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There is a useful directness to Prozac Nation, a romance shaped by Erik Skjoldbjærg with a firm understanding of its audience. In Prozac Nation, Christina Ricci provides the anchor while Jonathan Rhys Meyers introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Prozac Nation opens from this situation: A young woman struggles with depression during her first year at Harvard. The resulting its 1h 35m running time feels most convincing whenever Prozac Nation tr

There is a useful directness to My Sassy Girl, a comedy shaped by Jae young Kwak with a firm understanding of its audience. In My Sassy Girl, Cha Tae hyun provides the anchor while Jun Ji hyun introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, My Sassy Girl opens from this situation: A young man sees a drunk, cute woman standing too close to the tracks at a metro station in Seoul and pulls her back. The resulting its 2h 17m running time feels most convinc

There is a useful directness to Dagon, a horror film shaped by Stuart Gordon with a firm understanding of its audience. In Dagon, Ezra Godden provides the anchor while Francisco Rabal introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Dagon opens from this situation: A boating accident runs a young man and woman ashore in a decrepit Spanish fishing town which they discover is in the grips of an ancient sea god and its monstrous half human offspring. The r

There is a useful directness to Visitor Q, a horror film shaped by Takashi Miike with a firm understanding of its audience. In Visitor Q, Ken'ichi Endô provides the anchor while Shungiku Uchida introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Visitor Q opens from this situation: A troubled and perverted family find their lives intruded by a mysterious stranger who seems to help find a balance in their disturbing natures. The resulting its 1h 24m running

There is a useful directness to The Hole, a thriller shaped by Nick Hamm with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Hole, Thora Birch provides the anchor while Desmond Harrington introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Hole opens from this situation: Four teenagers discover an underground fallout shelter thanks to a friend, who agrees to have them hide there with the door locked for a few days to escape a school trip. The resulting i

There is a useful directness to Sorority Girls' Revenge, a comedy shaped by Keith Warn with a firm understanding of its audience. In Sorority Girls' Revenge, Stacy Oliver provides the anchor while Kevin Wortman introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Sorority Girls' Revenge opens from this situation: Idiots get caught peeking in on some sorority girls in their underwear, and the girls get even. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most c

There is a useful directness to Big Shot's Funeral, a comedy shaped by Xiaogang Feng with a firm understanding of its audience. In Big Shot's Funeral, Donald Sutherland provides the anchor while Rosamund Kwan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Big Shot's Funeral opens from this situation: Yankie director Don Tyler faces mounting insecurity and declining health while on location in Beijing, so his assistant hires down and out camerman YoYo

There is a useful directness to 'R Xmas, a thriller shaped by Abel Ferrara with a firm understanding of its audience. In 'R Xmas, Drea de Matteo provides the anchor while Lillo Brancato introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, 'R Xmas opens from this situation: A New York drug dealer is kidnapped, and his wife must try to come up with the money and drugs to free him from his abductors before Christmas. The resulting its 1h 25m running time feels

There is a useful directness to A House on a Hill, a drama shaped by Chuck Workman with a firm understanding of its audience. In A House on a Hill, Philip Baker Hall provides the anchor while Laura San Giacomo introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, A House on a Hill opens from this situation: Harry is an irascible, aging architect trying to achieve the dream of building his masterwork. The resulting its 1h 29m running time feels most convincin

There is a useful directness to The Jimmy Show, a comedy shaped by Frank Whaley with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Jimmy Show, Frank Whaley provides the anchor while Carla Gugino introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Jimmy Show opens from this situation: A failed New Jersey inventor embarks on a career as a standup comic, turns to drink, and labors to keep his family together. The resulting its 1h 36m running time feels mos

There is a useful directness to Besotted, a comedy shaped by Holly Hardman with a firm understanding of its audience. In Besotted, Jim Chiros provides the anchor while Susan Gibney introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Besotted opens from this situation: Shep, a depressed lobsterman, still holds a torch for fisherwoman Vicki. The resulting its 1h 32m running time feels most convincing whenever Besotted trusts behaviour more than explanation.

There is a useful directness to Blackwoods, a thriller shaped by Uwe Boll with a firm understanding of its audience. In Blackwoods, Patrick Muldoon provides the anchor while Michael Paré introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Blackwoods opens from this situation: Tormented by memories of having caused a deadly car accident years ago, Matt struggles to rebuild his life with his girlfriend Dawn. The resulting its 1h 32m running time feels most c