Topicality

Not because terror is a better subject than others for novels, though today it has a certain topicality, but because fine writing - and "Incendiary" is a very fine example - is such an eloquent human instrument. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Whether the film’s topicality is a coincidence or not (Raimi maintains that the “bank loan” idea is not in reference to our current fiscal crisis), “Drag Me to Hell” has a surprising amount of character for a horror movie. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Each person at QT is asked to prepare a question and the BBC pick them on their 'topicality'. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ms. Carroll pointed out the ever-present topicality of Ira Gershwin lyrics like "let a million firms go under" but Mr. Peplowski did something perhaps even more remarkable with the words. ❋ Will Friedwald (2011)

The film loses some steam in the overlong third act, but the first third works as a thoughtful and engaging drama that notes its social topicality without reveling in it. ❋ Scott Mendelson (2011)

The importance of Eggleston's oeuvre resides in its formal, as opposed to its subjective, topicality. ❋ Peter Frank (2011)

Perhaps it's that topicality has been lost; Edwina Currie and John Major appeared and, for a moment, I struggled to remember that they once had – oh my God! – an affair. ❋ Rachel Cooke (2010)

The topicality of these and various other 19th-century French novels is one reason why I think they rival that century's superb literature from England Austen, Dickens, the Brontes, etc. ❋ Dave Astor (2011)

Never mind the topicality, feel the whiff of complacency ❋ Unknown (2011)

Despite the portentous title, Ides is absurdly entertaining political drama -- two terms which don't usually inhabit the same sentence -- with whip-smart dialog and a liberal both senses dollop of topicality and gravitas. ❋ Erica Abeel (2011)

In the case of "Godspell"—last seen on Broadway in 1976 and slated for this fall—the timing was driven by the theater and the topicality of the message, according to producer Ken Davenport . ❋ Pia Catton (2011)

It was edited with a real eye, a testament to the power of the editor, intelligent and constructive and with a style driven by the urgency and topicality of the BBC, but about as real an insight into what the serious minds of the time were thinking about, she said. ❋ Unknown (2011)

For producer Arielle Tepper Madover, whose "Annie" is expected in the fall of 2012, the choice was a result of a personal affinity and, again, topicality. ❋ Pia Catton (2011)