| 单词 | believable |
| 例句 | He could have told the story wearing sunglasses, but then none of it would've been believable, even though he definitely was sounding cool enough to pull it off. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z I carry my little white baptism Bible around the house, to make it more believable. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “I’m very believable,” I said, trying to comfort her. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The memories were more real—more believable—than the stone spires. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z "My mom's around here somewhere," I say, trying to sound believable. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I stretched his name into two syllables to make the lie more believable and smiled weakly. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Yes. If hallucinations can appear this ‘real’ to us, to anyone, if hallucinations are catching and almost believable, it’s no wonder they mistook us for psychotics. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z It was perfectly believable that the Masks would want to turn their enemy’s son to evil. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z “I could have come up with something believable.” Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z But despite these revelations, he was an extremely damaging witness, for the judge found him reliable and believable, and his testimony incriminated nearly all of us. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I tell my parents that I need to ask Nora a homework question, and I carry a notebook with me to make it more believable. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z Martial myths are as believable as Tribal fables of jinn and the Nightbringer. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z She itched her ear, and in a not completely believable way, added, “Their mac and cheese is supposed to be killer?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z But then right away he says, ‘Okay, now go somewhere else with it. Make your character better. Make him more believable.’ Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z It might sound vaguely believable coming from someone like Tucker, but from me...There was no way. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z “I hadn’t detected that enthusiasm behind her effusive welcome. Simple is best and most believable. We want to be friends. Boom. Done.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z In this case, a lie was far more believable than the truth. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z Officials were quoted and victims named, making the story more believable. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I groan again; this one sounds a little more believable. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z My mother tried to explain, yet each time she did I found her explanations vague, cryptic, obscure, ambiguous, enigmatic and too fantastic to be believable. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “They have to be making it up. But why wouldn’t they make up something believable? I mean, his elderly aunt is named Bernice.” Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He thinks about crying too but knows that he wouldn’t be able to make it believable. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z His strict and humble lifestyle made that story believable—after all, someone so powerful could easily have used that power to make himself extravagantly wealthy. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z In fact, it’s so believable that it could be true. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z I’d need all the sophistication I could muster to make us believable when we attempted to cross the bridge. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z I had to admit, the theory was totally believable. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z It has produced laws of a cynicism scarcely believable in a civilized society. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “We’ve got to make it believable,” she’ll say, and I find myself reaching for that dirty glass a hundred times to wash it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z But if they were ever questioned or arrested in America, they needed to know their new life histories inside and out so they sounded natural and, most important, believable. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z I mean, if nothing else had happened these past few days, I might have thought Dante’s excuse was believable. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I thought up a dozen fake reasons for why I might need them, but none were believable. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “We were down in a cellar in Berlin. Everybody had too much to drink and a fight started— you like to hear the believable, don’t you? Now will you marry me?” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z No show of love, however believable, will turn this tide. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z How awful, we would say, and they were, but they were awful without being believable. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Oppenheimer’s solution was to plant a false, but believable, story about what was happening at Los Alamos. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He also wants to grab people by the shoulders and shake them and tell them Henry is his, you idiots, even though the whole point of this was for it to be believable. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z I can barely keep my eyes open, so the I’m-too-tired-to-talk routine is 100 percent believable. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z Like everything that takes place onstage, it has to be believable. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I cover my mouth with my hand and force a giggle that sounds high-pitched and foreign, but judging by the smile she gives me, it was believable. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z “I forgot,” I call back to her, which is not particularly believable, but I don’t care. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z To make his story more believable, Powell carried a small package wrapped in paper and tied with string. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Which may make her version of events just that much more believable. How Should Gwyneth Paltrow Dress for Court? 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z One disability activist recently told her that Melody was so believable that she didn’t want the new book to end. Sharon Draper shares another story about a well-loved character in ‘Out of My Heart’ 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z These reflections on the hard parts of the story make Della a believable narrator, one who has to ease her way into sharing details about the awful truth of what she and her sister survived. An Unflinching Child’s-Eye View of Sexual Abuse 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z The most appealing character is Jonah himself, who is amusing and observant but also a believable teen who can’t avoid trouble. Review | Jane Smiley reviews a novel so intimate and familiar it’s almost as though you’re eavesdropping 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z Thomas, however, is not quite believable as a thoughtful and caring mentor. 'The Last Ride': Hank Williams takes back seat to young driver 2012-08-23T20:57:09Z Conveying the irresistible pulse of the crowd at the peak of its excitement, this immersive sequence took a scarcely believable three months of pre-production, three days of shooting and nine months of post-production to complete! Clip joint: football 2012-07-04T12:07:00Z Never mind the difficulty of creating two believable yet suspect story lines; it's tough to sustain the small brushwork of detail and nuance without becoming coy or, even worse, losing sight of the larger purpose. A taut, gripping inquiry into 'The Affair' 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z And that’s the key to why “Homeland” is so much more layered and believable than the Fox thriller “24,” which was produced by some of the same people responsible for this show. The TV Watch: Shock but No Awe in ‘Homeland’ Season’s End 2013-12-16T23:02:44Z This common trope is given new life by Malcolm, who makes Brooke’s evolution believable through a tactile physical performance that takes advantage of every bead of sweat and every speck of dirt on her body. Five Action Movies to Stream Now 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z As befits a show about the future, “The First” is full of neat gadgetry and believable technology like reliable self-driving cars, augmented reality and Google Glass-ish personal communication hubs. In ‘The First,’ on Hulu, the Future Is Not That Dark 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Comedies don’t need to be believable, but they do need to be logical. ‘The Millers’: A pretend family on a road trip with too many detours 2013-08-07T18:20:50Z Also, Boba Fett's overall lack of political skill makes it somewhat believable, to the accommodating, that the two never would have previously met despite how small this planet seems to be. How to negotiate moving forward from "The Book of Boba Fett" ... like a Godfather 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z It’s among the drawbacks of “My Year Abroad” that Tiller rarely sounds like a believable 20-year-old. Chang-rae Lee’s Latest Is Fueled by Harrowing Travel, Witness Protection and Food, Food and More Food 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z There’s a scene in that movie where he has this panic attack that turns into a tantrum, and he just was so believable. Clint and Ron Howard Remember When They Were Just ‘The Boys’ 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z Dan Gemeinhart is a creator of vividly believable worlds animated by whimsy and all the stuff of childhood fantasy, by kids and teenagers untethered from adult rules who make surprisingly grown-up decisions. This Novel Surprised Our Reviewer: It Didn’t Make Him Cry 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Haley says that the problem is not a dearth of older characters, but a dearth of older characters in believable situations. Why does Hollywood ignore older audiences? 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Then she thinks: “But saying it’s hormones is the same as saying witchcraft or sorcery. What’s the difference between hormones and magic potions? Neither of them are believable or explainable.” Review: ‘The Dark Dark,’ Beguiling Tales of Women in Metamorphosis 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z But as in the film “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” vibrant characters, believable romance and dark undertones make for a moving tale. Books of The Times: Young Russians in Brooklyn Find Love, the Wonder Wheel and Then Life 2011-05-30T19:56:24Z The challenge was to make him believable and give a sense of depth without making him too sympathetic. Elijah Wood: 'Frodo's never going away' 2013-03-07T13:44:34Z Still just barely in her teens, this talented young woman followed up "Somewhere" with another honest, delicate, completely believable performance. "Hugo" and the art of kid acting 2011-11-22T21:01:05Z An intuitive filmmaker, Mr. Garland created that movie’s wholly believable world as much through the visual and sound design as through the scripted beats and lines. Review: In ‘Annihilation,’ a Heroic Journey into the Alien Shimmer 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z Dying slowly, of course: Ms. Rae made Violetta’s bursts of renewed energy and song, so often the butt of jokes, as believable dramatically as they could possibly be. Critic’s Notebook: Nature’s Power Meets Star Power in Santa Fe 2013-08-07T20:33:01Z The part is physically demanding, requiring Sharp to leap, perform backflips off walls and create a character full of believable tics. Actor Alexander Sharp's curious beginning to a promising career 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z Is this believable, or is there a level of playful artifice at work? All Made Up by Janice Galloway ? review 2011-08-12T09:00:01Z Ms. Bennett’s own character, at least, is believable enough for a lighthearted farce. Review: ‘Preggoland.’ It’s a Nice Place to Visit. Sort Of. 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z The performers are uniformly understated and believable: Mr. Draper is particularly deft in a small role. Theater Review: ?A Map of Virtue,? by Erin Courtney, From 13P Company 2012-02-17T18:07:22Z It feels as though the show’s creators are still grasping for ways to develop their now-older characters in believable, interesting ways — to “dress” them appropriately for their time and place. Middle Age Doesn’t Happen ‘Just Like That’ 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z The widowed Papa Pascal, oblivious, earthy and believable as a wooden centime, meanwhile tends to his other five daughters. Movie Review: ‘The Well-Digger’s Daughter,’ Directed by Daniel Auteuil 2012-07-19T21:42:40Z What is shocking is that “Orange Is the New Black” did something no television show is doing right, and introduced a legitimate conversion narrative that was beautiful, unexpected and wholly believable. God is a verb: “Orange Is the New Black” dares to show faith in a positive light 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z Its glimpses into believable neurotic behavior among women are larkish and offhand—but blown up for the big screen, they’re not quite enough to fill it. Review: Rough Night Exposes the Threadbare Downside of the Women-Cutting-Loose Genre 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z He’s not “believable” in any role, smoldering or not. Antonio Banderas Doesn’t Think You’ll Remember Him. Not Yet. 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Kwapis went on to explain that a big part of why the scene was so believable was due to the way in which it was filmed. The Office Director Revisits Jim and Pam's Magical First Kiss 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Opera chorus was equally believable as the sultry women of the cigarette factory, rebels and bullfight crowd. L.A. Opera opens its new season with 'Carmen,' again 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z She said, with believable regret, “I’m very sorry to have to tell you this.” 2010-01-29T21:20:00Z If your characters are two-dimensional and your plot uncompelling, it won't matter how incredibly detailed and believable your fantasy world might be. Urgle by Meaghan McIsaac – review 2013-06-01T09:31:01Z Mr. Polenzani makes a poignantly believable Nadir, who arrives soon after the election of his old friend. Review: A Precious Harvest in ‘The Pearl Fishers’ at the Met 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z Now, this is where things become less believable. The Possession – keeping it real 2012-05-30T12:29:00Z Part of what makes this headspinning story believable is the fact that it pans out in an oddly uncomplicated way. Argo – review 2012-11-08T15:30:01Z Director Yonebayashi's elegant style, which uses gorgeous colors to combine the real and the magical in a believable way, also helps to tell this unusual tale effectively. 'When Marnie Was There' deftly creates a magical friendship 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Andy Murray The role requires someone physically adroit, perhaps slightly intense, and capable of doing a believable Scottish accent. Andy Murray – the movie: who would you cast? 2013-07-08T15:39:23Z Such subtlety characterised script and performance, the unfairness of colonial Britain's artefact-pinching, for instance, inferred not in a lecture but in a believable conversation between strangers on a train. Edinburgh fringe theatre roundup 2012-08-04T23:06:05Z Everyone looks grand in their period clothes, but they’re making make-believe that is not in the least bit believable. ‘Gangster Squad’: Crime drama goes down in a hail of bullets 2013-01-09T22:44:00Z Amid so much TV escapism, I adore its steadfast and believable cynicism. Review | We’re buying what Kirsten Dunst is selling in ‘On Becoming a God in Central Florida’ 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Dory and her frantic self prove believable as Ellen DeGeneres fluctuates almost poetically—is that even possible in an animated vocal performance?—between aloof and anxious. 11 Great Vocal Performances in Pixar Movies 2013-08-13T09:45:16Z These examples notwithstanding, the exhibition doesn’t define painterly knowledge as the ability to represent reality in a believable way. CoCA’s group show demonstrates the continued power of painting 2018-06-27T04:00:00Z But it wouldn’t be as effective, or as believable. Breaking Bad Watch: Pool Party 2012-08-06T12:00:05Z “The Big C” works because most of the writing is strong and believable, and so is Ms. Linney, who rarely sounds a false note and here has perfect pitch. Television Review: Laura Linney in Showtime?s Cancer Comedy 2010-08-15T22:05:00Z And though fans of Mr. Kutcher may find him entirely believable as a floppy-haired James Bond, someone should tell him that speaking French while wearing a cravat does not translate to dashing. | 'Killers': Katherine Heigl Amid Bake Sales and Assassins 2010-06-04T22:05:00Z Her femininity loosens them all up a bit, a predictable narrative turn nearly obscured by Ronan's believable performance. The Way Back: A Good Walk, Almost Spoiled 2011-01-21T09:35:00Z And everything should be as believable in its own terms as the grittiest realism. Urgle by Meaghan McIsaac – review 2013-06-01T09:31:01Z This being a horror series, subtle antagonism doesn't cut it, but the attack strategies are entirely believable if you've survived something like this, or if you watched "Lovecraft Country." Scare goes the neighborhood in Amazon's "Them," where trauma porn collides with our visceral reality 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z But it wouldn't matter if Wolk were not believable — and likable — in the role. Fall TV: The five best new shows 2010-09-07T00:56:00Z And on that slender but oddly believable premise hangs our story of deception, despair and some surprising aspects of persistent hope. Theater Review: ‘Last Man Club,’ at Axis Theater 2012-10-19T22:47:58Z It's all very believable: A LOT of men go into photography for exactly this reason. Male Models Say Mario Testino and Bruce Weber Sexually Exploited Them 2018-01-13T05:00:00Z This belated sequel to Blade Runner, released 35 years after the first movie hit cinemas, boasts a barely believable rating of 95% “fresh” on the reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. Blade Runner 2049: does it live up to the critical hype? Discuss with spoilers 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z I found her to be a genuinely modern and believable leading female character in this show and of course very stylish to boot as Anna Wintour noted in her recent Editor's Note in Vogue. ‘The Night Manager’ Premiere: Do You Have to Love le Carré to Like This Show? 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z "Things have to be believable," Foreman says, "not in a literal, photographic sense, but in an emotional sense – capturing the essence of the situation." Michael Foreman: life through a line 2011-03-07T15:39:18Z The character takes a bit of getting used to – she's too broad to be believable, and not broad enough to be fully absurd. Loretta Maine 2010-08-13T13:01:00Z When Alice complains that she doesn’t see herself in the public’s image of her, it’s believable but in the way of a cliché. Sally Rooney and Love in the Time of General Systems Collapse 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z The answers are as astonishing as they are finally believable. ‘Black-Eyed Susans’ is a masterful thriller that shouldn’t be missed 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Director David Gassner’s scenic and lighting team create a believable environment. In ‘Bachman,’ disorderly lives make a messy production 2013-02-07T23:23:34Z What makes painting vital in a predominantly digital age is its ability to wake us from the illusion that some surfaces are more believable and trustworthy than others. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z “It doesn’t sound believable, to be honest with you.” Albert Einstein’s vision realized: The future of gravitational wave astronomy is here 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z See how believable I am as a performer? Kelsey Grammer and Christine Ebersole take the L.A. Opera stage for 'Candide' 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z It helps that Stone’s character is so vengeful toward her husband and enthusiastic about the prospect of a three-way — and that Sofia Vergara makes such a believable third party. ‘Fading Gigolo’: Charmer borrows Woody Allen formula 2014-05-08T19:40:00Z My father had been threatening to die for a least a decade, but now his claims seemed more believable. The reunion I almost skipped: I was so over family gatherings, but something made me do one more 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z It was an odd moment: Phillip, a veteran of the Washington Post, ABC News and Politico, was appearing to dismiss Sanders’ denial or imply that it was not believable. CNN draws fire for debate question that ignores denial 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z After that, she and an army of assistants would scour Beverly Hills each week and buy the latest fashions off the rack—Fran’s shopping addiction had to be believable. Fran Drescher in “The Nanny” Is the Fashion Look This Fall 2018-10-19T04:00:00Z While very little of what takes place is believable, the director, Charles Waxberg, quickly establishes a cartoonish style that keeps you from asking too many questions. 'Everything in the Garden': Theatre 9/12 examines the cost of keeping up 2011-07-28T18:48:05Z Though Ms. Kent’s long auburn hair hangs in beautiful sheets, and though she has cornered the market on noble suffering, she is not especially believable or engaging as a high-society courtesan. Dance Review: Dreams of a Dying Courtesan 2011-06-05T22:09:55Z Wookie commented that the novel was "very enjoyable to read, believable and genuine". Valentine's Day romantic reads – tell us your favourites 2013-02-14T14:30:00Z She’s more believable than some people who come in my studio. Oscars 2015: Diane Warren on the hits, Kanye and her latest nomination 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z But Free State of Jones is something of a messy sprawl: Whole swaths of it seem completely, sometimes horrifyingly, believable. Review: 'Free State of Jones' Is Earnest and Sometimes Exhilarating, But Packs Too Much In 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z But the beauty of Dixville has always been that it was an almost believable facade. Dixville Notch and the midnight vote will not die without a fight 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z "I think it's a really believable path that these people are on," Stiller said of Greenberg and Florence. 