cinematic
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By allowing its primary cinematic output to be devalued, Pixar sold off its imagination and lowered its artistic standards — a mistake the studio is still struggling to come back from.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
“I’m like, did I feel things more intensely back then? I’m not sure. But that period of time ... there was just so many highs and lows. And it felt cinematic to me.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
The cinematic, seven-minute music video for both tracks is directed by Jessica Lee Gagné, who was a lead cinematographer on the psychological thriller series Severance.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
Based on a 2014 play by David Haig, who co-wrote its screenplay with its director, Anthony Maras, the movie faces an obvious challenge: Watching meteorologists scribble notations on charts isn’t particularly cinematic.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
It’s a wonderful, cinematic story, and there’s only a single problem with it.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
Vocabulary lists containing cinematic
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