| Those who still admire Ezra Pound's pretentious poetry will presumably enjoy listening to him reciting while thumping on a kettledrum. |
| You don't want to be too overambitious and be accused of being pretentious and too artsy. |
| The website is as I though a triumph of pretentious style over actual content. |
| Most reviewers, like you, are pretentious know-it-alls who won't betray any weakness. |
| It's a spartan, occasionally pretentious piece of work, but more than redeemed by two elegant central performances. |
| Punch Drunk Love is quirky and stylish, but not in a manner that comes across as overly artsy or pretentious. |