2010-02-14T16:17:00Z “And we wanted to have a credible, believable, realistic member of La Cosa Nostra. And right there for the taking was Dickie Moltisanti.” Michael Gandolfini and the Riddle of Tony Soprano 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Whenever G has visible bruises, B helps her choose a believable excuse for skipping school: the flu, a cold, chickenpox, another cold. Review: In ‘Sanctuary City,’ Slamming the Door on the Dream 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z It's arguably the best thing on TV at the moment, made with such vim and joy and fun, while the two leads are infectiously funny and totally believable. TV highlights 09/07/2012 2012-07-08T19:00:01Z Allen is loving and vulnerable as his wife, and Minnette is one of those rarities in film and TV, a believable kid. We dare you to snooze through 'Awake' 2012-03-01T00:04:04Z The most ‘real’ and believable creatures were the alleged 500 million-year mollusks and the giant whale-like creature seen in New Zealand. “Half-human, half-demon/goat/alien beings”: Check out National Geographic’s 10 craziest creatures spotted on earth 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Brando was also only 46 but managed to turn himself into a believable senior citizen. The 10 best actor transformations 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z It also demonstrated the overall attitude of a production that touched bases without delving into a deeper understanding of the work and its characters, and therefore without making them fully believable or deeply moving. Review | Washington National Opera appeases traditionalists with a safe ‘Traviata’ 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z According to our records, which are completely believable at this point, the soldiers roughed him up, mocked him, flogged him, and then led him off to be crucified. Did Jesus think he was God? New insights on Jesus’ own self-image 2014-03-23T17:00:00Z It is here, at the most unbelievable point in their story, that Thomson writes his most believable scenes. Stepsisters, Lovers and Gender-Bending Artists, Now Celebrated in a Novel 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z Denmark turns out not to be the place they thought it would be — what happens at last is believable but shocking. Review | ‘Miss Iceland’ is an exquisitely detailed portrait of mid-century life in Iceland 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z He was such a believable model of Aryan perfection: too handsome and blond and blue-eyed to be naturally occurring, versed in chess, molecular biology and literature, and fond of reciting poetic epitaphs to himself. Rutger Hauer on Hobo With A Shotgun 2011-07-08T23:07:07Z The substitute system that Stephenson blueprints is ingenious, complex and believable. Review | In Neal Stephenson’s ‘Fall,’ there is life after death 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z What happens there is something perfectly ordinary — or at least entirely believable — and also cataclysmic. Review: In ‘On Chesil Beach,’ a Honeymoon Gone Wrong 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z For seven seasons, first on NBC and then on CBS, “Medium” put across some of prime time’s most outlandish story lines by grounding them in one of television’s most believable marriages. ArtsBeat: 'Medium' Ends With Emotional Farewell 2011-01-24T19:44:17Z And once we got past that setup—and that unfortunate Warblers Billy Joel video—this was a really fine episode with some genuine, believable character moments. Glee Watch: The Birds and the Beiste 2011-11-09T16:07:43Z She knows they’ll be back — and so she waits, and strategizes, and cultivates an inner strength that is both remarkable and believable. Y.A. Thrillers to Give You Chills This Summer 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z The gay love affair is the most believable thing in the film, but that's not saying much at all. When will Bollywood offer a realistic portrayal of relationships? 2010-09-01T10:49:00Z That’s certainly believable, given modern chemistry and the number of extracts and additives available to a winemaker’s palette. What in Earth makes a wine taste ‘minerally’ 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z Mr. Groff always made his tics, inconsistencies and operatically scaled mistakes believable, and it’s true again in the film. Review: ‘Looking: The Movie’ Finds Change (and Angst) Are Constant 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Reynolds, whose curiously unsettled career is its own puzzle, here rises to meet Mr. Washington’s challenge, investing Weston with a slow-building, believable vulnerability. Movie Review: ?Safe House,? With Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds 2012-02-09T16:48:43Z Fewer missteps by Naz would have made it far more believable. ‘The Night Of’ Series Premiere: Fate at the Wheel 2016-07-10T04:00:00Z While the internet has the tendency to hyperbolize news in order to gain traffic, the public found the news so readily believable because the act of ghosting has permeated our culture. First ghosted, now zombied: The only thing worse than a love fading away is when it comes staggering back to life 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Slaughter, author of the Will Trent best-sellers, keeps her first stand-alone novel from becoming a history lesson by investing it with a gritty, action-packed plot and strong, believable characters. Review: Karin Slaughter’s ‘Cop Town’ is engrossing 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Only in Texas could the neo-noir of "Cold in July" be so believable. 'Cold in July' turns up the pulp fiction heat with Texas tale 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z The world that he has created is so rich, so believable and so gloriously detailed it's hard not to be enthralled by it. Fable III's epic cast takes video games to a new level 2010-10-23T23:15:00Z The only way to make the story believable was if it was completely stylised. How we made Gremlins 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z One of its other triumphs is how believable Oscar Isaac is — both as an actor and as a musician. ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’: a folkie’s painful journey in 1960s Village 2013-12-18T19:41:34Z Neither of these marriages are at all believable, the characters have no chemistry at all. ‘Billions’ Recap, Season 1 Premiere: Money and Sin 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Still the rest of the show was entertaining, and I find the romance between Nick and Luciana believable. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 12: Your Child Is Your Child 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z Bennett's description of the Queen is quite believable, and now when I watch her on TV I can't help wondering what's on her reading list. Your books of the year 2012-12-28T22:55:18Z They were terrific, the new songs, believable as identity-bending pop from a fallen celebrity or as deeply felt parody or as chipper performance art. Music Review: The Blow, Channeling a Tabloid Star at Joe?s Pub 2010-07-11T22:15:00Z “Mr. Cruise’s primary job in the ‘Mission’ series is to embody a not-quite-ordinary man whose powers are at once extraordinary and completely believable,” Manohla Dargis wrote in her review for The New York Times. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol’ and ‘The Breadwinner’ 2018-07-28T04:00:00Z But contrivances and stale humor hamper the show from developing believable characters who see America as a last best hope. Asylum-seekers' tales in 'Take Me America' 2011-09-28T21:18:04Z After all the eulogies, it is refreshing to read about an odd, driven, believable person – rather than some abstract national saviour or demon. Margaret Thatcher by Charles Moore; Not for Turning by Robin Harris – review 2013-04-24T12:57:02Z Armando is always very keen to make it believable, to feel real. The Thick of It: 'it feels more like politicians copy us' 2012-08-21T23:05:01Z But the real dilemma is how to interpret the clothes in such a way that – however fantastical – they are believable for a modern audience. Hollywood Costume – dressing the part 2012-10-12T21:55:14Z As she writes each episode, she uses feedback from the actors and viewers — who write comments on NRK’s website, as well as on Facebook and Tumblr fan pages — to keep the story line believable. Will ‘Skam,’ a Norwegian Hit, Translate? 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z It’s fascinating, sinister stuff — and Perry’s depraved mastermind is all too creepily believable. Review | A believably creepy villain plays on the fears of a city 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z The point is not that they are believable, even in the fictions in which they are related: the point is that they are fun. The Violent Insights of Bohumil Hrabal 2019-11-19T05:00:00Z He made some changes in his account of the couple’s courtship, which he thought made Edith’s subsequent behavior “more believable.” Classic ‘Stoner’? Not so fast. 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z There’s things that happened in “Star Wars” that are more believable than things that happened in “Rocky,” O.K.? Chris Rock’s Opening Oscar Monologue: A Transcript 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z "Even when the characters were fantastically weird, I always tried to make them believable," Smith said in 2007. Dick Smith obituary 2014-08-05T04:00:00Z Murphy’s cat becomes pivotal in Episode 3, giving its life for the cause and leading to a ridiculous, and thoroughly believable, interrogation of a pair of airport employees suspected of leaking passport information to Escobar. Review: ‘Narcos’ Follows the Rise and Reign of Pablo Escobar 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Perhaps unsurprisingly, Binoche is not believable as a working-class American truck driver, and her lingering French accent seems out of place in that world. ‘Paradise Highway’ Review: A Test of Loyalty 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Both are utterly true, but might seem even less believable if the dialogue were placed in the mouth of the Black man. The return of "Atlanta" is perfectly timed, delivering its sharp honesty when we need it most 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z You have to be believable, and the only way to do that is to fulfill that original need you had every time you play.” Joe Louis Walker, the blues and beyond 2012-06-06T21:49:00Z “It’s too hard. It requires a very fine balance, a very fine calibration of the absurd and the believable.” Rep. Steve Israel, finding the funny in Washington’s corridors of power 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z Before they can awkwardly slow dance in front of the band, Chase is anointed as the Bachelorette contestant who has to repeat “this is my favorite band” until a producer says it’s believable enough. 'The Bachelorette' Watch: JoJo Meets Mad Chad 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z But Walt Disney himself once said that Disney’s success rested in part on creating “a believable world of dreams that appeals to all age groups.” The Disney Adventure, Without the Kids 2012-07-19T21:31:15Z Carell has no problem making both sides of that equation believable and engaging — he’s a master of the quick shifts and reversals the part requires. ‘Space Force’ Review: Steve Carell, in a Familiar Orbit on Netflix 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z His thorough understanding of the human voice allows him to create fully dimensional characters that are sympathetic and imminently believable. UrbanArias visits Baker, Stein and Picasso in Paris, and beyond 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z The troubled, vulnerable Valerie is a strong and believable character, and she and her colleagues amount to an unusually admiring portrait of police work. ‘The Killing Lessons’ review: A thriller for abnormal psychologists 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z “Meek’s Cutoff” is as unsentimental and determined as Ms. Williams’s character, its absolutely believable heroine. | 'Meek?s Cutoff': Out on the Frontier, Bringing All That Baggage With Them 2011-04-07T22:33:01Z What were the rules for the universe you created to keep the book grounded and believable? No, Democrats aren’t launching a civil war on July 4. But could it happen here again? 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z For all their differences, the characters and their joshing camaraderie feel believable. Review: ‘Growing Up and Other Lies’ Stares Down the Advent of Adulthood 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z These are narratives more commonly ascribed to the rural poor than middle-class college-bound suburbanites, and apparently they make the story more believable to some. “What it’s like to date your dad”: Why class markers matter in stories about taboo sexuality 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z And Tea Alagic’s production, staged in front of a white wall, favors starkness and grand statements over the less glamorous work of slowly developing motivations and believable plot lines. | 'Lidless': ?Lidless,? a Guant?namo Play - Review 2011-10-07T00:28:35Z Their moral sense makes this a consistently honorable play, which wouldn’t matter if it weren’t absorbingly believable moment to moment. Review | Warmhearted ‘Curve of Departure’ hits Studio’s strike zone 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z Sally’s strength of character was believable, and all the more remarkable considering what awful parents she has. 'Mad Men' Finale: Readers Respond 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z But the great thing about teen stories is that not only do they give you permission for wild swings in tone and emotion, on some level they wouldn’t be believable without them. Review: Red Band Society Has Faults and (Potential) Stars 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z The Dungeon Master must create a believable world with a back story, adventures the players might encounter and options for plot twists. Dungeons & Dragons Has Influenced a Generation of Writers 2014-07-13T04:00:00Z The idea of urbanites pining to throw off the shackles of soul-corrupting civilization and to found a rural utopia is certainly believable, even banal. Theater Review: ‘Cherokee,’ Lisa D’Amour’s New Play, Opens in Philadelphia 2014-01-31T22:22:10Z Apatow followed the would-be couple around the whole night, taking photos of them together and asking his colleagues if they seemed like believable lovers. Amy Schumer still surprised Judd Apatow cast her in her own movie 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z For that very reason they are all the more believable and all the more unforgettable. Kent Haruf’s ‘Benediction’: last days of a small-town life 2013-03-20T20:07:53Z "There is extreme violence, we wanted the violence to be realistic and believable so the stakes are real," Druckmann told The Guardian in 2012. "The Last of Us" could change how Hollywood does video games, but hateful gamers make it difficult 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z And they relate — to the world, their condition and each other — in believable ways. 'The Fault in Our Stars' elevates sad story by cutting the sap 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z One of the nice things about “Buddy” is that the cherished-dog part happens to be believable. Books of The Times: Brian McGrory’s ‘Buddy: How a Rooster Made Me a Family Man’ 2012-11-28T21:00:37Z Pedal steel guitar, weeping fiddles … Caitlin Rose, young and from Nashville, bears much of the brand of the country singer, yet seems instinctively believable, in a way that, say, Zooey Deschanel just doesn't. This week's new live music 2010-08-20T23:06:00Z Perhaps the shortage is an opportunity to rethink what makes a Santa "believable." Santas are also in short supply this year, which leads to some intriguing alternatives 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z “This makes it more believable,” he says of projections swamping the stage. ‘Angels’ in Maryland: An epic combination 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Even the more unfeasible characters, such as Kobayashi in The Usual Suspects, are never less than believable. 'The day I shared a pint or five with Pete Postlethwaite' 2011-01-06T15:48:31Z Water's hard, as is making a believable digital tiger. The Carpetbagger: Ang Lee on the Digital Characters Who Can't Argue Back 2013-01-10T17:40:12Z But Holland, as both Parker and Spidey, is always fun to watch: His bumbling uncertainty and his boyish eagerness make him believable not just as a crime fighter but as a kid. Review: The New Spider-Man’s Coolest Superpower? He's Just a Kid 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Joyner's awakening, under his admiring gaze, is also believable and very touching. A strident, ghostly revival of 'Glass Menagerie' at Seattle Rep 2012-11-03T14:31:04Z It's an extraordinary performance, physically charged yet off-centredly charming, and a believable portrait of a man who collapses because he fails to connect with his family. King Lear – review 2012-05-23T16:13:48Z I also agree that Franks utter willingness to have his wife back on any terms is neither true to the book or remotely believable in real life. ‘Outlander’ Season 2, Episode 2: The Wounds We Carry 2016-04-16T04:00:00Z There has been frustration about Fresh Meat missing out, but the second series was actually ineligible – shows had to start by 30 September and the eminently believable uni series returned on 9 October. British comedy awards: worthy winners? 2012-12-13T09:33:46Z She also researches details about conversion, finding stories by young women who have joined ISIS, to make her fictional narrative believable. In the tension-filled "Profile," a journalist goes catfishing online to get recruited by ISIS 2021-05-13T04:00:00Z Having children was, initially, just one more item on their checklist of playing a believable American family. Why "The Americans" Resonates Three Decades After Its Cold War Context 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z Race, class, faith, distance, parental disapproval – the conflicts of some of the greatest romantic comedies of all time – are just not believable anymore. Have romantic comedies fallen on hard times? Tell us your best and worst 2013-03-05T18:46:14Z But it was very important that it was sellable in the current time but also believable for the '80s. "Totally Killer" costumer on Molly Ringwald vibes and making '80s ensembles worthy of being stabbed 2023-10-08T04:00:00Z "It was so believable, it was fantastic, that beautiful movement quality, " said Millepied. Studio refutes claims by Natalie Portman's ballet double 2011-03-28T09:50:02Z Danes and Hiddleston both appear drained, muted as the landscape, the chemistry between them less believable than the Loch Ness Monster. "The Essex Serpent" review: Apple TV+ series needs more bite 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z “Juries are told, rightfully, that you have to find not guilty if you are not sure and the perception is that the younger the victim is are the less believable you are,” he said. Revealed: less than a third of young men prosecuted for rape are convicted 2018-09-23T04:00:00Z The conceit for “Spa Sybarite” is both slightly absurd and eminently believable. Cautionary Climate Tales That Give People Pause When They Press Play 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z This makes the film’s harrowing action all the more believable. On Netflix, a Genuine Nail-Biter, and on Amazon, a Genuine Eccentric 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z There are moments in which the acting and the dialogue in “A.D.” achieve a quiet and entirely believable beauty, suitable for devout and secular audiences. ‘Wolf Hall’: A somber, perfect take on that time the Tudors went tabloid 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Tethered to a believable foundation, “This Is Us” satisfyingly counters its ups with precisely enough downs. Perspective | You need a hug and a good cry, America, and that’s what ‘This Is Us’ was made for 2017-03-13T04:00:00Z Griffith is able to keep the performance riotously broad, yet believable and appealing. A few ways to enjoy and celebrate Andy Griffith 2012-07-03T20:17:11Z He’s entirely believable as the boundary pusher who, despite missteps, remains a good kid. Source Festival: ‘The Thrush and the Woodpecker’ review Although her lines were clearly written for her character, they were always exceptionally believable. 5 Black women who profoundly changed TV in 2015 2015-12-28T05:00:00Z The Pablo Neruda Foundation, which manages the poet's estate, has fought the exhumation order and claims that Araya's charges of murder are not believable. Pablo Neruda's body to be exhumed over Pinochet regime murder claims 2013-04-08T09:00:00Z Less believable is the presentation of Black folks mounting a fox hunt, with hounds, in the woods, in Georgia, as, you know, something that happens at Black weddings. "Vacation Friends" is a happy buddy comedy in a world where race doesn't matter. That's a problem 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z One of the few was greygran, who thought that: Him and Her has terrific supporting characters, all gruesome and believable, while amid the mess, our romantic pair live out their mundane lives placidly and nobly. Frankie Boyle gets satirical – and Two and A Half Men star says: stop watching 2012-11-27T15:18:44Z "I never did a picture because I was hungry," Lumet once said, "Every picture I did was an active, believable, passionate wish." Sidney Lumet, giant of American cinema, dies at 86 2011-04-09T23:07:05Z Much of what happens in these stories isn’t believable or explainable, and Hunt doesn’t try to resolve or demystify. Samantha Hunt’s imagination runs wild in 'The Dark Dark' 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z The pattern becomes predictable, and the yawning during one bit of lying around is a little too infectious, yet the performers are always appealing and believable. Dance Review: One Definition of Collaboration: Putting Heads Together, Then Taking Turns 2011-10-14T23:15:59Z The films’ creators have to make a greater effort for the kitchens and the food itself to be believable — and delectable — on screen. Food in movies: These days, it’s about more than just making you hungry But “The Missing” is imaginatively written, well cast, chillingly believable and quite addictive. ‘The Missing,’ on Starz: 8-Year Odyssey to Solve a Mystery 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z The banter is believable, as are the pinpricks of disquiet and the weird suppurating wounds that increasingly mar this otherwise ordinary scene and its genial hero. ‘Candyman’ Review: Who Can Take a Sunrise, Sprinkle It With Blood? 