warts-and-all
adjective
: showing defects or imperfections frankly : not idealized
a warts-and-all biography
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This has posed a problem for the Kremlin, which does not want to be seen clamping down on those who are essentially patriots but may be uneasy with warts-and-all accounts of Russian battlefield setbacks.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
That meant we were given a warts-and-all window into her endless humiliations, on camera and off, as Valerie attempted to claw her way back into the limelight.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
The warts-and-all approach and strong performances across the board elevate this absorbing, but overly long, look at the early professional and personal life of music legend and revered groundbreaker Bob Dylan.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
The film’s warts-and-all perspective emphasizes the human factor rather than tracking a conventional model of underdog heroics.
—Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
The problem is that Ronan is also forging her compelling warts-and-all portrait of obliteration and recovery in another type of gale storm, that of undisciplined filmmaking at odds with the patient harvesting of characterization.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
To his credit, Young pulls no punches on himself in this collection — the cringeworthy material is presented alongside the great stuff, adding up to a warts-and-all document of those challenging years.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
The city, with its warts-and-all friendliness, has a small-town feel.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 10 June 2024
Her warts-and-all portrayal is a striking exercise in empathy and generosity.
—Chris Bellamy and Stephanie Kaloi, EW.com, 2 May 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 2025
That meant we were given a warts-and-all window into her endless humiliations, on camera and off, as Valerie attempted to claw her way back into the limelight.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 31 Jan. 2025
The warts-and-all approach and strong performances across the board elevate this absorbing, but overly long, look at the early professional and personal life of music legend and revered groundbreaker Bob Dylan.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2024
The film’s warts-and-all perspective emphasizes the human factor rather than tracking a conventional model of underdog heroics.
—Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
The problem is that Ronan is also forging her compelling warts-and-all portrait of obliteration and recovery in another type of gale storm, that of undisciplined filmmaking at odds with the patient harvesting of characterization.
—Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
To his credit, Young pulls no punches on himself in this collection — the cringeworthy material is presented alongside the great stuff, adding up to a warts-and-all document of those challenging years.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Sep. 2024
The city, with its warts-and-all friendliness, has a small-town feel.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 10 June 2024
Her warts-and-all portrayal is a striking exercise in empathy and generosity.
—Chris Bellamy and Stephanie Kaloi, EW.com, 2 May 2024
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