unsentimental

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As would “Little Bear Ridge Road,” Samuel D. Hunter’s savagely unsentimental study of an estranged aunt and nephew picking through the wreckage of their family history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Sam Sacks highlights the author’s “rigorously achieved style, which is stripped down, dryly unsentimental and keenly attuned to the tensions present in families and friendships.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The setup here is an enticingly fresh and unsentimental look at confused youth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

But where other movies are overly precious while collecting the invisible string that binds characters from different time periods, “Sound of Falling” is stark and unsentimental.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2026

Fortunately, my teachers were unsentimental about their responsibility.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez