Radioactive performance, her character, in which she uncovers many conflicting emotional layers, has a glow-in-the-dark phosphorescence that is sexy

"Ms. Farmiga’s performance might be described as radioactive — her character, in which she uncovers many conflicting emotional layers, has a glow-in-the-dark phosphorescence that is sexy, but also scary" -- from a NYT's film review of the movie “Quid Pro Quo” By STEPHEN HOLDEN, June 13, 2008

rippling emotional aftermath in their lives

"On a micro level, it’s about a couple and their young son living in Lower Manhattan when the planes hit, and about the event’s rippling emotional aftermath in their lives"

Source: NYT Book Review, The Ashes By DWIGHT GARNER, May 18, 2008, Review of the book NETHERLAND By Joseph O’Neill