implosive

After a very explosive character like Rooster, I will be more interested in an implosive character like Cromwell in “Wolf Hall” or Abel in “Bridge of Spies.”

And that's a pretty good outcome, considering the other implosive possibilities here.

In the implosive “Wine Star,” of 1959, some kind of geological event, epic or minuscule, is witnessed from above.

But as befits a moment when the old-school givens of gender relations are being probed and overturned in Western culture, a host of erotically implosive men are allowing top-drawer actors here to embody lost souls who lead with their loins.

This Australian maverick loves to steer celebrated stars out of their comfort zones in implosive, bare-knuckled productions that strip the poetry from lyrical plays.