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z His performance, like co-star Anne Reid’s, is naturalistic and believable, grounding their relationship and involving us in the mess they create around them. Daniel Craig: five best moments 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z But the emphasis on Hamlet’s irreverence comes at the expense of cultivating a character with a believable interior life, resulting in the occasional inconsistency. Theater Review: Michael Benz in ‘Hamlet’ at the Schimmel Center 2012-10-03T21:57:28Z He’s almost too puppyish to be believable as a killer of two men; when he first sees Juliet, his eyes go all googly. Dance Review: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ at American Ballet Theater 2012-06-15T22:42:42Z “I am here to provide proof of life to that ever elusive, never completely believable ‘us.’ Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 105 Albums, Shows and Festivals 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z By his very believable account, the Americans are the good guys. 'Lions of Kandahar': the relentless cycle of the war in Afghanistan 2011-07-31T04:09:21Z There’s a human fallibility to Bea’s wisdom, making her all the more believable. Amid Family Upheaval, a Heroine Finds Comfort in the Concrete 2020-04-27T04:00:00Z Every wonder our sailors encounter — an octopus, a giant tortoise — brings a sense of believable peace. ‘Norwegian by Night,’ by Derek B. Miller, and More 2013-05-29T20:35:37Z Ms. Witherspoon is both an entirely believable modern woman, defying conventional categories and expectations, and also, for that reason, an excitingly credible feminist heroine. Telluride Film Festival: Finding Familiar Faces in New Poses 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z Tom Cruise ripping off a silicone mask in the many "Mission: Impossible" movies may not seem believable, but it really depends on your screen resolution. 21 of the wildest cons in history 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z It all goes a long way toward making the unbelievable believable. Jane the Virgin Is the Keeper of This Fall Season 2014-10-29T04:00:00Z As Jordan Roth, president of Jujamcyn Theaters, one of Broadway’s biggest landlords, noted, “If the effects aren’t believable, horror quickly becomes camp.” New Plays Like ?The Little One? Put Scary Onstage 2010-06-26T02:39:00Z This will grow less believable each time it is used, but colleagues will also grow weary of asking. Perspective | Miss Manners: Teen’s behavior may be normal, but is still rude 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z I would argue, for instance, that there has never been a truly believable journalist on British TV. Is TV's portrayal of jobs unprofessional? 2012-07-10T13:39:33Z Mr. Sutherland infuses Dan’s soul-searching soliloquies with a believable sense of aching anxiety, his piercing eyes often clouded over with doubt. Theater Review: In ‘A Second Chance,’ Singing New York Lovers 2014-03-31T02:00:01Z It is the most believable fictionalized story about people who spend their lives carefully presenting to the world a fictional version of themselves. A matter of character: How "The Crown" squares Charles with our longstanding villain edit 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z To play someone flawed is, to me, to play someone believable. “Parenting isn’t safe, it’s challenging”: Clive Owen on building trust with his young “Confirmation” co-star 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z Not one single action onstage was believable; everything looked repro, designed for effect rather than integrity. 2010-02-03T22:06:00Z That gripe aside, Jess Bailey is a believable heroine, abandoned by her mother for a South African physiotherapist, deposited at boarding school by her professor father. Fiction for older children – review 2013-03-30T15:00:02Z The anger of Rhaenyra and other female characters at the practical and sometimes violently physical price they pay for being women is presented in believable and often moving ways. ‘House of the Dragon’ Review: Domesticating ‘Game of Thrones’ 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z He and Aussie Palmer handle their dialogue with believable American accents, zombie inflection included. Review: 'Warm Bodies' could use more heat 2013-01-30T17:16:04Z Simon, like Roth, loves a good argument, and the ones here are all too familiar and believable. Can It Happen Here? In ‘The Plot Against America,’ It Already Did 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z Actually, the believable part is no mystery; Hunter’s first job was at a Walmart in Moscow, Idaho. Review: Rude T-Shirts and Rude Awakenings in ‘A Bright New Boise’ 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z At least for now, I find the plot much more believable, meaningful and mature. ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Season 2, Episode 2: The World Said Enough 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z The late Stanley Kubrick called Thompson's book "probably the most chilling and believable first-person story of a criminally warped mind I have ever encountered." 'The Killer Inside Me': Casey Affleck unleashes his creepy side ? again 2010-07-01T20:41:00Z Her premature marriage to a Palestinian war hero, the result of her sexual curiosity, is believable in both its hope and desperation. A Beautiful, Urgent Novel of the Palestinian Struggle 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z Of course, in strict realist terms, his escape is not quite plausible, and the manner in which he appears to break the single chain connecting the cuffs on his wrists is not entirely believable. Essential Killing ? review 2011-03-31T21:51:00Z It’s worth intentionally wrestling with climate narratives in the theater, not just because they make plays more believable, Mitchell said, but also because theater might just be one of best tools for handling such themes. Amid Climate Talks, an Actor’s Call to Action Unfolds Onstage 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z His exasperation is meant to sound more expert than believable, but it’s still great, and he’s clearly having some kind of fun. Review | Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’ is a lonely, predictable wail from the mountaintop 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z I feel like fiction is more believable than life in a way because when you're writing a book, you have to have it make sense. "I want to believe": Alice Hoffman is always seeking magic, practical and otherwise 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z Stripped of two or three subplots, “Redemption Road” might make a taut and believable novel. ‘Redemption Road’ and the problem of thriller-killers 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z “By making addiction so central to his plot,” our reviewer, James Shapiro, writes, “Nesbo also makes Macbeth’s paranoia and hallucinatory visions, so crucial to Shakespeare’s play, not just believable but meaningful in a contemporary way.” 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Curran carries herself like a queen, evincing a heart so broken for a dead child that the grief makes believable the vacuum of feeling for her surviving children. Review | Michael Kahn turns to a timeless play from ancient Greece to send off his career 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z There's no shortage of analysis related to the lawsuit, but very little of it has to do with whether Paltrow is more believable than Sanderson because ultimately, that doesn't matter. Basking in the soothing Goop that is the Gwyneth Paltrow ski trial 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z He told me he had found my pictures on Instagram, liked my tattoos and figured I made a believable lure. How I Got Caught Up in a Global Romance Scam 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z She sang, "Baby, I’m a man" and it was believable but in the best of womanly ways. "American Idol" recap: Take a hike, Casey 2010-05-19T13:01:00Z British critics found the emotional extremes believable and compelling. Alan Rickman Directs Strindberg?s ?Creditors? at BAM 2010-04-10T03:49:00Z It is also a gripping tale peopled with utterly believable United States citizens, and overflowing with the classic pity and terror of good imaginative writing. Review: ‘The Street,’ by Ann Petry 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z On the other hand, she does convey a very believable, and unfortunate, youthful condescension toward her elderly subject. Theater Review: ?The Soap Myth,? at the Black Box Theater 2012-04-03T22:09:44Z Charles and Annie are kind and decent and broken and honest, and tremendously believable. Sarah MacLean picks the best romance novels to read this month 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z This kind of art is not really believable, for one, and it can’t match the power of local action, and shouldn’t try to. The Limits of “Message Movies” about Africa 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Ms. Blanchett and Ms. Mara play the year’s most believable and compelling screen lovers. The Best Movies of 2015 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z There’s no obvious reason that such a dull project — it takes several minutes — should make dangerous, believable, feelingful theater but it does. Review: Rude T-Shirts and Rude Awakenings in ‘A Bright New Boise’ 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z When you first read the script did you find it believable? Laia Costa: ‘We were doing this scene the whole night and in the end we couldn’t stop’ 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z The problem, he says, is that sex on screen never looks entirely believable. Jacques Audiard: ‘I wanted to give migrants a name, a shape… a violence of their own’ 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Larry is pretty despicable here–dining out on Piper’s ordeal, oblivious to the possible repercussions for and among real people–but he’s despicable in a believable way. Dead Tree Alert: Orange Is the New Black Is the New Way of Talking About TV 2013-07-25T13:02:58Z Then again, Garcia noted Jordan was a single-minded winner, “So it’s highly believable he didn’t pay any attention to anything but his stats and his win-loss column and winning a championship.” Rap Soundtracks the Michael Jordan Doc. The N.B.A. Wasn’t Always That Way. 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z But can you make them look believable once they arrive? ‘For All Mankind’ Launches a Mission to Mars, With New Wrinkles 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z Almost none of this is believable, neither the aggression nor the feints at sociopolitical relevance. Review: A Sad Noodle Debut by Rubberband 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z Bald, unrelenting and believable – entertainment and social comment stuffed into one defiant envelope. The heavyweight storylines in The Sopranos are: Tony. The Wire re-up: season five, episode seven ? The Wire v The Sopranos 2010-03-29T23:15:00Z The raspy voice, the resigned posture, the world-weary eyes with heavy bags and the thatch of hair that gradually turned white magnified a gravitas that made Mr. Hall’s characters believable, even when audiences knew better. Philip Baker Hall, Character Actor in Roles of Authority, Dies at 90 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z But for this effort to succeed, the males have to be believable, too; otherwise the whole thing falls asymmetrically apart. What if Wendy and Lily Voted Peter Off the Island? 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z 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 In a career spanning more than 250 movies and TV shows over nearly seven decades — most in unsavory roles — Mr. Lee said he tried to “make the unbelievable believable,” to humanize the most macabre characters. Christopher Lee, famous for villainous roles, dies at 93 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z Her own applications tend toward the natural and believable, and she avoids styles like the currently popular “Russian technique,” or “volume lashes,” which involves gluing three or four extensions for each natural lash. Microblading, Tattoos, Extensions: The Answer to an Easier Morning 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z But Jamie is forgiven because his personal charm and charisma and the deep well of long-established love all of his family feels for him overcomes their anger--an utterly believable outcome. ‘Outlander’ Season 3, Episode 8: The Secret Revealed 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z I approached the character like any other, and in this case, especially, I built a good, believable backstory, so that he is clear and specific. “That’s a message we men get in our society — that’s what heroes do”: Kevin Bacon on the thrills of risk and danger 2015-08-08T04:00:00Z Chandler has the perfect, natural Southern drawl to imbue Eric with believable Texan warmth, and the actor brings so much charisma mixed with bumbling awkwardness to this role that he steals every scene he's in. Everything you need to know about "Friday Night Lights" 2010-05-01T23:01:00Z To create a believable performance, many actors jettison their own personality, hoping their character will seize the resulting void like a territorial spirit. The Amy Adams Method 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z And somehow, they all end up living under Ernest's roof; it sounds far-fetched, sure, but the way it happens is all too believable and, as you can imagine, deeply uncomfortable. Recommended reading for April: New must-read books to liven up long shutdown days 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z Ms. Peck, almost always impressive, has several roles in which she’s not really believable, while Ms. Mearns invariably holds the attention, she, too, danced one “Serenade” with a glazed diva quality that felt phony. City Ballet Closes Its Season With Power and Glow 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z In a world partly made by a man who directed, wrote and produced a documentary about the history of the theremin, this is entirely believable. "Only Murders in the Building" bridges Boomer and Millennial sensibilities for a comedy that slays 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Not only is this bizarre, it's also barely believable. Amy Poehler's banal "Moxie" is a dream of a rebel girl made by and for her well-meaning Gen X mom 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z It’s a believable world with a believable heroine, all described by a coolly clinical narrator who tracks the young woman through three distinct Americas. ‘On Such a Full Sea’: Chang-rae Lee’s vision of a grim future 2014-01-08T23:28:01Z A believable "meet cute" at the beginning with smart dialogue and genuine sexual chemistry by the 2 attractive and engaging leads. Review: In ‘The Layover,’ Strangers on a Plane and Missed Connections 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z And creating cinematic tension has less to do with referencing current events than it does building a believable world with relatable characters that ups the stakes and heightens the experience. From John Carpenter to Slipknot's Clown: what scares the masters of horror? 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z He and Ms. Schultz, Pearl regulars, are at home with the material and each other, and Mr. Amendt, new to the company, makes Timmy believable, even if all his pieces don’t quite fit together. | 'The Subject Was Roses': At Pearl Theater, a Son Home From War 2010-04-26T22:18:00Z “I never really wanted her to be based on somebody, I just wanted it to be believable.” 'Long Shot' pairs Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen in political romance 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z So there’s a basic translation that you can do, but it won’t get you the things that make it believable – the weight of a knuckle on a ground, or when he scratches his face. The Carpetbagger: The Human Touch and 'Planet of the Apes' Effects 2012-02-15T16:00:15Z Yet the things Janet says on her own have more meaning, and Wolfe plays her with a believable sense of preadolescent shyness and bewilderment. Review: The Conjuring 2 Stirs Up Some Chills, Just Not Where You'd Expect 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z For the first time in weeks, it felt sincere and believable. "American Idol" recap: Aaron Kelly goes country 2010-04-28T12:29:00Z At her home in Los Angeles it was eight in the morning, but Woodard, a barely believable 67, was at full wattage in her living room, laughing loudly as she struggled with her Zoom feed. Alfre Woodard: 'We want all those with a stake in the death row business to see this film' 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z When Hickey stopped by the Los Angeles Times on Monday, he noted there was a bit of a learning curve in playing the mysterious and uncompromising scientist in a believable way. Emmy contenders: 'Manhattan's' John Benjamin Hickey is no physicist 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z Brooklyn Nine-Nine is not a dark comedy, but shows promise of being a believable one, a possible successor to The Office where the characters are pounding pavement instead of pushing paper. Dads and Brooklyn Nine-Nine: From Worst to Best In One Hour 2013-09-17T09:30:32Z In her newest book, George again demonstrates her talent for writing page-turning plots as well as her ability to create believable, intriguing characters. Mystery author Elizabeth George pens first teen thriller 2012-11-06T05:50:38Z One unintended consequence of the communications age is the increased difficulty of putting together a believable plot. The young and the self-involved: 'Cafe Society,' an L.A. story at the Odyssey 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z Cromwell, in Mr. Rylance’s hands, is absolutely believable from moment to moment, but in the long run he’s a little hard to figure. Review: ‘Wolf Hall,’ the Mini-Series, Unspools Its Power Plays on PBS 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z In Link’s stories, you won’t find tediously believable situations or even truthfulness to life. Notable fiction books of 2015 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Mr. Beguelin’s creations — especially Ted and Kevin — grow from clichés to more complicated people as the play makes its way to its unexpected, if not perfectly, believable conclusion. Theater Review: ‘Harbor,’ Chad Beguelin’s Comedy, at 59E59 Theaters 2013-08-08T22:13:00Z Less so as a manual for believable characterization: People who barely speak English use words like “profligacy,” “satraps” and “malcontents.” More Russian meddling: Paul Goldberg comic novel, ‘The Château’ 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z And though Claire is a bit much of a Lady Macbeth, the Underwoods’ symbiotic relationship is believable and in its own way loving: “my husband doesn’t apologize,” she tells him after a setback. Review: House of Cards Sinks Its Sharp Teeth into Washington 2013-01-31T15:00:10Z Dunthorne thrusts poetry into the observational and is unflinching about the business of being a teenage boy, so Tate is a mostly believable and likeable narrator. Rachel Trezise's top 10 Welsh underground novels 2010-05-19T07:56:00Z However, nobody is as cut-and-dried as they appear, with C.P. and Ann’s mutual path to understanding surprising yet believable and finally very moving. 'Best of Enemies' in Burbank: Racial fireworks explode from the stage 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z You can argue that’s the point, it’s authentic, it makes her character more complex and believable. 'The Good Wife' Recap: Lies and More Lies, and Alicia's Big Decision 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z Hearing or not, the Rossis of “CODA” are one of the more believable families lately seen on screen. ‘CODA’: A landmark crowd-pleaser for a year light on crowds 2021-08-10T04:00:00Z The oddity of the play is that he is more believable than she is, at least in this premiere production. Scalia and the intern, punching from right and left in ‘The Originalist’ 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z The other Bakers are more standard-issue sitcom types, but the usual excellent British cast makes everyone on screen believable. Review: Nostalgia for a 1970s British Adolescence in ‘Cradle to Grave’ 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z Searching for absolute meaning is ultimately futile, but Murrow's marvelous, believable fabrications render the impossibility of the task irrelevant. Review: An engaging show of 'Meteorites' at Winston-W?chter 2010-12-16T21:53:12Z Ultimately, “Décadence” does not clear up confusion over whether anything Backhouse wrote was believable. Books: Memoir (or Is It?) of Sex and Opium 2011-03-30T12:00:05Z By the end of the film, they end up somewhere wholly unexpected, but still completely believable. Manson Family Vacation: a lo-fi, low-budget labor of love 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z “Because we wanted to keep it completely secret,” Javerbaum said, “I ended up writing a completely fake second lyric that was not great but was good enough to be believable.” ‘Not Just for Gays’: The Year the Tonys Dared to Go There 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z She is ultimately believable as a vulnerable woman hiding behind a sophisticated facade but is undone by a lackluster story and overly fancy direction. Review: 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' is ill-conceived 2013-03-20T23:46:16Z The character is too outrageous for any believable menace, but Evans gives him a mustachioed gusto. ‘The Gray Man’ Review: Guy vs. Guy 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Beth’s in the middle of saying something racist about the weed shop where her son works when the movie’s least believable incident goes down. ‘You Hurt My Feelings’ Review: She Can’t Handle the Truth 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z His soul searching just doesn't feel very searching, though his clean-cut act is believable. “Under the Banner of Heaven” sags with the heavy weight of history 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Over the course of her great film and theatrical career, the distinctive star never met a perverse character she couldn’t wrench into believable shape and substance. Isabelle Huppert's rape non-victim makes Elle a perversely compulsive film 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z “We just want somebody who can put the song over and break your heart and be believable.” Lucie Arnaz, daughter of entertainment royalty, steps into her own circus in ‘Pippin’ 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Certainly Bell takes the reader on a twisted journey, but Mae is both believable and fascinating — and the trip is thrilling. 