perceptiveness

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They display an innate curiosity and astonishing degrees of empathy, intelligence and perceptiveness, with subjects ranging from public and social institutions to cultural and specialized spaces and the minutiae of human interactions.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

The film, “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain,” has received positive reviews: A film critic for The New York Times wrote, “With immense perceptiveness, Neville shows us both the empath and the narcissist” in Bourdain.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 17, 2021

The show’s restrained visual palette obscures its emotional perceptiveness and complexity, how richly it invests in its world of small-town Texas and how well it understands families.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2021

This is Smith at her best, integrating a compelling story line with perceptiveness and social commentary.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2019

Of course I feared his perceptiveness, what he might have seen of me, or even possibly thought in his young mind.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee