Sentence examples for slim satire from inspiring English sources
Maybe not the best example of absorbing storytelling, but Sayle is a brilliant commentator, deadpan hilarious, and his slim satire leaves few targets untouched.
The three serious tomes – from Niki Savva, Aaron Patrick, and Peter van Onselen and academic Wayne Errington – are joined by a slim volume titled Australian Leader Eats Raw Onion Whole: Headlines From the Government That Broke Satire.
Adding to his triumphs, Jonze has also starred with George Clooney in the offbeat Gulf war satire Three Kings and directed the video for Fatboy Slim's dancefloor hit 'Weapon of Choice' in which Christopher Walken moves in a memorably mysterious way.
Dr Strangelove So much to savour: the extraordinary production design by Ken Adam, Peter Sellers's virtuoso performances, the trenchant Cold War satire and the unlikely beauty of the imagery (for example, Slim Pickens riding the bomb to oblivion).
The source for both this film and the earlier one, which starred Katharine Ross and Paula Prentiss, is a slim, efficient novel by Ira Levin that uses the conventions of suspense fiction as a vehicle for allegory and social satire.
It was slim — really slim.
