cinematically
Americanadverb
Other Word Forms
- uncinematically adverb
Example Sentences
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Written and directed by Scott Cooper from Warren Zanes’s 2023 book, the film sets out to capture two states of mind that are tricky to depict cinematically: depression and creativity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
This is not the first time that Taylor-Johnson has cinematically flattened a hyper-controversial story that was originally caked in gore and forced media consumers to question our own relationship to a kind of dark voyeurism.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2024
Already established cinematically with films like "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and "Mystic River," Bell's groundbreaking disclosure propelled such depictions into a tragically realistic context.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2024
Drew’s fearless but illicit approach to filmmaking tracks the film itself: It’s aggressively self-indulgent, cinematically topsy-turvy and exhausting.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024
Not only did Cumberbatch feel it read cinematically, but the female-led story also reflected the vision of Sunnymarch.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2024
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