Sentimentality

And finally, because the deal meshes with a zeitgeist where sentimentality for the past matters more than ever to consumers.

Jessica Thebus directs her ensemble with tenderness but without sentimentality: when people die, they simply walk the lighted circle at the edge of the stage and disappear.

Mattea and duet partner Tim O’Brien reach levels of sweet sentimentality and storytelling depth with this modern classic.

More an intriguing and insightful character study than a traditional biopic, succeeds in portraying Milk's influence in American politics without excessive sentimentality, despite its obvious admiration for its subject and Milk's unfairly tragic ending.

The first two installments of the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy had a zany sense of humor mixed with moments of heavy sentimentality, such as Star-Lord’s connection to family.

This commitment to the Cubs is about much more than sentimentality, of course.

When Harry Met Sally allows you to get carried away with the sentimentality and romanticism without it tipping over into schmaltz.

An ineffable sadness and sense of resignation hang over “Beautyland,” which refuses to give in to sentimentality or serendipity or the idea of everything working out for a reason.

He held the orchestra in reserve, tending a soft radiance that, as a result, allowed the finale’s famous swanlike theme to take flight with awe rather than affected sentimentality.

If you get attached to things emotionally, sentimentality doesn’t let you see things clearly, it colours your understanding of a situation, and then you cannot reflect the truth as it reveals itself.

In 2018, however, it fell off the rope, plunging head-first into a vat of sentimentality with a tale of the boys trying to ensure Conor’s seriously ill mother Mairéad (Hilary Rose) got a white Christmas.

It’s been said that sentimentality is the refuge of the ruthless, so perhaps kindly leprechauns are the reflex of a tough nation.

This small parallel between my father and I gave the Nike Cortez sentimentality, which is why I still wear them today.

What they wanted was a timeless hit so these people can go to school forever but I had long since traded in on the sentimentality of believing these people are real.

While Google showcases AI’s ability to mimic human sentimentality, it misses the forest for the trees.

Belichick has spent 20 years demonstrating that ruthlessness and lack of sentimentality are how you build a winning team.

Defenders of Donald Trump’s foreign policy confuse his lack of sentimentality for realism.

Director Roger Michell () avoids moist sentimentality, preferring a low-key understanding that reveals everyone’s values, hopes and fears with shattering detail.

If you’re particularly hungry to escape current realities, and have a susceptibility to industrial-strength sentimentality wrapped in tastefully autumnal lighting, then “Little Voice” on Apple TV+ might appeal to you.

In its unbelievable tension, can be a harrowing watch, but it’s shot with such a total dearth of sentimentality that the bleakness of the landscape Clouzot’s created forces us to care about those who don’t deserve it.