sentimentality

And though he’s undeniably quixotic, PTA’s relentless urgency consistently overrides the sticky trappings of saccharine sentimentality that would snare less ambitious filmmakers.

This attachment is often tied to both nostalgia and sentimentality, but these are distinct concepts says psychotherapist Stelios Kiosses, host of Channel 4's The Hoarder Next Door.

Not long after that, he begins acting without sentimentality, making decisions on who or what has the best chances.

"There's just a horrible risk of some sentimentality creeping in for this as it's a tight fight again, but who knows?"

The magic ingredient of food is so often sentimentality, which is why “The Bear” hits so hard.