'The Color of Night': Madison Smartt Bell's portrait of a dark and dangerous America 2011-04-06T22:22:05Z Kitsch is in one mode - he's the trigger-happy, intense muscle of the operation - but he's consistent and believable. Review: Stone back in bold form with `Savages' 2012-07-03T01:46:04Z It doesn’t hurt that Elba, elegant and understated, makes even the goofiest lines of dialogue believable. Review: The Dark Tower Is a Fantasy That Runs Like Business as Usual 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Sam and Tara have always been the most believable couple on the show. "True Blood" recap: Warning signs 2010-08-30T12:30:00Z He also struggles to find a believable tone for his adolescent narrator, and the absence of angst in the voice of a suffering, solitary high schooler seems particularly off. Review | For a lonely teen in the Midwest, radio is a sound salvation 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Mr. Ayverdi’s portrayal of a shy innocent driven by blind faith in himself and ferocious stamina finds exactly the right spirit of determination tinged with petulance to make him entirely believable. | 'Welcome': Philippe Lioret?s Immigration Drama 2010-05-07T00:35:00Z “There remain serious questions about the first part of the run. I hope they do have the data that will present a believable explanation for all of the discrepancies.” Runner's lie? Cheating rumors didn’t stop Robert Young – but something else did 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z It was completely Mr. Lochte’s design, he said, and quite complicated to produce with believable stars and stripes on high-quality diamonds. Front Row: Ryan Lochte’s Grill Gets a Mixed Response 2012-08-01T21:41:53Z They are wonderful performers, as accomplished in the theatrical elements as in the dance, as believable in the dramatic as in the comedic. Dance of the Everywoman 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z The actress needed to show extreme vulnerability and innocence in order for the cult’s seduction to be believable; Durkin wanted to write Martha’s story on a blank face. Elizabeth Olsen: Sister Number Three Rises to the Top 2011-10-21T16:08:07Z Cooper leads a fantastic ensemble and plays Jesse with just the right amount of brooding charisma: it makes both his physical prowess and his philosophical wrangling believable. Preacher: AMC's new hope dances between the diabolical and the divine 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z It takes some pains to create believable rules around its technology and the universe the characters inhabit. Star Trek v Star Wars: Star Trek v Star Wars: fans weigh in on the timeless debate 2013-05-17T13:50:00Z Both Schwarzenegger and Farrell play a man who discovers his entire world is a lie, but only one of them does so in a way that’s even vaguely believable from the audience’s standpoint. Total Recall Revisited: What Colin and Arnold Can Tell Us About Pop Culture 2012-08-01T12:00:49Z Portman is really good in the role: believable and empathic; it was a sign of greater things to come. Natalie Portman's 20 best film performances – ranked! 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z And Sarah Lund, of course, possibly the most single-minded detective in TV history, but also seriously fallible and therefore believable, and now officially the coolest woman in the world. The weekend's TV: The Killing 2011-03-26T23:15:01Z The amusing backstage banter, which takes up much of the opera, is easily believable, but the premise is pure fancy. 'Great Scott,' an opera about opera, shows what makes Jake Heggie so popular 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z I incline to the latter and if Mad Men is viewed as one man's journey from relevance to oblivion then the off-his-game Don of season five was both believable and surprisingly touching. From Game of Thrones to Revolution: the best and worst of US TV in 2012 2012-12-31T16:19:34Z She seems pathologically drawn to characters who don't possess believable flaws or complications -- just annoying tics. "I Don't Know How She Does It" -- Sarah Jessica Parker's ego trip 2011-09-15T21:16:00Z Carpenter’s stunning literary-fiction thriller takes on the same agency from a different but no less believable perspective — that of a young woman whose father’s machinations during the Cold War threaten her present and future. Review | Which D.C. novel best captures the city? 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z To be honest, no one in this underwater thriller is very believable: it's the least likely submarine crew ever. TV review: The Deep and Glamour Models, Mum and Me 2010-08-04T07:00:00Z Kudos to Guth as well for shaping the characters of the Don and his servant Leporello into characters as believable as if they had just stepped out of the next back alley. Mozart in the forest: a different Don Giovanni 2010-08-09T21:52:00Z French-wire furniture adds charm, and a hayrack hanging basket planted with herbs―just steps away from the kitchen sink―sends a believable "sure, it always looks like this" signal. Yard Party Makeover 2010-04-14T16:01:00Z But tenor Russell Thomas' Pollione, who casts off Norma for the younger Adalgisa, presents an unusually believable combination of haughty authority and punishing vulnerability. 'Norma' and 'La Clemenza di Tito' make for a Roman feast 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z “Whether I’m trying to smuggle weed across the border or coach Jesse Owens, I’m just trying to make it as believable as possible,” he said. For Jason Sudeikis, It’s Time to Seize the Stage in ‘Dead Poets Society’ 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Kubrick called “The Killer Inside Me,” which came out in 1952, “probably the most chilling and believable first-person story of a criminally warped mind I have ever encountered.” Film: Jim Thompson?s ?Killer Inside Me? Is Made Into a Film 2010-06-03T17:07:00Z Such depression could be believable, but it's not given the space to be explored. Frank deserves better than "Station Eleven." So do disabled stories 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z He added, “There is nothing precious about Chloë’s performance — nothing mannered, no weird Locust Valley lockjaw — and yet she makes a very strong woman believable for the period.” Chloë Sevigny Wants More. Lizzie Borden Is Helping With That. 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z But is by no means an open world – its series of hubs linked by fixed paths create a far less believable, complete world. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning ? review 2012-02-12T00:05:49Z Del Carmen skirts the edges of stereotype in underlining qualities variously associated with Dominican men and women, but ultimately succeeds in creating believable, if conventional, characters. Review: In ‘Bees & Honey,’ Love Is Both Sweet and Sticky 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z How believable was it that Noah would return to the hospital to be with Alison during her grandmother’s final hours, feeling no real concern that he would run into Cole? 'The Affair' Recap: A Peace Offering Is Rejected 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z The walls of their site near Moorgate are decked with Before and After shots that show dramatic – sometimes scarcely believable – changes in short spaces of time. Body transformation: from ‘dad bod to rad bod’ in just seven weeks 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z I don't count myself in that class, but you know, you've got to be believable. 'I used to be a raving lunatic' 2010-09-02T20:00:00Z It’s a tribute to Shawl’s powerful writing that her intricate, politically and racially charged imaginary world seems as believable — sometimes more believable — than the one we inhabit. ‘Everfair’: a fantastical utopia amid King Leopold’s hell 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z The theater itself borders on ramshackle but the performances proved believable, even riveting. Next Stop: Overcoming the Past in Lively Kampala 2013-08-15T21:56:49Z But with his normally tousled hair shorn close to the scalp and some tattoos added in makeup, the six-foot-three actor transformed into a believable tough guy. ‘Get Shorty’: You Know the Name, but Not This Story 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z The ensemble builds believable chemistry as intimate family members, and when their characters deliver their arguments for life or death, the stakes feel appropriately high. ‘All My Puny Sorrows’ Review: Every Day, a Little Death 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z Here, Seagal and his more believable cop friends patrol the town. The Secrets of Westminster Abbey: Time Team 2010-06-28T05:45:00Z Once Ray is backed into a corner, however, he reveals a streak of deceptiveness that Mr. Breaux makes equally believable — while still maintaining a sense of forlorn desperation that keeps his character sympathetic. Review: In ‘Red Speedo,’ a Swimmer Faces a Moral Quandary 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z Ms. Minichmayr and Mr. Eidinger are beautifully matched and so believable as a couple that you never doubt their intimacy or the emotions of their characters. | 'Everyone Else': Maren Ade Puts Love Under the Microscope 2010-04-08T22:54:00Z In this column I am going to share the best, worst and least believable of these stories. The Secret Actor on auditioning 2013-04-15T06:00:24Z Given this is produced by the people behind Wallander, you'd expect something classy, and so it's proved: authentic characters with believable motives in real situations. Spooks 2010-10-04T05:45:00Z Her interview with Kelly appeared heartfelt, sincere and believable to plenty of people. Perspective | ‘Believe Women’ was a slogan. ‘Believe All Women’ is a straw man. 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z If a reader tells you a character or scene is not believable, you cannot say – well, it actually happened like that. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Facts are stranger than fiction 2013-04-19T17:29:01Z Paul rages at Cathy's inscrutability, he confesses his deepest secrets to a therapist, he misunderstands and becomes lustful and retreats and somehow Platt makes it all believable. "The Big C": Kooky, unsexy cancer 2010-08-14T23:01:00Z All of the Jerome Robbins choreography, here recreated by Robert La Fosse, is intact, and creditably performed by dancers impetuous enough to render it believable. In the Berkshires, a Powerful Play and a Classic Musical About Prejudice 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z “She was, like, ‘It’s good . . .’ in a way that was totally not believable,” Dano said. How Paul Dano Came to Adapt a Richard Ford Novel for His Movie “Wildlife” 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z I just think I can tell the difference and they are going to be more believable. After ‘Please Like Me,’ Josh Thomas’s New Show Is All Fiction 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Everything else was good to superior, and scene by scene, even when the story bordered on melodrama or enlightened piety, the storytelling was believable, engaging, subtle and subtly humorous. 'The Knick' Recap: Sins of the Flesh, With a Kick 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Nira is startled and intrigued, and the evolution of her interest in Yoav drives the film’s suspenseful, unnerving, bizarre and strangely believable plot. Review: From Israel, ‘The Kindergarten Teacher,’ a Drama About Poetry and Obsession 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z Ms. Weaver is subtle and believable as she channels Mrs. Clinton’s improbable biography and even some of her real-life dialogue. Hillary Rodham Clinton Inspires ‘Political Animals’ Sitcom 2012-07-13T12:00:00Z Epiphanies are the stuff of a good novel, of course, but to be believable, they usually build on a platform that takes pages if not chapters to build. The lives of four damaged women intersect in MacKenzie Bezos’ ‘Traps’ 2013-03-08T18:22:10Z Then again, what makes him loveable and believable is his flaws and the fact he isn't perfect. The Power of Six by Pittacus Lore - review 2012-07-27T08:00:00Z That’s what was so heartening: that what we were doing was believable enough that people wanted to judge it. Puppetry So Lifelike, Even Their Deaths Look Real 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z This does, intriguingly, transform her legendary voluptuousness into a believable portrait of an Ole Miss grad whose hard-won financial safety has started to crumble. Review: ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’ Knows Its Good Angles 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z Resnick has been called "the most believable police detective in British crime fiction." Readers on the case: favorite mysteries set in Europe 2010-12-23T00:50:29Z He also finds the dialogue between the men believable, in part because of Freud's documented exchanges about religion with a Swiss Protestant pastor, Oskar Pfister. Freud and C.S. Lewis debate faith and atheism in Taproot play 2012-03-22T20:11:08Z The language of My Mad Fat Diary is funny, proper rude and totally believable. TV review: My Mad Fat Diary; Girls 2013-01-14T23:10:01Z Mr. Garfield and Ms. Stone are by far the movie’s greatest assets and when they’re together on screen, they add warmth and a believable closeness to the industrial mix. | 'The Amazing Spider-Man': ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ With Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone 2012-07-02T20:18:02Z “If part of the character isn’t in you, I don’t think it’s believable.” Arts & Leisure: The Film ?Once? Becomes a New York Musical 2011-12-04T03:13:02Z Was it quite believable as a men’s wear collection? Special Report: Fashion: Taking the Silk Road 2011-06-19T11:37:02Z This is a great pity, since the dramatic action is believable, the orchestration rich and the music glorious. Hints of tarnish on Lyric's 'Golden West' 2011-01-24T00:43:00Z I also really liked the whole concept, that everyone was completely unaware, and that the surroundings were so believable and normal. The Last Minute by Eleanor Updale - review 2013-02-11T12:00:00Z Victims of their affected apathy and subject, beneath their veneer of disinterested sophistication, to the same immemorial terrors and heartbreaks, Madeline, Dorian and Ethan are eminently believable. ‘An Innocent Fashion,’ by R.J. Hernández: The millennial fairy tale 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z What investment can you make from your own life, from your own experience, that will create a believable personality? Walter Koenig: "Star Trek" is a welcome respite from the infamy of the Trump administration 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z It's the exact same thing – telling compelling stories and creating characters that are believable. Meet the Islamic superheroes 2010-10-23T23:03:00Z There’s things that happen in Star Wars that are more believable than things that happen in Rocky. Watch Chris Rock's Oscar Monologue: 'Damn Right, Hollywood's Racist' 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Shorter negative reviews with less emotional content were also more believable. Consumers often can’t detect fake reviews – and underestimate how many negative reviews can be fake 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z The four adventurers are wonderfully drawn, their friendship always believable and the ratcheting of the tension – to a surprisingly brutal conclusion – masterfully conducted. World literature tour: France 2011-03-28T11:30:33Z Veronica may not be an entirely believable character — she seems to float above Chicago rather than to have risen from any of its neighborhoods — but she is always a persuasive presence. ‘Widows’ Review: Viola Davis Commands the Screen in a Somber Heist Film 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z While it’s believable that he may not have been in his right mind, Lucas didn’t quite seem far gone enough to attempt to shoot the president. ‘House of Cards’ Season 4, Episode 4: Well That Was Surprising 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z With Opal he develops a ragged but believable partnership, professional and maybe something more, and their album “Polychrome” draws a cult following of fans calling themselves the Mercurials. A Musician’s Daughter Faces His Music — and His Choices 2021-03-30T04:00:00Z I just felt it was more believable that one person has aspects of both these people.” The Return of the Hardy Novel to the Screen 2012-07-13T16:29:16Z And yet he smiled with believable wedding-day happiness, delivering his dialogue easily, warmly, authentically. The Tao of Cooper: Why High Noon Still Matters 2012-07-24T12:00:28Z Former Seattle Times critic Melinda Bargreen praised his “inspired” mounting of the work as “clear in every gesture and every turn of the singing actors, all of whom are believable as never before.” Director of Seattle ‘Ring’ operas: Go, ponder, enjoy 2013-08-02T22:06:32Z The Spider-Man movies also feature a romance that seems quite believable, unlike Iron Man. Man of Steel: why Hollywood needs a break from superhero movies 2013-06-11T15:48:00Z But he also had to tailor the choreography so that Portman looked believable. Natalie Portman: Becoming a ballerina for 'Black Swan' not easy 2010-12-02T21:56:00Z Regardless, "Numero Zero" never becomes fully believable, less a story than a thought experiment. In 'Numero Zero,' Umberto Eco has his mind on conspiracy — again 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z His partner is an equally believable if less sympathetic figure, a closet sexist who’s angry about his female colleagues’ promotions, and “now he’s mostly known for being gloomy.” ‘Is Fat Bob Dead Yet?’ review: An antic story of scams and gangsters 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z The author describes how the girls' friendship slowly develops and it is all very believable with some arguments, kind and funny moments. Flying for Frankie by Pauline Fisk - review 2013-04-23T14:00:00Z But Van den Berg seems less concerned with creating a believable near-future than she is with depicting a psyche surviving, and perhaps ultimately thriving, despite incalculable trauma. Laura van den Berg's 'Find Me' captures a memorable apocalypse 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Together, they work up a believable chemistry — whether it’s as lovers or friends is under lock and key in the Spoiler Alert box. Perspective | Best movies of 2020: Diverse thrills, chills, Dickensian laughs and a pandemic-friendly trip to Greece 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z The “House on Mango Street” author said many of the places in Mexico that Cummins mentioned were places she’d investigated herself and she found the immigration elements of the story “believable.” Author Sandra Cisneros digs in on support of ‘American Dirt’ 2020-01-30T05:00:00Z He still reassures too easily, which makes it the opposite of believable or helpful. Modern Love: The Radiance, Then the Ashes 2011-06-09T20:54:29Z Nearly as hard as writing 2,500 entries for this week’s contest was coming up with 99 believable pseudonyms. Style Invitational Week 1252: It’s a med, med, med, med world 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z You have to be able to deliver those kinds of lines and be believable. Good Fortune Brings Bad-Guy Roles 2011-08-14T02:53:01Z What this last episode lacks in believable plotting it more than makes up for in gags and snakebite antidotes. TV highlights 02/04/2013 2013-04-02T06:00:05Z Staying with homegrown fare, Samantha Morton confirms her status as bona fide national treasure with her directorial debut The Unloved, an utterly believable account of childhood in care which clearly draws upon personal experience. