Fantastic, and fantastical abstraction.
Part of their disappointment is a reflection of the fantastical expectations that attached to him.
So as you, readers, begin calculating your own lists - yes, here's your chance to feel the peculiar pinch of this part of the critic's job - here are some other reflections, assessments, and fantastical fake awards that I wasn't able to include in my ranking.
He shot it near his home, tracking it with 3D computer graphics software before adding in CG shapes and reflections, for some fantastical results and some expert lighting effects that look almost real.
It tends to be a reflection of the times: so we've had the fantastical block and bonk busters, we've had singledom-lit and mum-lit all of which publishers seem to think have had their day.
Lumps of Play-Doh, paintings of popcorn and plastic farmyard animals, a dog made out of balloons and Puppy, a 12-metre high sculpture in fresh flowers: it's tempting to read these subjects as a reflection of Koons's new status of fatherhood, a fantastical alternative to the difficult time he has had in the courts.
Both Fowler's novel and "Z" domesticate Zelda's breathless, woozy, fantastical prose and add a soapy flatness to her self-reflection.
Shoe Obsession examines recent extreme and fantastical shoe styles in relation to the history of high heels, the role of shoes as a reflection of their wearers' personality traits, and the importance of shoes in art and exhibitions.
("Fantastical and unreadable messages came through the instruments," said one report, as the sky above crackled with light like "the reflection of an immense bushfire").
Crazy, fantastical stuff.
