wrote to the Vatican ambassador to the U.S. complaining about what they said was Stika's heavy-handed, authoritarian and vindictive way running the diocese. U.S. Catholic bishop resigns after investigation of abuse cover-up 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z In lesser hands, this could easily have become heavy-handed; but Carner has a relaxed demeanour, that made his headline show feel more like an intimate conversation with a friend. Loyle Carner: The secrets of the rapper's powerful and personal Glastonbury set 2023-06-25T04:00:00Z The law center called it an example of “heavy-handed law enforcement intervention against protesters.” Prosecutor quits ‘Cop City’ cases over disagreements with Georgia attorney general 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z They promise heavy-handed tactics like in neighboring El Salvador to address Guatemala’s crime. Guatemalans are fed up with corruption ahead of an election that may draw many protest votes 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z Rights groups said the move reflected a government crackdown on green interest groups, which they said included heavy-handed policing of protests and arrests of activists. France shuts down climate activist group, saying it provoked violence 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z Russian propaganda has found fertile ground in Africa among grievances over France's decades-old track record of military intervention and heavy-handed diplomacy, officials said. France targets Russian and Wagner disinformation in Africa 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z The accusations sparked protests by India's top wrestlers and other athletes, at times drawing a heavy-handed response from authorities who briefly detained or forcibly dispersed the participants. India wrestling chief holds political rally, silent on sexual misconduct probe 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z Now, many top candidates for president in Guatemala are vying to demonstrate such a will, saying ahead of June 25 balloting that, if elected, they would emulate Bukele’s heavy-handed tactics. Guatemala’s presidential hopefuls channel heavy-handed tactics of El Salvador’s leader 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z Britain also wants to avoid heavy-handed legislation that could stifle innovation. OpenAI CEO sees 'huge' Israeli role in reducing risks from the technology 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z It uses state media for heavy-handed propaganda to tarnish opponents. Warsaw City Hall: Half a million people turn out to protest Poland’s right-wing government 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z “I was definitely one of those people initially with like the heavy-handed prayers ... sending positive energy, love and prayers. And they were like, ‘Yo, we appreciate all of that, but we got it.’” Nick Cannon says Jamie Foxx remains private about health, will speak 'when he's ready' 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z Rights groups, the European Union and the United States have all critiqued Cuba's response to such protests as heavy-handed and repressive. EU to send human rights envoy to Cuba, but will not 'impose' demands 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z Left-wing politicians and voters accuse the police of being heavy-handed. Germany's climate protests: Activism or crime? 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z Mr. DeSantis hinted that he would be more heavy-handed than Mr. Trump was with the federal bureaucracy. Five Takeaways From a Rocky 2024 Debut 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z While members of parliament grumbled about his heavy-handed manner of rule, there were no signs of actual rebellion. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The government's heavy-handed approach enjoys more than 90% support with the Salvadorean public, exhausted after years of gang intimidation and extortion. El Salvador gangs: Mass arrests bring calm but at what price? 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z “Two thousand jobs and a billion dollars worth of investments into our state, I would say that’s a serious blow. The market is much better than dealing with companies rather than heavy-handed government.” Disney scraps plans for new Florida campus as fight with Gov. Ron DeSantis continues 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z In Cedar’s story, the seemingly heavy-handed methods by the sheriff’s office to reclaim him require justification. Cedar the Goat’s Story Revealed Our Beliefs about Pets and Livestock 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Altman and other tech industry leaders have said they welcome some form of AI oversight but have cautioned against what they see as overly heavy-handed rules. ChatGPT’s chief to testify before Congress as concerns grow about artificial intelligence’s risks 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Regional governors were dismissed if they were so heavy-handed or intolerant that their subjects rose up in rebellion. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z She said the meeting must look at "costly and heavy-handed regulation, post-Brexit labelling requirements, skills shortages and the complexity of border checks, all of which are pushing up costs". Food industry leaders to meet PM as prices soar 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Critics maintain the president’s heavy-handed style is responsible for a painful cost-of-living crisis. As Erdogan’s votes dip, Turkey appears headed to a runoff presidential race 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Elsewhere in Britain, fellow anti-monarchy protesters called the arrests in London heavy-handed. The London police, with new powers against ‘serious disruption,’ arrest dozens of protesters. 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z The Metropolitan Police, Britain’s largest force, which covers the Greater London area, has faced criticism for deploying what some see as heavy-handed measures to police the coronation. Missed the Coronation? Here’s What Happened, From the Crown to the Crowds 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z Government efforts to wean society off of fossil fuel-burning equipment - especially gas stoves - have been slammed by Republican officials and other opponents as heavy-handed infringements on consumer choice. Bye-bye blue flame? New York to ban natural gas stoves, furnaces in new buildings 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z “It’s all a political Witch Hunt, in coordination with heavy-handed, dishonest, and highly partisan prosecutors, working in conjunction with D.C. ‘ Legal onslaught threatens to pull Donald Trump into court and off the 2024 campaign trail 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z Chris Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, questioned whether Mr. DeSantis’s heavy-handed use of state power against the company undermined his claims of conservatism. Man vs. Mouse: Ron DeSantis Finds Taking On Disney Is a Dicey Business 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Over the past two years, the Taliban have waged a heavy-handed campaign against ISIS-K in Afghanistan. Taliban Kill Head of ISIS Cell That Bombed Kabul Airport 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z When asked whether this approach was too heavy-handed, she replied: "It is almost like she was on trial." Olivia Perks death: Sandhurst cadet felt she was 'on trial' 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z The gun lobby has treated even the basic safety measures as a political nonstarter — perhaps wary that any regulation, however modest, is prelude to more heavy-handed restrictions. Opinion | A pistol fires on its own, victims claim. But regulators can’t act. 2023-04-14T04:00:00Z He's a really credible opponent - a dangerous, heavy-handed heavyweight. 'Joyce is third-best heavyweight in the world' 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Church leaders in Jerusalem say Israeli police are imposing "heavy-handed and unnecessary restrictions" on access to an important Orthodox Easter ritual. Churches criticise Israeli curbs on Orthodox Easter event in Jerusalem 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Complaining of "heavy-handed" measures, they said they would not cooperate with police. Israeli curbs on Orthodox Church crowds in Jerusalem for Easter draw ire 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z If greater protection is needed in rare circumstances, it can be accomplished without heavy-handed secrecy. Veto showdown alert: WA Senate expands on House secrecy bill | Editorial 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z Chile's police force has faced human rights abuse accusations following a heavy-handed crackdown of the violent 2019 protests against inequality. Chile enacts laws, allots $1.5 bln to fight crime amid police killings 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z Psychologist Dr. Carla Manly, author of "Joy From Fear" and who works with minors, said while Utah's laws are "heavy-handed," they could constitute a proactive approach that could yield positive results in youth mental health. Experts are skeptical of Utah's social media "curfew" law 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z Grand Rapids police have a history of heavy-handed encounters with Black people, who account for 18% of the city’s population. Police reform divides community where cop killed Black man 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z The United Kingdom released a paper Wednesday outlining its approach, which it said “will avoid heavy-handed legislation which could stifle innovation.” Musk, scientists call for halt to AI race sparked by ChatGPT 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z Educators also are wary of unsettling young learners with more heavy-handed security measures. Nashville shooting highlights security at private schools 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z However, the planned meeting with McCarthy has triggered fears of a heavy-handed Chinese reaction amid heightened frictions between Beijing and Washington over U.S. support for Taiwan, trade and human rights issues. China threatens retaliation if Tsai and McCarthy meet 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Rep. Tom Emmer of Minnesota have expressed concerns about possible government surveillance akin to China’s heavy-handed oversight of its markets. South Dakota gov’s veto of cryptocurrency regulations upheld 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z He said he worries heavy-handed police tactics will only fuel violence on the streets. Police using ‘excessive force’ at France protests, rights groups say 2023-03-26T04:00:00Z The activists insisted they had the moral high ground and would not back down to “heavy-handed” police tactics. Muddy clothes? ‘Cop City’ activists question police evidence 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Shockley was a heavy-handed, temperamental and capricious manager. Gordon E. Moore, Intel founder and creator of Moore's Law, dies at 94 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z The ricotta pasta alla vodka is spicy, creamy and heavy-handed with the booze. Chaos Up Close 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z The proposals have stirred controversy: Some see them as heavy-handed and misguided, others say they lack detail on how they will work. In low-wage Portugal, Europe’s housing crisis bites deep 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z They view Lula’s efforts to tame the military as heavy-handed and misguided. Haunted by post-election riot, Brazil’s Lula reins in army 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Farm groups say the problem has been exaggerated and that proposed solutions are unnecessarily heavy-handed. Dutch farmers, climate activists get ready for pre-election protests 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z “The employee is an experienced legal observer, and their arrest is not evidence of any crime, but of heavy-handed law enforcement intervention against protesters.” Lawyer charged with domestic terrorism was ‘legal observer,’ says Southern Poverty Law Center 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Those charges have prompted criticism from some that the state is being heavy-handed. 23 charged with terrorism in Atlanta ‘Cop City’ protest 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Frustrations with a sprawling Chinese bureaucracy are “driving these heavy-handed interventions,” he said. How Xi Jinping Plans to Bolster Confidence in China After Covid Missteps 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z Such aggressive police tactics are rarely seen inside Israel and were more reminiscent of Israeli military operations in the West Bank, where soldiers are often heavy-handed with Palestinian civilians. Israeli police violently crack down on protest over judicial overhaul 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z But the detention of an opposition leader, however brief, dominated national news and reverberated through Indian politics, offering the newest example of how those who oppose the Indian leadership face increasingly swift and heavy-handed retribution. Indian opposition party spokesman arrested for mocking Modi 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z The legislation reduced heavy-handed government regulation of the trucking, freight rail and commercial air travel industries, unclogging the arteries of U.S. transportation and helping lay the basis for future innovation and noninflationary economic growth. Opinion | Democrats could learn a lot from Jimmy Carter’s anti-inflation efforts 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z Yet other legal experts expressed skepticism of a heavy-handed approach to tech regulation. Supreme Court hears a case that could transform the internet 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Harding expresses little remorse or accountability for his actions, and that seems to be the somewhat heavy-handed point. Review | Sonora Jha’s ‘The Laughter’ skewers the power structures of academia 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z But while they had plenty of opportunities here to make something heavy-handed — commenting on the kind of men who won’t leave women alone, for example — their film is surprisingly gentle, and thus more haunting. Review: 'Sharper' and its starry cast play a slick, well-crafted long con 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z With markets creaking under the BOJ's heavy-handed intervention, many investors are betting the central bank will start hiking rates under Kuroda's successor. Japan set to name academic Ueda as next central bank governor 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z It’s tempting to dismiss the president’s annual address to Congress as old-fashioned, heavy-handed political theater — largely because it is old-fashioned, heavy-handed political theater. Must-see TV? You never know with State of the Union 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z The newcomers say they can still feel Moscow’s heavy-handed influence, especially when it comes to Serbians’ approval for Putin, via media outlets like RT. In pro-Putin Serbia, liberal-minded Russians seek a home 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z But his heavy-handed use of the military to quell dissent as well as his continued backing of the United States in its fight against al Qaeda and the Afghan Taliban ultimately led to his downfall. Pakistan's Musharraf, military ruler who allied with the U.S. and promoted moderate Islam 2023-02-05T05:00:00Z |
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