droll

Dickens fans will doubtless remember some of the droller names of the characters in his novels, elaborated in the journal he called his Book of Memoranda.

Mr. Dyer’s droll narration might spark readers’ own distant recollections.

As a filmmaker, Victor is particularly skilled at doling out warmth, dotted with almost shockingly droll lines of dialogue along the way.

Even if the film didn’t present a fascinating thematic parallel to Johnson’s career, she’d still be perfectly suited for a movie like “Materialists,” which demands its lead to inhabit Lucy’s droll cynicism.

As Lucy, she is refreshingly droll, hitting the film’s comedic beats with a softer touch that lends itself to her character’s tendency to play the spin doctor.