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Recent Examples of impressionistic
Yet an outstanding cast, scripts that are perceptive about grief and remorse, and Hennie’s impressionistic directing more than make up for it.
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Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
With impressionistic backgrounds and expressive animation, the series explores grief, faith and revolution through a deeply emotional lens.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
Cinematography is by Josué Eber Morales and Gerardo Guerra; Mojica shot 8mm footage woven throughout the impressionistic film.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Critics responded enthusiastically to Stewart’s impressionistic storytelling and casting Imogen Poots as Yuknavitch.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
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Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
With impressionistic backgrounds and expressive animation, the series explores grief, faith and revolution through a deeply emotional lens.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
Cinematography is by Josué Eber Morales and Gerardo Guerra; Mojica shot 8mm footage woven throughout the impressionistic film.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2026
Critics responded enthusiastically to Stewart’s impressionistic storytelling and casting Imogen Poots as Yuknavitch.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impressionistic
Adjective
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Perhaps a more perverse, expressionistic route is required.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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Like a director manning a film dolly, Kehlmann pans from one perspective to another—including those of Greta Garbo and Louise Brooks, two glamorous actors whom Pabst discovered—to give an expressionistic sense of the people and the forces shaping his life.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
4 Dec. 2025
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Inspired by Mediterranean pieces, this coverlet is styled best with terra-cotta floors, a humble wood side table, and a small impressionist painting above a four-poster bed.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2026
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The iconic work, part of the museum’s large collection of French impressionist paintings, fueled her imagination — and later, a love affair with Paris.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Washington Post,
7 Feb. 2026
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The production is naturalistic, with bits of expressionist neo-noir worked in when a crime is being described.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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One of music’s greatest cosmic ironies is how ground zero for the expressionist rage known as death metal is located in easy driving distance from the Most Magical Place on Earth.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
19 Nov. 2025
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“Impressionistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impressionistic. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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