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Obsession comes in many flavors, and exists for a variety of reasons; for some it may be nothing more than a compulsive disorder, but for others it may be an avenue of survival.
Lemmon and Matthau are best friends: obsessive compulsive Felix and sloppy, irresponsible Oscar.
Compulsive viewing.
A good example of a character (who was only in three episodes) who you can feel for is David the compulsive gambler played brilliantly by Robert Patrick.
Any Milligan film, even at their worst, makes for a compulsive viewing, especially if you are a bit familiar with the man's background.
It provides an excellent performance by the veteran African-American character actor Bill Henderson, who plays Clive, a stereotypical elderly font of wisdom who imparts some of that wisdom to the driven and compulsive but Ultimately Decent Chris and the frivolous and irresponsible but Ultimately Decent Tony.
The show is entertaining and despite what most people say, Monk's obsessive compulsive disorders are so funny!
An truly outstanding, compulsive drama based on a true story concerning charismatic would-be poet Peter Coyote (in a career best performance) and his manipulation of just about everyone he comes into contact with, eventually leading to murder.
Jack Nicholson (A Few Good Men, Easy Rider, Witches of Eastwick) is Melvin Udall who is an obsessive compulsive.
SPOILERS AHEAD: The murderer's confession at the end is reminiscent of the speech Peter Lorre makes to the kangaroo court in Lang's M. His compulsive, rambling confession has a strangely authentic quality, of the words spilling out awkwardly and spontaneously, trying to make sense of his crimes as much to himself, as well as justifying his actions to others.
She is pragmatic, a compulsive perfectionist with unrealistic expectations, and a high need for control.
Foster forces three despicable low-life hoodlums -- jittery compulsive gambler Pete Harris (lanky Jack Elam), sleazy womanizing heel Tony Romano (snaky Lee Van Cleef) and surly gum-chewing brute Boyd Kane (burly Neville Brand) -- to pull off a bold $1,200,000 bank heist.
Quite a surprise, topical clever and compulsive viewing.
Tony Shalhoub is impeccable as the compulsive detective.
David O'Neill (Writer/Director) does a great job inviting you, no daring you, to identify with the main character Joey, (Ethan Embry) who is a compulsive gambler and whose life is about to spin out of control.
When obsessive compulsive Jack Nicholson pays for Helen Hunt's seriously ill son's medical expenses just so she won't have to stop being his waitress, the movie flows along with a lot of invention and energy.
What we see here was a sampling of unusual and compulsive behavior popular in the film age.
One of the best is Dr. Sobel's line when he walks into his home and sees the FBI he says,"...obsessive compulsive disorder?"
So we must make sense of how the world of faith interacts with the compulsive process of globalization.
According to America's Public Health Service, about 50% of mental problems reported in the US (other than those related to substance abuse) are accounted for by anxiety disorders, including phobias, panic attacks, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and generalized anxiety.
Can one picture a childish man, compulsive and narcissistic, surrendering without a fight the larger-than-life toy that is the top job in the most powerful country on the planet?
Nor, Trump’s attorneys insist, can the president be subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury – a scenario that they are frantic to avoid, in order to prevent their client, an inattentive, compulsive liar, from testifying under oath and possibly facing a perjury charge.
Or the teenager disabled by obsessive compulsive disorder.
The addictive potential is also identical: just as gamblers and cocaine users can become compulsive, needing to gamble or snort more and more to get the same dopamine boost, so can men consuming pornography become hooked.
He asserted that “we can have meaningful leisure rather than destructive unemployment,” and that we do not need “a whirling-dervish economy dependent on compulsive consumption.”
This reassessment of male sexual privilege and irresponsibility in the 1960’s has occurred in other arenas as well – reinforcing the transformation of Kennedy’s image from charming playboy to dangerously compulsive predator.
The damage from his compulsive lying was compounded by the national alarm about the subject – two unstoppable forces that have collided almost daily in the self-serving, meandering “briefings” he insisted on leading in the White House press room.
This compulsive indifference to the political and strategic context destroyed the Palestinians’ chances of securing a realistic, fair, and viable peace agreement – and not only in that moment.
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