Sentence examples for dark heroism from inspiring English sources

But who would have thought that Cronenberg (a poet of unease and neurosis) was ready to mine a vein of dark heroism or to find the situations that could leave Mortensen looking like a god of understatement?

If they, however, are the only ones who see it now, that will be a waste, since any moviegoers with a weakness for dry heroism, dark-toned humor, and storytelling of pantherish pace and grace — in short, lovers of cinema — should reach for their fedoras, turn up the collars of their coats, and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain.

Mad or not, the humanitarian instincts that drove British citizens like Ravenhall to heroism during the dark days of the Holocaust ought to be both remembered and celebrated.

The color contrasts in Tighten's outfit foreshadow what that character might become: white mixes with fiery red to hint at a potential dark side to Tighten's heroism.

It's a reminder of the solemnity, the togetherness and the pride we feel in our country, and the heroism of that dark day.

The problem is that no amount of tool-wielding heroism can save The Dark World from being a startlingly unbalanced movie.

He is the dark horse that makes Allen's heroism shine all the more.

The tale of law-enforcement heroism under pressure has a dark side, however.