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up: 44 Inch Chest; Nowhere Boy; The Unloved 2010-05-08T23:08:00Z Despite the ridiculous plots in the "Taken" franchise, Mr. Neeson is much more believable as an action hero than most other actors. ‘Taken 3,’ Starring Liam Neeson 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z Grammer: If we were 20, we’d be thinking about what we’re trying to do to make the characters believable. but at this point, it’s sort of like water off a duck’s back. Kelsey Grammer and Christine Ebersole take the L.A. Opera stage for 'Candide' 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z "It was very believable and I loved that you connected to it." Spoiler alert! We're live-blogging tonight's 'American Idol' Top 2 showdown 2010-05-26T00:25:00Z “It feels like a more believable thing,” the Edge said, and there were nods of approval. U2 Offer ‘Songs of Experience’ to a World That’s on Fire 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z As for the various fight scenes the ones involving gunfire feels telegraphed whereas the swordplay sequences are far more exciting and believable. "The King's Man": Come for the goofy revisionist history, but stay for scenery-chewing Rasputin 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Having practically run onto the stage, Bennett made “Stepping Out With My Baby” easily believable. Ageless at 90, Tony Bennett brings his eternal spring to Dudamel and the L.A. Phil 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Much more believable is his father Nikolay, unspeaking and frenetic, chopping up wood for a winter that he must know he will never see. Enchantments by Kathryn Harrison – review 2012-06-01T21:45:01Z Pushing the mind meld of twins to a new and not quite believable level doesn’t diminish the impact of the wallops the authors save for the end. New Fiction From Olen Steinhauer, J. G. Ballard and Others 2012-03-28T22:20:12Z Then Tamara explained the history of pointe work to me, and I realized it had made spirits and ghosts more believable onstage. ‘Giselle’: Remaking (and Updating) a Classic and Finding a Hit 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z The characters are believable, though not always likeable. The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness - review 2013-04-12T08:00:00Z This made the story less believable because, if it were a real secret he wouldn't be telling you at all! The Name of this Book is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch - review 2013-03-16T12:00:00Z And both productions reflect directing and staging audacity, even if only Lohengrin succeeds in being both bold and believable. Rats and recycling: Wacky Wagner at Bayreuth 2011-08-03T22:16:04Z Danes and Hiddleston both appear drained, muted as the landscape, the chemistry between them less believable than the Loch Ness Monster. "The Essex Serpent" review: Apple TV+ series needs more bite 2022-05-14T04:00:00Z He has the capacity to shock, but he doesn’t abuse it; even his oddest stories seem believable, and that’s largely due to the care he puts into creating his imperfect, memorable characters. Benjamin Hale treats troubled characters with care in 'The Fat Artist and Other Stories' 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z That proof, he continued, was “to that ever elusive, never completely believable, particularly these days, us.” Bruce Springsteen Reopens Broadway, Ushering In Theater’s Return 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z There are those who don't buy Buscemi's portrayal: who complain that he lacks the charisma of a James Gandolfini; that he doesn't seem believable in the gangster role. Boardwalk Empire: a slow-burner with a fierce flame 2012-09-28T14:15:00Z Her gestures seemed believable, like the way she tenderly blindfolded her son before killing herself. Opera Review: ‘Madama Butterfly’ Stars Kristine Opolais at the Met 2014-04-06T21:43:56Z This show will rely heavily on his ability to convince the audience that even the most unlikely twists are believable. These Are the 20 New TV Shows You Should Watch in 2017 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z In order for producers to make something more believable they must know the one who created heaven and earth....Selah! 2009-12-11T19:09:00Z She sang every emotion there was, and she managed to make whatever it was believable. Billie Holiday's Story Was Even More Complicated Than You Think 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z “But the reason it keeps getting repeated,” he said, “is because it’s believable.” What’s wrong with politicizing a tragedy? For Sen. Chris Murphy, nothing at all. 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z The Marxist theory of ideology is extremely contentious, not least because it is tied to socio-economic hypotheses that are no longer believable. High culture is being corrupted by a culture of fakes 2012-12-19T08:30:04Z While all of “Unwanted” is remarkable, not all of it is believable. Review: Making Eloquent Theater From Bleak Facts 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z And the burdock, credited as “crawfish” on the quotation-mark-happy menu, is believable in the role. At Seasoned Vegan, Soul Food That Never Harmed a Soul 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z When the plot of “Love Hard” and Yang’s casting were revealed, there was immediate criticism that the story would hinge on the trope of the nerdy Asian guy not being a believable romantic option. Jimmy O. Yang’s Crab Club feasts on Asian American stories 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z On one end of the spectrum is “Quest for Fire,” a 1981 French film, that is “the most raw and believable of all cavemen films, because there isn’t even language in it,” Mr. Sanders said. The Carpetbagger: ‘The Croods’ Team Can at Least Count on 2 Votes 2014-02-14T19:30:53Z Striking upon a believable substitute for meat-based classics takes some work. How the world's first all-vegan Jewish deli prepares for Passover 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z “The Border” guides us through a savage, wholly believable world. Review | Don Winslow’s ‘The Border’ offers a harrowing look at the war on drugs 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z “I think if the characters on ‘The West Wing’ were watching a TV show about the people who are running for president, they’d say that this just isn’t believable. Aaron Sorkin mocks Donald Trump and other candidates as too ridiculous for TV: “This just isn’t believable” 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z It was like, “What if the messenger is even more ridiculous than the idea itself, does that make it more believable?” Damon Lindelof on the ‘Leftovers’ Finale, Mark Linn-Baker and Preserving the Mystery 2017-06-04T04:00:00Z But just when it seems the romance might be playing second fiddle to the sport, Max and Callie emerge as a complicated, messy, believable match. All’s Well That Ends Well: Fall Romance Novels 2019-10-03T04:00:00Z He's equally believable as a devoted grandson and a hormone-driven young man. 'Lottery Ticket': Comedy is richer with Bow Wow's performance 2010-08-19T21:02:00Z Almost two centuries later, that omission allows Clinch just the space he needs to imagine something lucrative, repellent and historically believable buried deep beneath all the fraud and accounting shenanigans: slavery. Review | Christmas comes early in Jon Clinch’s ‘Marley,’ a clever riff on ‘A Christmas Carol’ 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z In her review for The Times, Manohla Dargis wrote that the movie can’t quite carry the emotional weight that it tries to, but she praised Mills’s ability to create believable, recognizable people and places. What’s on TV This Week: A Pair of New Docs, and ‘Killing Eve’ 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z The movements are both stylized and very believable, of a piece with this phantom’s personality, which is madness and anger filled with tenderness and hurt. | Long Island: A Review of ‘Phantom’ in Bellport, N.Y. 2012-09-01T04:29:56Z Based on Lucy Alibar's play Juicy and Delicious, Zeitlin's unexpected awards contender boasts rising waters, mythical creatures and superbly believable characters. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2013-02-10T00:05:14Z AJ’s transformation from lovesick kid to wannabe vampire feels oddly believable. Graphic Novels to Give Kids Chills and Thrills 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z It’s believable enough that The Daily Mail would champion Martin as a public hero and splash a picture of Gareth’s stocks across the front page. | 'Neighbourhood Watch' : ?Neighbourhood Watch? by Alan Ayckbourn at 59E59 - Review 2011-12-08T03:17:19Z It would be more believable, the character would be more sympathetic, the story would flow better, the loose ends would be tied up if you did this or that or the other. Hawthorn & Child by Keith Ridgway – review 2012-07-11T07:00:03Z During his appearance with Reynolds, he spoke about how hard he worked, as a male writer, to create Sierra as a strong, believable female character. Authors, friends share their inspiration for new books 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z And with a setting in a children's hospital, where a day can sometimes feel like a year, the timeline for the first season is a crucial element in telling a believable story, Nagle said. 'Red Band Society' takes its cues from 'The Breakfast Club,' 'My So-Called Life' 2014-07-20T04:00:00Z And you might then assume that with cinema and its technological magic there would be an opportunity to conjure a believable and frightening ghost. Ian McKellen’s favourite Shakespeare roles on film 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z Either way, this simple and believable moral conflict is a much better use of Michael Shannon than the borderline-crazy theatrics it’s put him through in the past. Boardwalk Empire Watch: Do the Right Thing 2011-11-07T13:07:05Z It’s a fair bet that the most believable voice will be that of the statue of Bob Newhart at Navy Pier, whose monologue was written by Mr. Newhart and read by – Hi, Bob! In Chicago, Lincoln, Copernicus and Shakespeare Have Something to Say to You 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z In his first column for the Observer, he bemoaned the lack of British films offering a believable picture of criminathe underworld. That's a wrap: Philip French, Observer film critic, steps down after 50 years 2013-05-04T19:52:19Z Sadly, she isn’t always able to do the same with her human charges, to make them fully believable and distinct. What if Wendy and Lily Voted Peter Off the Island? 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Like many of Macdonald’s fictional anecdotes, this one transforms a believable framework into farce. For Norm Macdonald, facts are just starting points for comedy 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z But making outsize Romans seem believable was a challenge. ‘I, Claudius’ Returns in a 35th-Anniversary DVD Set 2012-11-25T01:10:06Z As contests expanded, categories multiplied and competition intensified, with prizes awarded to entrants whose drag was the most believable, the most real. 15 Songs That Shook New York’s Queer Dance Floors in the 1970s and ’80s 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z In other respects, though, I found “Otaku” wearying; conversations often feel stilted and unconvincing, more about scoring rhetorical points with the reader than inhabiting a believable character. Visit These Science-Fiction Worlds to Make Sense of Our Own 2020-05-26T04:00:00Z Who needs tediously believable situations, O. Henry endings or even truthfulness to life? Book review: Kelly Link’s fantastic, fantastical ‘Get in Trouble’ 2015-02-18T05:00:00Z He doesn’t rush the romance between the boys, and his patience allows the actors to develop believable chemistry. ‘Your Name Engraved Herein’ Review: When Love Is All You Can See 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z More than that, it’s his job to stitch it all together into a believable, easy-to-follow narrative. Adam Schiff once wanted to be a screenwriter. Can he give the Trump presidency a Hollywood ending? 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z It’s like a Jason Bourne thriller, except brainy and believable. Review | For the inside dope on how the CIA works, ‘The Quantum Spy’ can’t be beat 2017-11-12T05:00:00Z In Artforum, the critic Glenn O’Brien retorted: “Perhaps what makes these works politically incorrect is not that they are unbelievable but that they are, in fact, very believable.” Artists Revisit Their Bronx Walls of Fame 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z His portrayal of a man so obsessed with his mission that it's literally destroying his health is almost too believable at times. No one wears a white hat in the uncomfortably real 'A Most Wanted Man' 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z Lathered up and not always believable, this first novel is the “General Hospital” version of Nabokov’s “Lolita” — and quite a bit of fun. Newly Released Books 2011-08-17T22:44:30Z He told me point blank he was looking for an actor who will dissolve into the role and be utterly believable. Dev Patel Calls Himself the Woody Allen of the Gym 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Cruise’s primary job in the “Mission” series is to embody a not-quite-ordinary man whose powers are at once extraordinary and completely believable, a no-sweat feat in the first few films. | 'Mission: Impossible ? Ghost Protocol': ?Mission: Impossible ? Ghost Protocol? - Review 2011-12-16T00:00:15Z “Most important,” Dallek observed, “whether on television or in person, Kennedy came across to the public as believable.” Masters of their medium: JFK on TV, Trump on Twitter 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z It makes this star, an Oscar winner after countless indelible performances and four earlier nominations, seem approachable, believable, real. Oscars 2015: Julianne Moore and the art of effortlessness 2015-02-23T05:00:00Z Layer by layer, “The Missing” reveals a far more complicated and mostly believable story. ‘The Missing’: A smartly conceived treat for mystery fans Trade magazine Variety described Washington's performance as a "triumph," while the New York Post said he was "incredibly believable." Denzel Washington win raves on Broadway for 'A Raisin in the Sun' 2014-04-04T17:11:48Z The only thing less believable is the idea that people will still be watching. Review | What’s left to say about the end of ‘House of Cards,’ besides good riddance? 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Certainly, the fourth series of Catastrophe, I think it is readily believable that one of the people involved in its creation was going through a tremendous amount of pain. Rob Delaney meets Sally Wainwright: ‘People say, God, you’ve got a sick mind’ 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z It also reinvents Cage, reborn as a gentle man with burning, divine vengeance running through his veins, believable as no mere accidental action star, but a psychedelic folk horror hero. The baptism of Nic Cage in the bloodbath of “Mandy” 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z That seemed believable in a land where turbo-folk is far more popular. Next Stop: Uncovering Charms in Montenegro’s Capital 2013-09-05T13:01:37Z "It's funny to talk about writing realistically about teens in a sci-fi setting, but I did want their behavior to be believable," he says. Chris Weitz talks about his YA novel, 'The Young World' 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z It’s a barely believable tale, crazier than a tweed-sniffer in the faculty lounge. The Harvard Professor Who Told the World That Jesus Had a Wife 2020-08-11T04:00:00Z The pace never slackens, yet Harris still manages to create believable characters, and the whole thing is set in a Mexico that burns the eyes, so brightly is it painted. Anthony McGowan's top 10 global adventures 2012-07-05T08:00:00Z It's a believable admission from a woman whose wedding ring was engraved with the phrase "A deal's a deal." Courteney Cox's messy, relatable estrangement 2011-04-14T19:30:00Z Yet she stayed true to her intentions, and the result is a believable character study that may not draw crowds but certainly challenges its two lead actors. Review: ‘Five Nights in Maine’ Probes the Pain of Loss 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z But Brando didn’t just rely on reading to help him establish his characters and place them in believable contexts. Review: ‘Brando’s Smile: His Life, Thought, and Work,’ by Susan L. Mizruchi Fictional lives dissolve into the fantastical details of our real history, but the future reads as utterly believable realism. ‘Golden Age’ review: Jane Smiley brings America into the age of terror 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z To keep their identities secure and the club believable, Ben and his friends decide to enter a batch of homemade pickles in the Pioneer Fair. KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘Pickle’ 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z But the “Running Wilde” pilot they devised, Mr. Arnett acknowledged, tried too hard for laughs at the expense of establishing a believable relationship between his and Ms. Russell’s characters. ?Running Wilde? Races for an Audience 2010-10-04T15:01:00Z For one thing, it’s remarkable how Hanson managed to make mid-1990s Los Angeles look like a believable ’50s Los Angeles, less a place frozen in time than one in tune with its past. In Memory of Curtis Hanson: A Director Who Did It All, Quietly 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z But it is completely believable as an inner map of 60s youth. Posh 2010-04-17T23:10:00Z “That was when I was like: ‘OK, that guy was believable.’ Chris Pratt: 'I have great respect for the animals that I kill' 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z “She’s just as genuine and honest and believable in both worlds.” Anna Chlumsky’s second act 2014-05-08T21:46:15Z “His performance is compelling, always watchable, manages to be repulsive and charming, believable in all emotions, completely committed, incredibly brave,” wrote Mr. Affleck. More From Casey Affleck on 'I'm Still Here' 2010-09-16T22:52:00Z As stories go, the 2016 presidential election was so full of ridiculous characters, outlandish scenes and sick jokes that it wouldn’t pass as believable to a college fiction workshop. Our festering American rage: Why “it doesn’t matter if Trump lies” 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z I try to write dialogue I think is believable coming from people’s mouths, but I also like it to be slightly elevated. With ‘1883,’ Taylor Sheridan Expands His Western Empire 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z The trick is, how do I make it believable? “How accidentally a fate is made”: Ed Tarkington on love and its complications, the toll of mental and physical illness — and how dark episodes become the seeds of story 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z The action unfolds in real time, and is all the more believable for the long-standing camaraderie we see as the three characters unwind stories about old times. What you should be seeing in D.C. theater this week 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z The fake club is believable enough — it even has an official website — but instead of meeting to discuss the gross things you can soak in vinegar, the group plans its next prank. KidsPost Summer Book Club: ‘Pickle’ 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z But Mr. Rosen brings an anguished, dark sincerity to this tricky role, making the ambiguities believable, at least in the moment. | 'Gabriel': World War II Melodrama at Atlantic Theater Company 2010-05-14T03:55:00Z The members of this close-knit family emerge as dynamic characters, flawed but sympathetic, filled with fear and longing, and believable. Sarah Dunant’s ‘Blood & Beauty’: tales of the Borgias 2013-07-11T21:33:10Z "These espionage-ish stories tend to get lost and I wanted people to be surprised emotionally. Everyone was on board with making this story believable, meaningful and human." Hoffman superior spy in 'A Most Wanted Man' 2014-01-23T14:05:40Z Poetry tries to make the unrelatable believable, tangible through metaphor, comparison and story. What’s with all the viral poems? Why we turn to verse in a time of war 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z The Rockstar hallmark — gritty, believable, wry dialogue — is on full display. Video Game Review: A 1947 Mystery That Matters Now 2011-05-16T20:25:34Z Hanif Kureishi's "The Last Word" suffers from the genius problem: To create a believable virtuoso, the character's brilliance must light up the page. Hanif Kureishi's 'The Last Word' lacks a certain sense of voice 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Lily, despite her many flaws is a sympathetic character with a believable inner life. Review: ‘Everybody Rise,’ Stephanie Clifford’s Debut Novel, Features That Old-Money Scent 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Paretsky is justly praised for referencing vital social issues in her mysteries, but here we also get a taste of her flair for creating offbeat but believable characters. The Scenes of the Crimes: Landfalls, Stadiums and Creepy Blogs 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z It's a brave and creatively honest thing for them to do, one that serves as a believable mea culpa that is still executed in the funniest way possible. “South Park” apologizes to Al Gore and admits it was wrong about global warming 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z The romance is believable, and you actually are rooting for the leads to work it out. TV's first crop of queer Christmas movies range from saccharine fun to superficial flops 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z Another year, another appearance on this list for Mr. Honeck and the orchestra he has brought to scarcely believable heights in the standard repertoire. The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2019 2019-12-12T05:00:00Z Robinson is clearly an amateur actor but is believable even in fictionalized romantic scenes involving his co-star, a very young Ruby Dee. When Athletes Go Hollywood 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Battiste, among the most compelling stage actors today, has no difficulty filling the additional space created by that interpretation, making the character more alarming than usual but no less believable. Review: This Time, ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ Really Does Explode 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z Solomon works hard to make this plot turn believable. Multiple Women, Three Centuries, One Far-Reaching New Novel 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z The ultimate early adopter, Charlie uses a recent inheritance to buy “the first truly viable manufactured human with plausible intelligence and looks, believable motion and shifts of expression.” Review | The robot revolution is coming: Will there be any room left for us? 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z The issue for the singers was projecting believable theater. Dudamel coaxes a sense of urgency from two of opera's staples 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z It’s far more believable and, ultimately, more miraculous. Colm Tóibín’s ‘Nora Webster’: A masterful portrait of a grieving woman finding herself But Strong’s ability to create and sustain outré characters who nevertheless remain fundamentally believable — a skill developed over 10 seasons on “Saturday Night Live” — works against our comfort in her New York stage debut. ‘Intelligent Life’ Review: Cecily Strong’s ‘Awerobics’ Workout 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Wields that wacky lightsaber like a master and – unlike Ray Park’s Darth Maul – gets enough time to flesh out the character and make his evil believable. The Force Awakens: is the acting strong in this one? 