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The Road to Love
There is a useful directness to The Road to Love, a drama shaped by Rémi Lange with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Road to Love, Karim Tarek provides the anchor while Riyad Echahi introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Road to Love opens from this situation: This romantic kitsch story goes from Paris to Marseille, from Amsterdam to Morocco via Jean Genet's grave in Larache, and on to Tangiers. The resulting its 1h 10m running
Aug 153 min read
By Hook or by Crook
There is a useful directness to By Hook or by Crook, a crime drama shaped by Harry Dodge with a firm understanding of its audience. In By Hook or by Crook, Silas Howard provides the anchor while Harry Dodge introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, By Hook or by Crook opens from this situation: By Hook or by Crook chronicles the tale of two unlikely friends who commit petty crimes as they search for a path to understanding themselves and the outs
Aug 153 min read
Some Body
There is a useful directness to Some Body, a drama shaped by Henry Barrial with a firm understanding of its audience. In Some Body, Stephanie Bennett provides the anchor while Jeramy Guillory introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Some Body opens from this situation: Twenty something Samantha searches for excitement and an elusive happiness, but finds sex and dissatisfaction instead. The resulting its 1h 17m running time feels most convincing
Aug 153 min read
Stripped
There is a useful directness to Stripped, a documentary shaped by Jill Morley with a firm understanding of its audience. In Stripped, Sherry Britton provides the anchor while Beth Schakatt introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Stripped opens from this situation: Nonfiction filmmaker Jill Morley documents her exploration of the exotic dancer (stripper) experience. The resulting its 1h 14m running time feels most convincing whenever Stripped tr
Aug 152 min read
Dischord
There is a useful directness to Dischord, a thriller shaped by Mark Wilkinson with a firm understanding of its audience. In Dischord, Thomas Jay Ryan provides the anchor while Annunziata Gianzero introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Dischord opens from this situation: On the brink of her world tour, at the height of her success, alternative rock violinist, Gypsy, put down her violin and walked away. The resulting its 1h 42m running time feel
Aug 152 min read
Virgil Bliss
There is a useful directness to Virgil Bliss, a crime drama shaped by Joe Maggio with a firm understanding of its audience. In Virgil Bliss, Clint Jordan provides the anchor while Kirsten Russell introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Virgil Bliss opens from this situation: Virgil Bliss is a man obsessed with living a normal life, finding a good job, marrying a decent woman, and building a family of his own. The resulting its 1h 33m running ti
Aug 153 min read
The Optimists
There is a useful directness to The Optimists, a documentary shaped by Jacky Comforty with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Optimists, the lead performer provides the anchor while the principal supporting performer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Optimists opens from this situation: A recounting of the rescue of 50,000 Bulgarian Jews from the Holocaust by their friends and neighbors. The resulting its 1h 23m running time
Aug 153 min read
L'autre monde
There is a useful directness to L'autre monde, a crime drama shaped by Merzak Allouache with a firm understanding of its audience. In L'autre monde, Marie Brahimi provides the anchor while Karim Bouaiche introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, L'autre monde opens from this situation: A young French Algerian woman travels to Algeria in search for her fiance. The resulting its 1h 35m running time feels most convincing whenever L'autre monde trust
Aug 153 min read
The Navigators
There is a useful directness to The Navigators, a comedy shaped by Ken Loach with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Navigators, Dean Andrews provides the anchor while Thomas Craig introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Navigators opens from this situation: Five Yorkshiremen try to survive after the British Rail is bought out by a private company. The resulting its 1h 36m running time feels most convincing whenever The Navigators
Aug 153 min read
Looking Through Lillian
There is a useful directness to Looking Through Lillian, a thriller shaped by Jake Torem with a firm understanding of its audience. In Looking Through Lillian, Jade Henham provides the anchor while Sam Bottoms introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Looking Through Lillian opens from this situation: An X Rated 'Holly Go Lightly' flip flops between choosing life's uncertainty under her own direction or the "Good Life" provided by a twisted siste
Aug 153 min read
Revolution OS
There is a useful directness to Revolution OS, a documentary shaped by J.T.S. Moore with a firm understanding of its audience. In Revolution OS, Linus Torvalds provides the anchor while Richard Stallman introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Revolution OS opens from this situation: While Microsoft may be the biggest software company in the world, not every computer user is a fan of their products, or their way of doing business. The resulting
Aug 153 min read
Cockfight
There is a useful directness to Cockfight, a thriller shaped by Tiller Russell with a firm understanding of its audience. In Cockfight, Larry Cook provides the anchor while Manuel Costa introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Cockfight opens from this situation: Follows 3 characters: Manuel, 73, attending illegal cockfights in California; Clara, forced to quit after Arizona outlawed it; Larry, an ex pat fighting roosters for a living in Mexico.
Aug 152 min read
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