work of a master

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The contemplative cinema of Béla Tarr was as excruciatingly beautiful as it was brazenly original, often conjuring comparison to the work of a master painter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Take-no-prisoners storytelling, the work of a master storyteller.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024

Yet, while it’s easy to dismiss “Dark Glasses” as the work of a master gone soft, Pastorelli’s prickly, sharp-tongued Diana is perhaps the most charismatic leading lady of Argento’s career.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022

It’s the work of a master filmmaker working at the height of his ability and on his most personal project to date.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 2019

He had always admired John Burnit, aside from the fact that the sturdy pioneer had been his father, had admired him much as one admires the work of a master magician—without any hope of emulation.

From The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man by Flagg, James Montgomery