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z Mr. Fincher, who recruited him to play the mysterious Desi in “Gone Girl,” said Mr. Harris can make himself believable in any role because of his “quicksilver mind and facility.” Neil Patrick Harris Prepares for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ 2014-02-19T13:00:18Z The dialogue somehow sounds believable even at its most deadpan hilarious, and the multi-pronged satire — of Florida, corrupt cops, bumbling criminals and, most exquisitely, the entertainment industry — is gentle but merciless. Carl Hiaasen’s raucous new novel, ‘Razor Girl’ 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z The courts need her poised, showing the level of anger that makes her seem believable but not hysterical. The Irrepressibly Political Survivorship of Chanel Miller 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z While not known for always representing socioeconomics in a believable way, television can also offer us examples of the nepo baby. Mindy of "Emily in Paris": Nepo baby done good 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z His performance is larger than life and marvelously hammy, yet completely believable — much like the commander-in-chief he portrays. Tony Award Predictions: Readers (and Boldface Names) Weigh In 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z The stint Alif does in the State Security Prison is all too believable even as it segues into diabolical nightmare. “Alif the Unseen”: Hacker meets Jinn 2012-07-01T22:00:00Z No one moves quite as she does, and what seemed both fey and unnaturally natural on her spidery body seemed like not entirely believable dance moves for the lovely and more orthodox Ms. Block. Dance Review: ‘Self Made Man Man Made Land,’ by Ursula Eagly 2012-08-13T19:16:12Z But here, she draws a believable and often sympathetic portrait of Turk Bauer, despite his abhorrent racist views. ‘Small Great Things’ is the most important novel Jodi Picoult has ever written 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z In two very believable jumps into the future, we even saw her become US president and ditch her fiancee after finding out she thought the Simpsons were losers. Larry David to Lisa Simpson – life lessons from TV's top role models 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z “Allegiance’s” real mission, like “The Americans,” is to draw us into a believable family crisis and, in that regard, the show’s results are mixed. The return of FX’s masterful ‘The Americans’ — a Cold War with perfect chill 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z “Terminal City” - which also was Grand Central’s nickname in its early years - doesn’t slow down, with believable twists and a heart-stopping denouement. Review: ‘Terminal City’ is fast-paced thriller 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z He won us over in the auditions because he seemed believable as both a leading man and a small-town boy. Up the junction 2010-04-03T23:05:00Z Naoko Mori is believable as Yoko, though she doesn't have to do very much to be honest – just have a lot of hair, wail a bit, play kitchen utensils, and think of acorns. Naked Lennon 2010-06-23T23:05:00Z I liked how the villains are totally believable. The High Skies of Adventures by Blue Jay the Pirate by Scott Nash - review 2013-05-17T11:00:00Z In a perverse twist made believable by the surrealism of war and by the persuasiveness of the lead performances, Danijel takes Ajla as his lover. | 'In the Land of Blood and Honey': Angelina Jolie?s ?In the Land of Blood and Honey? - Review 2011-12-22T23:54:23Z Aguilera complimented White on the “tenderness” in his voice that “makes every word so believable.” 'The Voice' recap: Teams Blake and Pharrell take it live 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z After all the eulogies, it is refreshing to read about an odd, driven, believable person.' Margaret Thatcher by Charles Moore; Not for Turning by Robin Harris – review 2013-04-24T12:57:02Z First, within the context of a comedy about eccentric bureaucrats, it’s developed a believable, relatable story about two ambitious people making a relationship work without sacrificing their careers. TV Tonight: Parks and Recreation Goes Big and Goes Home 2012-09-20T15:55:18Z That left British actor Jamie Bell, 25, with the challenge of turning the character into a believable, flesh-and-bones intrepid reporter for Steven Spielberg's "The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn." AP Interview: Bell seeks to channel Tintin 2011-10-21T15:55:12Z We wanted to make it more modern – more believable as an item that someone would wear for protection and agility – and get away from the rubber suit. The Dark Knight Rises: the team behind the trilogy's epic finale 2012-07-13T23:01:00Z Guérin says this approach helps make the game more believable for players. Ghosts who grieve in video games – and how I helped them achieve a measure of peace 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z The setting and cinematography are crucial here, as are the believable performances, but it’s Ms. Misner’s choreography that brings us inside the woman’s painful reckoning with white guilt. The Dance on Camera Festival, When Dance Is Only on Camera 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z It helps immensely that Russell and Rhys are instantly believable in the roles; Russell slips into the role of action star as surprisingly but easily as did her fellow Felicity alum Jennifer Garner on Alias. TV Tonight: The Americans 2013-01-30T13:00:11Z Considering his normally pale complexion, that was much more believable. Conan O'Brien rides not-so-tough for 'Sons of Anarchy' opening 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z I’ve seen this sentiment expressed by countless celebrities as well as close friends — and it’s the only part of Abraham’s statement that seems honest and believable. Flaunt it while you got it? 2013-04-12T00:01:00Z I cannot remember a costume drama with storylines this juicy, as bonkers as they are strangely believable. Have you been watching ? Downton Abbey? 2010-10-21T12:14:00Z Her unravelling is childlike, and her compassion in Act 2 concomitantly believable and touching. Giselle ? review 2011-01-16T00:05:54Z “Breaking Bad” is preposterous and utterly believable; “Ray Donovan” is more believable and quite preposterous. Television Review: ‘Ray Donovan,’ on Showtime, Stars Liev Schreiber as a Fixer 2013-06-27T21:32:46Z Some situations are so over-the-top that they are not believable, but in the end, that matters less than the way they contribute to the overall dynamic, the tensions that define Paul’s world. On his birthday: Samuel Fuller, novelist? 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z But it’s also a completely credible spy thriller, with complicated, believable twists and well executed action. The Best TV Episodes of 2022 2022-12-21T05:00:00Z Savannah-JT isn’t remotely believable as a teenage boy but does have beauty and mystery. ‘J.T. LeRoy’ Review: Unpeeling the Layers of an All-American Hoax 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Navigating the tricky terrain between Western privilege and devastating horrors in the developing world, the similarly themed "War Story," starring Catherine Keener, found a more believable balance. '1,000 Times Good Night' powerfully frames a postwar life 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Even caught in the act of painting, swerving a brushload of black around a dustbin lid used as a template, Jacobi is believable. Love Is the Devil: the view from the art world 2012-11-09T09:00:00Z But enough about the plot, of which there are yards and yards, none of it particularly believable or compelling, except in the most generalized way. ‘The Best of Me,’ an Adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks Novel 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z A few of Slaughter’s plot turns are shaky, while some are off-the-wall but still believable. Review | White supremacists are the eerily relevant villains in Karin Slaughter’s new novel 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z Bartlett has retained an element of magic in his updated version: Stirling says they have worked together to make this as believable as possible. Medea: the mother of all roles 2012-10-02T18:04:21Z "It looks seemingly easy, but I think it's hard for an actor to be believable just being alone like that and not hiding behind a big flashy performance," Coppola says. Sofia Coppola takes stark look at a Hollywood life 2010-12-20T04:44:51Z But as the show progresses their physicality becomes increasingly believable: after all, many 13-year-old girls are saddled with adult bodies before their male counterparts. The stars of Pen15 on playing their teenage selves: ‘It seems like torture’ 2020-10-10T04:00:00Z In the book, Andrea and Dale have a completely believable romantic liaison, despite their age difference. The Walking Dead 'Consumed' Recap: Sexual Tension 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z Yet he seems to believe that using the words Dachau and Auschwitz will automatically bestow profundity on a play that hasn’t earned it through believable characters or compelling situations. Theater Review: ?Flight,? by Michel Wallerstein, at the DR2 Theater 2012-03-09T23:30:54Z It is hard to imagine any proponent of capital punishment not being troubled by the believable surreality of those conversations. Alfre Woodard: 'We want all those with a stake in the death row business to see this film' 2020-07-19T04:00:00Z Jackson has a habit of italicizing in rage a single word that makes Lear’s anger more rhetorical than believable. A tale of two Lears: Glenda Jackson and Antony Sher scale Shakespeare's mightiest tragedy 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Pearl speaks in a raw voice that can sound awkward one moment and precocious the next — a wholly believable consciousness for a child raised in such strange, constrained circumstances. Review | 3 novels that aim for the heart of America’s love affair with guns 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z But one of the problems with the show was that its characters were not differentiated and believable enough to have axes to grind distinct from their creator’s. ‘The Newsroom’ Ends Its Final Season on HBO 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z On Saturday night, the impetuous and feisty title roles were taken by Daniela Mack and Alek Shrader — both high-energy singers and compelling actors who were completely believable as opponents and as lovers. Seattle Opera, with help of a few friends, presents opera-play hybrid ‘Beatrice and Benedict’ 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z “Neither of them are believable or explainable,” she snipes. Samantha Hunt’s imagination runs wild in 'The Dark Dark' 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Projects in which designers use their skills to turn information into more art-like objects and installations, away from the gaze of the client, make a more believable case for design’s radical potential. Art Review: ‘Graphic Design: Now in Production’ on Governors Island 2012-05-31T22:07:27Z To feel believable, a moving city requires a variety of moving parts and attention to detail. ‘Mortal Engines’: How the Filmmakers Created a Roaming London 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z But Ruskin’s wan, emotionless screenplay — shockingly bloodless for a movie about more than a dozen murders — fails to give the character a single believable relationship. ‘Boston Strangler’ Review: Chasing a Killer (and a Byline) 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The most chilling and most believable aspect of “Margin Call” is how calmly and swiftly its drama of damage control unfolds. | 'Margin Call': ?Margin Call,? With Zachary Quinto - Review 2011-10-20T16:15:02Z Like the gardener, the writer must create a believable world. The Man Booker 2012 shortlist: the authors on their novels 2012-10-12T21:54:02Z The central truth, hard won and believable, is that sometimes it takes greater courage not to fight. Historical Fiction That Takes Children to War Zones and Internment Camps 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z His down-to-earth qualities makes the peril more believable and the leadership more triumphant. Jurassic World: Chris Pratt's tricky beast of stardom 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z Drawing us through this complex genealogy of guilt and forgiveness, Patchett finally delivers us to a place of healing that seems quietly miraculous, entirely believable. ‘Commonwealth’: Ann Patchett’s masterful novel of family and family secrets 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Steve going on the run to save his friend Bucky, who he believes is being unfairly framed, is great and believable stuff. Captain America’s a douchey libertarian now: Why did Marvel have to ruin Steve Rogers? 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Alexei's style is never didactic, nor harsh, relying instead on strong and believable characters that change your worldview as they transform theirs. Saci Lloyd's top 10 political books 2013-03-15T16:24:50Z Ned Beauman is one of those rare novelists who can dream up intricate, incongruous plots, pepper them with historical facts, whip in biting British humor, and just like that — they become almost believable. Ned Beauman's 'Glow' puts an unconventional spin on a thriller plot 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z For one thing, we finally are given a believable explanation for the purpose of Stonehenge. Review: Transformers Get Arthurian in ‘The Last Knight’ 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z But Mr. Gomes himself, one of New York’s most beloved dancers, was never quite believable. Review: Three Ballets at City Center Honor Two Impresarios 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z The abuse, though unremitting, is at least leavened by Turkington's great character work; Hamburger is totally believable, a Rotarian gone bad, struggling to turn his bigotry into entertainment. Neil Hamburger 2010-08-20T14:32:00Z Novelists assume both the freedom and the duty to transform names and facts into believable characters whose actions become comprehensible. Billy the Kid died young, but the myth can’t be killed 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Ms. Wood, Jeffrey Wright, and all of the other "hosts" are utterly believable yet emotionally irresistible. Evan Rachel Wood Turns Her Trauma Into Good. On ‘Westworld’ and in Life. 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z There is nothing especially believable about “The Drop,” but it is credible enough to be moderately entertaining, and vice versa. ‘The Drop’ Unfolds in a Brooklyn Underworld 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Fort Tilden” benefits from the rapport of its two leads, who make their friendship and frustrations believable as their day makes them reconsider their goals in life. The 10 best movies that take place in one day 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z But nobody comes off well in Teenage Daughter, and worse, no one is particularly believable as a character. TV Tonight: I Hate My Teenage Daughter 2011-11-30T14:33:42Z Russell gives a tense, believable performance and manages to avoid being upstaged by his own costumes: the garish checked slacks and blazers favored by Brooks. On Silver Screen, a Bit of Gold 2014-02-04T23:04:55Z Asked to choose which was most believable among vampires, ghosts, U.F.O.'s, Bigfoot, or the Loch Ness Monster, 33 percent overall picked ghosts, followed closely by U.F.O.'s at 30 percent. Mel Gibson movie appeal little changed by tapes - poll 2010-08-30T18:23:00Z But reading about how Dorfman picked herself up after heartbreak is a lot more believable than the instant-happily-ever-after ABC tries to conjure several times a year. Post-‘Bachelorette,’ Andi Dorfman finds happiness in a ‘Single State of Mind’ 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z The fact that this change feels believable is a credit to the storytelling in this series. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6, Episode 9: The Hungry Dogs of War 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z She is both an entirely believable modern woman, defying conventional categories and expectations, and also, for that reason, an excitingly credible feminist heroine. The Telluride Film Festival Features ‘Mr. Turner’ 2014-09-01T04:00:00Z To really make the story believable, Bowie and Boyd decided to publish a lavish monograph about the artist. Never forget David Bowie masterminded "the biggest art hoax in history" 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z Whether fact and fancy, the intersection of Whitman’s grandeur, grandiosity and tenderness is similarly believable. Walt Whitman's operatic America in 'Crossing' gets its West Coast premiere 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z I like comedy that's clear because I think that you only laugh at comedy that's clear; it's got to be logical and believable. Before and after 'Bean': A talk with Rowan Atkinson, continued 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z The first is Garnett's parole officer, the movie's most intriguing and believable character. Redemption tale 'Two Men in Town' is an uneven mix 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Suffice it to say that the denouement feels less than believable. Review | A new thriller takes ‘ripped from the headlines’ to a new level 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z It seems barely believable, and in the best Beatles books, it still burns. The best books on the Beatles 2012-09-26T07:00:15Z Photograph: HBO Each plot is advanced steadily and incrementally in both believable and often hilarious ways. Girls: season five is a storming return to its best form 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z “Being believable as a teacher was one of my greatest challenges and most rewarding,” he told USA Today. Watch the Trailer for The Gambler with Mark Wahlberg 2014-10-22T04:00:00Z This maneuvering on Wendy's part gets her dad rattled, to be sure, but the judge rules against her regardless because her facade of "family life" is no longer believable. "Ozark:" Go ahead and rain 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z "Horror and the supernatural often dominate children's fiction but this year we're seeing that balanced with serious, believable stories proving that sometimes real-life drama hits closest to home". 2010-01-14T08:19:00Z The only problem is that he doesn't mine the qualities of charm and charisma enough to make his two romances - with beautiful women - all that believable. Review: Politics and old-style humor in 'Fiorello' 2013-02-01T22:16:04Z Yet the acting is reserved and sincere, the two leads exhibiting a believable attraction that Mr. Yeung takes care not to disrupt. Review: In ‘Front Cover,’ Struggling for Self-Acceptance 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z If they sit down together and agree that one good, believable, flawed character is worth a thousand dead CGI dragons, then we could be on to something very special. 'Don’t let the tail wag the dragon': what we want from the Game of Thrones prequel 2018-06-21T04:00:00Z The novel falters only in its later chapters, when John begins a self-destructive streak that is too flatly written to be believable. The Gay Rights Movement Before the Gay Rights Movement 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z Carey cements the essential foundation for the arcane doings by establishing the two families as quintessentially real and believable. Review | ‘Lucifer’ writer Mike Carey continues to cement his status as a novelist 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z The way Mason plays it, the sacrifice that’s coming is believable. Why we keep gazing at ‘A Star Is Born’: From Gaynor to Gaga 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z I found much to ponder in Mr. Miller’s attempt to render the characters and story believable. Identity Shifts for New York City Opera 2012-06-01T14:12:32Z Characters backbite, bellyache, reluctantly pitch in and commit mundane acts of heroism in a largely believable manner, and there’s blessedly little inspirational speechmaking. ‘War of the Worlds’ Review: Dystopia à la Française 2022-09-11T04:00:00Z The tweet was believable for only two reasons: First, because Paul had announced the previous week that he would be hosting a viewing party for the episode at a local movie theater. Aaron Paul Is Having More Fun Than You 2013-09-16T22:30:12Z Whether painting or sculpting, Kuijper depicts a world in impossible yet somehow believable flux. Review | In the galleries: Printmakers’ works are anything but two-dimensional 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Many of Dipsea’s stories end abruptly—post-satisfaction, pre-afterglow—as if to indicate that all that narrative care was meant to get us where we needed to be for believable sex to happen. The Audio App That’s Transforming Erotica 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z “We could only sell this world if we made it 100 percent believable.” How ‘The Alienist’ Finally Found a Screen 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z The rapport between the men — joshing easily one minute and alertly protecting each other the next — is palpable and totally believable. 'End of Watch': Actors right on target in fresh, powerful cop drama 2012-09-19T21:24:04Z Thus, for much of “Animal” the most deluded person in the room is also the most believable. Review: A Virtuoso of Depression Broods Again in ‘Animal’ 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z Still, the insider details are believable and often stunning — like ultimate Trump loyalist Sean Hannity reportedly calling Trump “bats--t crazy” when speaking privately. Perspective | Trump is ‘Fox’s Frankenstein,’ insiders told CNN’s Brian Stelter — and here’s the toll it’s taken 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z Her innocence is believable, but her passivity is narratively problematic. A Buzzworthy Debut About a Mysterious and Secluded Artists’ Retreat 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z “There’s a lot of history there, so we just felt like going back and creating a weird legend that was believable.” ‘Blair Witch’: Shaky Cams That Left Audiences Shaking 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z Now that — that blend of innocence and macabre, pocked with weird gaps of logic — sounds entirely believable. ‘Free Men’ review: A dark mystery, a gruesome crime, a relentless chase 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z You were so believable and spontaneous in “Girls Trip.” Tiffany Haddish on Nasty Men, Her ‘S.N.L.’ Feat and ‘Girls Trip’ 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Yet several plot points tend toward the contrived and would likely be more believable onstage, with the special intimacy that theater can afford. Review: ‘Anything’ Finds a Small-Town Man Baffled by the Big City 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z The other legal malfeasances, largely relating to class actions and medical malpractice, are believable as well. What John Grisham gets right about lawyers and the law in his latest novel 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z As Norman Lear created him and Hemsley brought him to life, George was an example of how the same things that make sitcom characters outsized and hilarious can make them believable and real. Sherman Hemsley, Jeffersons Star, Dies at Age 74 2012-07-25T00:56:05Z Troubles has everything: great story, compelling characters, believable dialogue and big ideas. The Lost Man Booker prize 2010-04-01T07:00:00Z My job — and my students’ job — starts where peer review ends: we need to make scientific evidence digestible and believable to a general audience. How to debate climate change deniers (without scaring them off) 2014-03-02T14:30:00Z You might find yourself wishing that the character and the actress would make their way into a more believable series. Review: Inventing a Better Bitcoin in ‘StartUp,’ New on Crackle 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z And her character is a nice change from the tendency to drum up sibling tension in less believable teen- and tween-targeted series. Apple TV+'s new series is based on the real-life kid who scooped her local paper reporting a murder 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z Both plays reveal Ms. Kazan’s talents as a writer of believable dialogue with a feel for the basic building blocks of naturalistic drama. | 'We Live Here: ?We Live Here? by Zoe Kazan at City Center - Review 2011-10-13T02:01:11Z Vivid, believable and endearingly stubborn, she's an enjoyable companion for those taking the time to read a book which challenges the notion that steampunk must assume Victorian attitudes with its goggles and corsets. 'Dreadnought': Cherie Priest's steampunk saga of a Civil War nurse and a big bad train 2010-10-01T22:00:00Z That event is about as believable as the hoary myth of instant movie stardom after being discovered sipping a soda at Schwab’s drugstore. Movie Review: Movie Review: ‘Sparkle,’ With Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks 2012-08-17T15:03:02Z "Fiction is more believable than life in a way because when you're writing a book, you have to have it make sense." "I want to believe": Alice Hoffman is always seeking magic, practical and otherwise 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z I wanted to make it believable that Clara could kill somebody and overwhelm someone. Gemma Arterton: 'Our house was a bit Ab Fab at times' 2013-05-11T23:05:25Z But “Upload” has a detailed and believable universe all its own. With ‘Upload,’ Greg Daniels Takes a Leap Into the Great Unknown 2020-04-22T04:00:00Z With our government making each day of 2017 feel less believable than the one that came before, American reality — or the dismantling of it — seems to be merging with the singer’s vision. Review | Lana Del Rey suddenly sounds like the poet laureate of post-truth 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z It's so outrageous and so brilliant, and so believable. Sarah Alexander on her favourite TV 2012-10-12T15:00:00Z Quality meaning the expertise attributed to Michelob with a design that says “quality” and is believable or trustworthy as well. Would you buy a logo from this man? 2012-06-23T00:00:00Z Still, just having characters acknowledge that a plot development is unbelievable does not make it more believable—but I’m willing to be convinced by some later explanation. Homeland Watch: One of Us 2012-11-26T13:00:52Z The two are together for the ninth time — along with believable baddies you can’t wait to see drawn and quartered, and not necessarily metaphorically, either. Review | White supremacists are the eerily relevant villains in Karin Slaughter’s new novel 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z They're especially believable in the scenes in which their affection for each other is tested. Father, son seek 'A Better Life' in moving drama 2011-07-14T19:29:10Z Lawrence is never less than grounded and believable as a young woman forced by circumstance to assume wisdom far beyond her years. New DVDs | 'The Hunger Games,' 'The Raid' 2012-08-13T21:28:04Z Because how believable would it be that Matthew never wanted to see the baby, never wanted to see his wife? Last word on 'Downton Abbey,' Season 3 2013-02-19T18:03:47Z She plays an astronaut, Ryan Stone, who is stuck in outer space, all alone, when the space shuttle that got her there is destroyed in a bizarre, but believable, orbital accident. ArtsBeat: At Toronto Film Festival, Works of Hope and Despair 2013-09-10T03:44:17Z In fact, her manner is a bit modern to be believable. ‘The Testament of Mary,’ by Colm Toibin, and More 2012-11-28T21:05:09Z SJ Hannah, on the other hand, serves two believable shades of sleaze, a mischievous joker’s grin stretched across his face the whole while. Review: In Eulalie Spence’s Harlem, the 1920s Come to Life 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z James Ponsoldt’s “The Spectacular Now” hits on something few movies do: an honest, believable depiction of teenagers, in love and out. ‘The Spectacular Now’: A convincing drama of teenage love 2013-08-15T22:31:16Z The actors aren't always believable as a family, and the precise milieu is a little too generalized. Family history upended in 'After the Revolution' 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z I realize these are slightly preposterous words to use, but I find Marvel characters somehow more believable. David Tennant Craves Old English Dinners and Cigarettes After Sex 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z The zombies seem to be Buccholz’s natural territory for this, such as with the believable map of “Living Dead Outbreaks & Attacks” of Pittsburgh in 1876. Freakish beauty in alternative history 2013-09-15T16:00:00Z The book is good not only because of the intriguing characters and plot, but because the reader finds the premise completely believable because the perspective is purely African. Michael Stanley's top 10 African crime novels 2010-06-30T14:27:00Z More believable, and poignant, is the notion of Vanessa as a stand-in for American ignorance of Puerto Rico. Theater Review: ‘Adoration of the Old Woman’ at Intar 2014-03-24T23:20:45Z But they were also the most modern, believable, dancey and convincingly complex. City Ballet Features Works by Christopher Wheeldon and Troy Schumacher 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z Dagger’s wimpy Shawn is a believable beta male whose desperation for social standing leads him to dark places, and Howard’s Maggie is perfect as the peppy type whose “daddy’s girl” veil hides a sinister reality. ‘The Antelope Party’ Review: Friendship Is Magic, With Exceptions 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z He’s battling to save America, or maybe the entire civilized world, from a terrorist plot that is original, engrossing and all too believable. Jack Reacher: Lee Child’s giant hero battles to save America in ‘Night School’ 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z She found her believable even though Daniels readily admitted to Cooper that she has lied about the relationship in the past to protect herself and her family. Perspective | ‘Turn around, drop ’em’ was memorable, but the Stormy Daniels story is really about intimidation 2018-03-25T04:00:00Z Films are overpopulated with child actors who hit their marks but seem to too polished to be believable as spontaneous kids. Teyonah Parris, Katherine Waterston and Others Break Through 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z When I was thinking of who could play Pam, it had to be an actress of a certain age, who is very fit and able to be believable. Naomi Watts survives "Infinite Storm," a harrowing mountain-climbing tale based on a true story 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z She was young, but she had a poise, a gravity; she could play an FBI agent, and a believable doctor. Gillian Anderson: The Fall girl who never bowed to Hollywood demands 2013-06-09T14:47:32Z And just 33 percent of the time, they found, were those claims supported by “believable or somewhat believable evidence.” Scientists prove that you shouldn’t trust anything Dr. Oz says 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z My favorite part was the first page - the voice was really believable and it made me want to read on. Into That Forest by Louis Nowra - review 2013-04-29T17:00:00Z If Mason’s performance conveys the most believable self-sacrifice, Cooper’s is the most realistic depiction of depression. Why we keep gazing at ‘A Star Is Born’: From Gaynor to Gaga 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z This quiet woman in a plain cotton dress came onstage and proceeded to stun everyone in the room with the most hair-raising, bloodcurdling, fantastical, yet utterly believable, tale I’d ever heard. Alison Bechdel: By the Book 2012-07-26T14:36:01Z I tried to think of lies but nothing was believable. The Proposals Were Awkward (but the Answers Were Yes) 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Maude is not meant to be a believable, three-dimensional character but, rather, “a sort of projection of all of society’s dehumanising of women”. Why write a novel about a brutal female rapist in the age of #MeToo? Amber Tamblyn explains 2018-07-02T04:00:00Z It takes a strong performer to make an unlikable character not only believable but beloved. Angela Lansbury was the world’s big sister 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z “What she had to do was keep that character intact, but soften and change him in a believable manner that got him into the present, so that’s he’s not a dinosaur,” Wolf said. New breed ‘Law & Order’ brings back NYPD detective Stabler 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Yet, ironically, Hanson's utter lack of pretense of the performance made her, I thought, the greater, purer, more believable Beckett figure. Suzan Hanson brings immediacy, authenticity to Long Beach Opera's 'La Voix Humaine' 2016-04-10T04:00:00Z His actors, Mr. Doyle and Ms. O’Mahony in particular, are believable, though you wish their delivery would slow down at times to better savor their words. ‘Boys and Girls’ at 59E59 Theaters 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z As an actor, I play this believable character for you. "I'd play the s**t out of George Washington": Jimmy O. Yang talks representation & his Amazon debut 2020-05-08T04:00:00Z All her stories were honest and believable with flawed but honourable heroines any woman would want to call friend. 2010-02-04T17:22:00Z Given the price of audio kit in the 80s, it seems a dramatically satisfying rather than entirely believable currency. The Americans recap: Season one, episode two 2013-06-03T23:47:51Z Yet he’s weirdly believable as a producer scheming to put on the greatest flop ever — “Springtime” — so he can write off the losses and keep the money he’s raised. Hitler musical caper rides again in ‘The Producers’ at Olney 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z The films describe psychological journeys far richer, more believable, and with more gravitas than those we’re used to seeing in more conventionally filmed movies, vaulting us straight into the emotional hearts of their characters. The Power of the One-Take Film 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Zeitlin’s ability to create a believable world out of seemingly impossible ingredients is just that good. “Beasts of the Southern Wild”: A spectacular bayou folk tale 2012-06-29T14:00:00Z It was all entirely believable, or at least irrefutable. Chicken salt: the rise and fall (and rise again?) of Australia's favourite condiment | Adam Liaw 2018-04-03T04:00:00Z In time a relationship between them develops that’s emotionally believable and almost too contrived to work. | 'Another Earth': Living in a Different World, Searching for a Second Chance 2011-07-21T22:19:22Z If inconsistency was the mark of a believable character, Highsmith practiced this most adamantly in her politics. The Many Faces of Patricia Highsmith 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z “No one is going to put themselves out there, and that makes her story the most believable. Someone has hacked her email and other things.” “The View” gives Abby Huntsman a wakeup call after Kavanaugh remarks 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z I am a big believer that fashion falls into two categories: fantasy and believable. Four Things We Learned From the Paris Menswear Shows (So Far) 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z Tatum is saddled with a whole lot of explanatory voicevoer, full of obvious platitudes about life being a series of moments of impact, blah blah blah, but his sense of ache and sorrow is believable. A look at Channing Tatum's 5 films this year 2012-09-14T00:46:04Z Because I actually like the fact that Carl is a believable alternative to Will. ArtsBeat: Late-Night Double Feature: The 'Rocky Horror Glee Show' Reconsidered 2010-10-27T20:30:00Z Aschenbach's disintegration is harrowingly believable, and Graham-Hall manages to sing the role with a refreshing naturalness that goes with his always fine acting. Death in Venice English National Opera – review 2013-06-17T10:41:00Z Adriana Zabala, with a light, clear soprano, made both Sister James’s almost comically sweet innocence and her late acquisition of backbone believable. Music Review: ‘Doubt,’ Adaptation Performed by Minnesota Opera 2013-02-03T23:24:03Z This is central to writing a good story and believable compelling characters. "Miles Morales: Spider-Man" author Saladin Ahmed: "Politics are central to the story for me" 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z "You're much more believable if you talk in your own voice." Author Maeve Binchy dies aged 72 2012-07-31T09:27:27Z She's so unassuming and believable that it's tempting to conclude she's just like her character, carrying the film by default, because no one else will. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2011-01-29T00:06:05Z It’s simply too believable that she could just walk away, not because she had a different job offer or a falling out with management, but because she simply wanted a different life. Fashion Creates a Slippery Slope of Designer Departures 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Over the top acting, weak, juvenile dialogue...just nothing really believable or compelling. ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 7, Episode 4: Negan Takes Over 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z Written by a large group of mostly young songwriters, "Pyramid" ultimately sounds believable because of Charice's conviction in her delivery. Billboard singles reviews: Eminem, Ozzy Osbourne 2010-05-14T23:56:00Z Her portrayal of the ways in which violence and victimhood can be normalised is never anything but believable. Nicole Kidman: ‘To hear women being believed makes me cry’ 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z As truthful as it is, “Boulevard” conveys little insight into characters who are believable and well acted but incapable of change. Review: Robin Williams as a Hustler-Hiring Husband in ‘Boulevard’ 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z He's no more believable than the rest, but at least he's consistently entertaining. Review: 'Hysteria' has a few oohs, aahs, no Big O 2012-05-15T14:30:20Z It was less believable that Walken’s Hook would come up with a plan, to a tango rhythm, to cook a cake, quite large, and fill each layer in between with icing mixed with poison. “Peter Pan Live!” and a Night of Protests 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Because it is so believable, “White Girl” is a contact bummer that’s hard to shake. Review: ‘White Girl,’ a Tale of Cocaine, Sex and Privilege 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z But the world she imagines is rigorously believable, its every twist underlined and circled. A Dystopian Thriller From Joyce Carol Oates 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Some of the characters in The Glass Sentence are believable. The 5 Best Books for Your Kids This Summer (According to Other Kids) 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z He prefers his actors to come with no baggage: the less familiar the face, the more believable the story. Ken Loach: ‘If you’re not angry, what kind of person are you?’ 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z For me, I said: “I have to be believable in this space. If I’m going to kill, how do I make people care about me in the same way?” In ‘True Story,’ Kevin Hart Really Does Kill 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z After seeing the work of artists like Signorelli and Mantegna, he wrote in “Unconventional Realists,” he began “searching for believable representation rather than the different brand of abstract manipulation I was involved in before.” Gabriel Laderman, Painter of Figurative Art, Dies at 81 2011-03-16T05:07:24Z “Free Fall” is an upsetting and believable study of the disruptive power of unleashed desire. Critic’s Notebook: NewFest of Gay Films Opens at Lincoln Center 2013-09-05T21:36:08Z For a production to succeed, these alterations must be made believable. 'Abundance' of plot twists hard to believe in Western wives tale 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z With renderings as lively and exuberant as its colorful yet believable cast of characters, it’s a classic of its kind. Superman: Forged by bullies! 2012-06-16T20:30:00Z There are no laughs, no insights, no believable characters and no interesting story. How Do You Know ? review 2011-01-27T22:00:01Z And “Cyrus,” he said, was a film that worked because Mr. Hill was so believable in a role that fell well outside his comfort zone. Arts & Leisure: Jonah Hill?s New Movie Is ?The Sitter? 2011-11-30T16:13:30Z “We had to find two people who were believable as a suburban couple who were also killers. It seemed impossible until we found them.” Matthew Rhys: agent provocateur of ‘The Americans’ 2014-04-22T23:25:31Z She gives an utterly believable Helen: sensuous but goofy, principled and annoying. The Dark Earth and the Light Sky; Twelfth Night; The Magistrate – review 2012-11-25T00:05:48Z This is believable and moving, less like “Law of the Panhandle” and more reminiscent of “Casablanca” — and that’s fitting. Review | In ‘The Accomplice,’ a CIA analyst turns the hunt for a Nazi into a personal quest 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z I basically had to find that line of going as far over the top as I could but still be real and believable.” Stepping Into the Shoes of a Psychopath 2011-07-22T13:00:00Z Monroe makes the change from guttersnipe to elegant lady seem absolutely believable. A well-spoken, well-dressed 'Pygmalion' 2011-08-25T18:19:05Z And the assurances offered by the representatives that is not a scam were believable. Why can’t I get a refund for my shuttle reservations in Italy? | Travel Troubleshooter 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z Not just romantic but wonderfully real and believable, even now. Cathy Cassidy's top 10 stories about sisters 2010-09-22T06:55:00Z In collaboration with the filmmaker, they decided that a multiracial cast “would make something that is not believable for the reference.” Perspective | Fashion shows are now 12-hour live streams. Or movies starring mermaids. Or mailed to you in a box. 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z They create a world that is not only believable to consumers, but also enviable. Perspective | Kate Spade’s aesthetic was the happy answer to fashion snobbery 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Nowhere near practical, but a little bit more believable. ‘Westworld’ and ‘Devs’ Asked Big Questions. A Physicist Responds. 2020-05-04T04:00:00Z The plot takes some typically wild turns but Ms. Newton is believable in the most unlikely circumstances. The Best TV Shows of 2017 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z “We were looking for funny people who could also do dramatic things and be believable, Christopher Miller, the creator and co-showrunner of “The Afterparty,” said in a recent video call. Zoë Chao Identified With ‘Party Down’ a Little Too Well for a While 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z And don’t look too closely at the main characters, either; spouters of self-conscious dialogue, they are only fully believable when they sing. What Makes ‘Follies’ a Classic? 7 Answers and 1 Big Problem. 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z Especially given the subject matter, the performances are restrained and breathtakingly believable, even within the fictional limits of a town in which, apparently, there is no media, social or otherwise. A&E's eerie 'The Returned' veers far from usual zombie tale 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z The cigarette is a recurring motif of war photography not just because soldiers often smoke, but for the same reason that theater directors use cigarettes onstage: to make things more believable. Perspective | What perpetual war looks like in America 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Magnussen’s bouncy magnetism and quirky comic line readings smoothly rub the callow edges off his character, making Olivia’s susceptibility to his charms entirely believable. Anna Gunn and Billy Magnussen Star in ‘Sex With Strangers’ 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z Bobby is credibly troubled, neither a holy fool nor an over-the-top goofball, and his moments of wisdom are as believable as his bouts of instability. | 'It?s Kind of a Funny Story': A Coming-of-Age Tale, Set Among the Sad 2010-10-07T23:19:00Z Crook mines every sliver of believable humanity from the spectacle of a haunted man's psychic torment. 