as in realism
realistic depiction in art and literature
a major exponent of naturalism, Theodore Dreiser depicted life's harsh realities unflinchingly and without moral judgment
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Yet Kingsley frequently expressed his distaste for rigid scientific naturalism and its rejection of all intuition and openness to the unknown.
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Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
On the one hand, beset by violence perpetrated by guerrillas, the state, sicarios, drug traffickers and the like, the country’s filmmakers have turned to a gritty, oft-bleak naturalism where death guides stories.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
The sort of revelatory artifice is exactly what is so often missing from American movies, which, despite ostensible naturalism, lack the feeling of authentic contact with reality—especially of inner realities—which is so abundant in Gómez’s work.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
The overall tone of the performances and production value in some of the celebration sequences (at a bar or a drag performance) aligns closer to what one expects from studio projects as opposed to the strict naturalism of Ahn’s smaller features.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
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Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025
On the one hand, beset by violence perpetrated by guerrillas, the state, sicarios, drug traffickers and the like, the country’s filmmakers have turned to a gritty, oft-bleak naturalism where death guides stories.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
The sort of revelatory artifice is exactly what is so often missing from American movies, which, despite ostensible naturalism, lack the feeling of authentic contact with reality—especially of inner realities—which is so abundant in Gómez’s work.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
The overall tone of the performances and production value in some of the celebration sequences (at a bar or a drag performance) aligns closer to what one expects from studio projects as opposed to the strict naturalism of Ahn’s smaller features.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Naturalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/naturalism. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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