'The Bells' at Strawshop: haunting landscape, haunting secret 2012-02-03T00:18:04Z All the “Black Panther” costumes were exotic, yet pragmatic and believable for the world they were in. Anonymous Oscar ballot: Publicist gives "Roma" 7, "Vice" 3, "Can You Ever Forgive Me" 2 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Their Prince Siegfrieds, also making debuts, were competent, gallant, bland and less than believable. Swans With Glittering Technique, Aching to Break Hearts 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z Less believable, though, and too rushed at the end is a subplot involving Sunny, her absent mother and a female summer volunteer. Review: ‘Revolution,’ by Deborah Wiles, reveals personal side of Freedom Summer What is believable, though, is that the history Mr. Leguizamo outlines would make him angry. Review: John Leguizamo Goes for Easy Laughs in ‘Latin History’ 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z So Laura Carmichael deserves much credit for turning the implausible words and actions in the script into a believable character. Just when Lady Edith thought her luck couldn't get any worse… 2012-11-11T00:06:14Z The problem is that this suspenseful Reagan-era story of a Southern sheriff haunted by a violent act in his past seems most believable as the invention of a well-intentioned author writing in 2021. New Southern Fiction By Percival Everett, Wiley Cash and Andrew Siegrist 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z They are wholly believable in the roles of these idealized youths, with especially good performances from Tamada and Baker. Review | Netflix’s fresh take on ‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ celebrates the best qualities of a new generation 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z It is made up of knowledge of the past and worryingly, very believable predictions for the for the future. TimeRiders by Alex Scarrow 2013-06-14T08:00:00Z Scrawny and jangled, Stevens is more than believable as a man whose mind is a mystery to himself. FX’s ‘Legion’ is intriguing, but do we need more characters who are always seeing things? 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Being grounded and being honest from my own story made it more believable and relatable. "You have to outwork everybody": Mo Amer on his Netflix immigrant comedy about hustling in Houston 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Bad in that the show’s over-the-top theatrical ideas work best when they’re tightly contained, and this one was both less believable than most and spread over two episodes. 'The Good Wife' Recap: How to Make Will Gardner Go Away 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z The notion that men might prefer fat women to thin ones remains disturbing and -- to many -- not quite believable. Blogging "City Island": My fat-chick manifesto 2010-04-12T16:18:00Z It was believable for us to do a record like that, but it was also something that needed to be done. Rihanna teams up with Eminem in domestic violence video 2010-08-06T21:16:00Z Andrew Lincoln and Essie Davis are graceful and believable as a married pair of bird researchers trying to recover from a family tragedy. ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities’ Review: 7 Tricks, 1 Treat 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z In order for any fantasy story to be compelling, it must do an effective job at world-building, both grounding its supernatural elements in a believable reality while making them sufficiently creative to capture our interest. "How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" is a beautiful, heartwarming finale to a great trilogy 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z Ms. Powell’s quietly charged performance renders her character’s somewhat obscure motivations believable. Theater Review: ‘Warrior Class,’ a Political Play at Second Stage Uptown 2012-07-24T02:00:00Z But he hasn’t made the parallel interesting, and it makes Gibson a less believable character, despite Ms. Anderson’s fine performance. Review: ‘The Fall’ Returns, but Will the Deadly Hunt Continue? 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z As in Pitcher's first novel, My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece, other family members are finely drawn with believable dilemmas and delusions. Fiction for teenagers – reviews 2012-12-09T00:07:40Z Plaudits, too, to Catherine Keener and Clive Owen who are both utterly believable as the traumatised parents whose reactions to their daughter's plight range from heartbroken sympathy to blind anger. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2011-08-27T23:05:46Z Lots of fascinating familial interaction and, like all Connelly bad guys, the villain is both creepy and believable. What to read while you're on jury duty: crime novels, biographies 2010-09-17T23:44:00Z These touches, along with a sharp and believable performance from Friel, make “American Odyssey” — wait for it — pretty good. In TV’s Silver Age, a logjam of shows that are ‘pretty good,’ but not great 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z How could a performance be both so over-the-top and so nearly believable? Mike Kelley: the nonconformist's whole life is here 2012-12-18T18:00:31Z If David Sanger’s account in his new book, “Confront and Conceal,” on President Obama’s foreign policy, is to be believed — and I find it very believable — we certainly are. Books of The Times: ‘Confront and Conceal,’ by David Sanger 2012-06-05T21:34:04Z If Williams is presenting another, less sympathetic breed of monsters in these scenes, they are also far less believable. Theater Review: ‘Sweet Bird of Youth,’ Revived by Goodman Theater 2012-09-25T02:00:18Z "Agent: DO . . . NOT . . . EMPATHIZE" is an actual line of dialogue, and it sounds totally believable because look: the agent in question is played by the hottie from "Scandal." Smart Watch: "Flack," "Whiskey Cavalier" and sex appeal of liars 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z Despite an aggressively formulaic nature and virtually no believable story momentum, this phony tale of a simultaneous bachelor/bachelorette party eventually glides into a second act of extremely amusing and well choreographed set pieces. Think Like a Man Too review: 'A Vegas wedding without the hangover' 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z I don’t feel particularly restricted by the fear that a really seemingly fantastic detail won’t be believable. “How accidentally a fate is made”: Ed Tarkington on love and its complications, the toll of mental and physical illness — and how dark episodes become the seeds of story 2015-12-27T05:00:00Z It’s not that the sentiment wouldn’t be believable or justifiable under the real-life circumstances. Review: Mark Wahlberg and Patriots Day Assay American Courage 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z From the play’s earliest stagings, he said, “it’s vital that the characters are believable at that age, whatever age the actors are, because it’s about being that age.” Three Young Actors Bring ‘This Is Our Youth’ to Broadway 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z He’s generous and modest, but not too sickeningly so, because it’s believable and because he’s also aware of his talents. Better Call Saul’s Bob Odenkirk: ‘Trump’s ego is so destructive, it’s hilarious. Until he gets elected’ 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z Best of all the show manages to depict that most rare of things, a truly believable television marriage. Why Friday Night Lights is one of the best US shows of recent years 2012-02-13T11:46:00Z Ms. Dollar is good at making Molly’s chatter about her experiments seem spontaneous, and the two have a believable rapport. | 'Completeness': ?Completeness,? by Itamar Moses - Review 2011-09-14T02:01:02Z It’s just close enough to believable to be funny. Review: ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Season 2 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z This is why he is all the more believable as an actual person. Cultural Studies: On Celebrities Good and Bad, or Alec Baldwin 2012-06-29T20:57:20Z The town where most of the action takes place, somewhere near Santa Fe, is believable and complex, ho-hum and bizarre. 'Assumption': a trio of gripping crime stories 2011-12-28T21:48:07Z Nobody in this story behaves in a believable way — which might be acceptable if they were funny, but they’re not. This is one ‘Big Wedding’ you wish you hadn’t been invited to 2013-04-25T20:47:21Z But here it’s a chill play from Hakeem, who is becoming more believable each week in his leadership role at the Dynasty, managing his mother as much as he’s managing the business. Empire recap: season two, episode eight – My Bad Parts 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z Rather it is because, like all good stories, "F is for Family" focuses on creating sympathetic, three-dimensional characters and putting them in believable dilemmas. Would “F Is for Family” patriarch Frank Murphy vote for Trump? Bill Burr says yes 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z As the lies compounded, Walter became less and less believable. Television: Sustaining a Crisis Into Three Seasons on ?Breaking Bad? 2010-03-18T22:44:00Z They're situations involving somewhat believable adults involved in emotional and sometimes moral conundrums. Why we need more "adult" movies 2010-09-07T15:28:00Z This premise is all Ms. Haigh needs to populate her book with a large, broad, completely believable cast of characters who lock antlers over Bakerton’s latest development and whose viewpoints are all over the map. Review: With ‘Heat and Light,’ Jennifer Haigh Drills Below the Surface 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z “Even when the characters were fantastically weird, I always tried to make them believable,” Mr. Smith told The Post. Dick Smith Dies at 92; Makeup Artist of Vast Reach 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z "For all the special effects and technical wizardry, it was Bob's honesty and the truth of his performance that made the animated characters believable -- and that was a testament to his real talent," said Zemeckis. 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' actor Hoskins dies at 71 2014-05-01T11:01:43Z McMillan writes believable human beings, their specific viewpoints shaded by gradually revealed traumas. In 'Watching O.J.,' verdict day still resonates onstage 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z The interactions between humans and their devices are relatively believable, a struggle for most films and television shows today. In ‘Robot & Frank,’ Technology of the Not-So-Distant Future on Display 2012-08-12T02:53:01Z Then we started playing with the characters: How do you take human actors and make them believable animals? How ‘The Lion King’ Got to Broadway and Ruled for 25 Years (So Far) 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z But I don’t think that’s very helpful, because it is believable – it’s happening. ‘Every day brings some new trauma’: keeping calm in an anxious world 2017-11-04T04:00:00Z It's a brilliant and believable account, a compelling picture of a child's loneliness and of the brief, feverish excitement when it ends. The Last Brother by Nathacha Appanah ? review 2011-03-12T00:06:39Z What Wright accomplishes here is to create two believable characters and draw their unlikely parallels. 'Tony and Susan': a resurrected novel of love and marriage, divorce and payback 2011-08-03T20:54:03Z It’s messy — it’s deeply uncomfortable to see her kiss him — but believable for each character. Season 4 of ‘Orange Is the New Black’: It’s About Time 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z I found Jed’s “You don’t own me” a lot less believable than Roper’s nasty talk of “the brochure.” ‘The Night Manager’ Season 1, Episode 3: What Makes a Villain Charming? 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z Yet, thanks to the witches and Tresnjak’s direction, which relies on conventional opera acting, there is little reason to find anything believable. Plácido Domingo's sound and fury in L.A. Opera's 'Macbeth' 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z But has the craftsmanship — wonderfully believable brotherly chat as a foundation; sly incongruity laid on top — ever been bested? Television: ?Leave It to Beaver? and Sitcom Craftsmanship 2010-06-25T21:35:00Z A touching end to a strong debut series, this episode is made by the first five minutes as the two strop around slamming doors in an all-too believable fashion. Wild Britain With Ray Mears 2010-10-11T05:44:00Z Where Graham Linehan's Father Ted excels in sublime silliness, Rev relies on intensely likeable characters and the warmth generated by their very believable relationships. Hallelujah for Rev 2010-09-16T16:12:00Z Jacobs's performance as Nick is very believable: whiney and needling, childish and childlike. Boxing Day – review 2012-12-20T21:40:01Z Its plot, in which a model is reincarnated as a plus-size lawyer, is somehow more believable. What You Should Watch This Weekend: ‘Mustang’ and Good Background Shows 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z It’s no mean feat to conjure a believable world in fewer than 600 seconds, and then to resist overpacking it with heightened emotions and situations. | 'The River Crosses Rivers II' : Ensemble Studio Theater Presents Microplays - Review 2011-09-27T22:15:44Z As a rehearsal actor delivered a very believable acceptance speech, he referenced Washington's character from "Scandal," earning a smile from the actress — "Wow, I just got kissed by Olivia Pope!" the rehearsal actor said. Inside the Dolby Theatre as stars rehearse for the Oscars 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z But is it really funny — or believable — when Oliver makes graphic references to Jasper’s behavior to manipulate him? | 'Oliver Parker!': Elizabeth Meriwether?s Dark New Comedy 2010-05-20T22:00:00Z The author’s memories of childhood, unlike a few of his West Coast anecdotes, have the brunt of the believable. Kirk Douglas, a Hundred Years Old 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Indeed, Cameron's music taste is probably the most believable thing about him. Tom Ewing 2010-04-15T21:45:00Z But faced with a Molière text – with its characters so clearly drawn and its plot, though often creaking, still believable within the context of the world he created – I was free to concentrate on rhyme. Mersey Molière 2013-02-05T18:00:47Z Hats off to Miller, too, for holding it together amid the flurry of pecking predators and providing a believable portrait of caged beauty under duress. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2013-01-06T00:08:07Z Also, Father Monroe's unambiguous pursuit of Marcela without a crisis of faith is just not believable. Review: ‘Bathing in Moonlight’ Tests a Priest and Boundaries 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z An unashamed and genially preposterous fairy tale, a kind of "Cinderella" with restraints, "50 Shades" is about as believable as "Jack and the Beanstalk," albeit considerably more kinky in intent. Film review: 'Fifty Shades' brings little pleasure 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z She’s immensely likable, and not in the least believable as a historical monarch. Review: Thoroughly Modern ‘Victoria,’ Still Nursing That Crush 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z It’s no more and no less believable than Italo Calvino’s worlds, or those of Jorge Luis Borges, George R.R. Griffin and Sabine’s magical return 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z Eason’s finely detailed illustrations balance the natural world with a fantastical one: A witch’s candy cottage looks as realistic and believable as the elaborately etched bark of a tree. Fairy Tale Heroines, But With Depth 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z “Even when the characters were fantastically weird, I always tried to make them believable,” Smith told the Washington Post in 2007. ‘Godfather of Makeup’ Dick Smith dead at 92 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z The goal is to make them look believable, not made up.” | Band of Outsiders 2012-02-12T14:00:49Z The film’s depiction of altruistic Westerners who find themselves in the middle of a hell where children are ordered to kill to prove their courage is as harrowing as it is sadly believable. | 'The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2014': Oscar Shorts, From Surreal to Oh So Real 2014-01-30T22:56:19Z The score for “Superman” demonstrated one of Williams’s own musical superpowers: making the unbelievable feel thoroughly believable. John Williams on ‘Indiana Jones’ and His Favorite Scores 2023-06-24T04:00:00Z “We wanted our teddy bear to stand out, but we wanted him to be very believable,” Mr. Pauley said. film: To the Second ?Toy Story? Sequel, and Beyond! 2010-06-12T12:03:00Z Reverting to more self-deprecating form, he added, “I’ll try to be as believable as possible — for the duration of the play.” For Jason Sudeikis, It’s Time to Seize the Stage in ‘Dead Poets Society’ 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z For Margaret, I look at the scene and the circumstances, and break it down and figure out what I need to make this come to life and make it believable. Allison Janney softly speaks of her high-volume career 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z It’s certainly more believable than whatever Elizabeth Berkley was going for in Showgirls. Is Lee Daniels' rags-to-riches R&B drama Star better than Empire? 2016-12-15T05:00:00Z “Up” made tying balloons to a house and floating off into the South American jungle believable. ‘Inside Out,’ Pixar’s New Movie From Pete Docter, Goes Inside the Mind 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z Talking with Margulies, it occurred to me that the show’s greatest challenge may lie in the portrayal of realistic and believable happiness for its heroine. The Question at the Heart of “The Good Wife” 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z With “Get Out,” what needed to be believable was the protagonist’s intentions. Jordan Peele on a Truly Terrifying Monster: Racism 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z Starting with "City Primeval" in 1980, his crime novels gained a new authenticity, with quirky but believable characters and crisp, slangy dialogue. Best-selling author Elmore Leonard dies at 87 2013-08-20T14:32:52Z The search for a believable fake scream frames the movie. Don’t Get What Makes Brian De Palma an Auteur? Try These Two Films 2020-09-24T04:00:00Z It's also believable because many people do lose weight when they first adopt this approach. It’s time to bust the ‘calories in, calories out’ weight-loss myth 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Whether on screen or on the Broadway stage, he made every role believable and seemingly effortless. Broadway theaters to pay tribute to late actor James Gandolfini 2013-06-25T17:56:16Z Considering their apparent surprise at the trajectory of their formation and critical success of the 1612 Underture, it's a believable excuse to give to prying journalists at least. Maxine Peake brings the Pendle Witches to Preston library 2012-12-19T15:07:50Z Weaver's character -- her name is Dr. Augustine, and she's modeled, at least loosely, on Ripley from the "Alien" films -- is most believable when, in her human incarnation, she's puffing on her nearly ever-present cigarettes. 2009-12-18T07:17:00Z Sean Bean looks completely believable in Middle Earth garb…unlike the rest of the cast. Lame of Thrones 2012-07-24T17:05:00Z You want it to be good enough to make it fit into the system but also distinct enough and believable enough. Brian d'Arcy James rocks out in new nightclub act 2012-06-22T15:30:17Z Ms. Vitlar is certainly movie-star beautiful and creates a believable character, but she has some trouble with the scenes that require her to become weepy. | Stony Point: A Review of ‘Class,’ at Penguin Rep Theater 2013-05-24T23:56:26Z Tom, played with passion but crisp control by Davis, is a more believable creation. 'Bengal Tiger': How does Robin Williams do on Broadway? 2011-03-31T22:09:41Z Their decision isn’t believable, but the Farrellys have never let niceties like realism get in the way of their jokes. | 'Hall Pass': Man-Child in the Promised Land, for a Whole (Pant! Pant!) Week 2011-02-24T22:54:48Z And despite her spunky appeal, Fuller can’t pull off a believable performance as a nightclub songbird in a thin rendition of “St. Louis Blues.” Review: Name-Dropping Harlem in ‘Blues for an Alabama Sky’ 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z “If you get that tone and can be believable and funny and scary, and all of those things at once,” Mr. Burns said, “then they’re going to hold on to you.” R.V.s and Stolen Kidneys: Life on the Fringes in ‘Justified’ 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z When that ray of happiness finally pierces the gloom in her life, “Why Religion?” feels miraculous and yet entirely believable. Review | After her son and husband died, Elaine Pagels wondered why religion survives 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z But it’s this combination of easy confidence and vulnerability that made Sansa’s extreme trajectory over eight seasons, from callow neophyte to commanding leader, seem believable. Who Is Sophie Turner Without Sansa Stark? We’re About to Find Out 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z I am playing a woman who loves her kid more than anything else in life, and I’m trying to be as believable as possible. Some Like It Not: Are Men in Dresses Still Funny? 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z The actors and the writers made it all look effortless, and thus the friendships were believable. Television Review: In ‘Playing House’ on USA, Best Friends Raise an Infant 2014-04-28T19:59:17Z And Jay’s understated reunion with his mother is both powerful and believable. ‘Harmless Like You,’ by Rowan Hisayo Buchanan 2017-03-06T05:00:00Z But both of those relationships and how they played out seemed entirely believable in context. ‘Insecure’ Season 1 Finale: Great Expectations 2016-11-27T05:00:00Z Less believable, though, is what’s taking place between them in the present. In 'Blackbird,' the wreckage of childhood abuse, laid out on the table 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z Is there a nice way to say, "Uh, actually I'm over you" that seems believable? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to talk to your boyfriend about the daughter he lost 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z And Ruben is not quite as vivid on the page as his cousin — his fundamentalism is believable up to a point, but not conveyed with quite enough psychological detail to sell his most brutal decisions. In This Corner, an Armenian Pro Wrestler. In That Corner, Genocidal History. 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z He's affable but very cagey, and thus 100% believable as a gifted politician. "The Killing": A murder mystery with brains and soul 2011-03-31T12:32:00Z By opening up multiple perspectives, Picasso, she says, “freed us from the slavery of having to reproduce a believable three-dimensional reality on a two-dimensional surface.” Perspective | How Hannah Gadsby’s evisceration of Picasso helped her change stand-up comedy 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z |
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