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There is a useful directness to Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs The Iraqi Connection, a documentary shaped by Samir with a firm understanding of its audience. In Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs The Iraqi Connection, Shimon Ballas provides the anchor while Moshe Houri introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Forget Baghdad: Jews and Arabs The Iraqi Connection opens from this situation: A filmic reflection about the stereotypes of "the Jew" and " th

There is a useful directness to My Wife Maurice, a comedy shaped by Jean Marie Poiré with a firm understanding of its audience. In My Wife Maurice, Alice Evans provides the anchor while Claudie Arif introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, My Wife Maurice opens from this situation: Georges, a wealthy Parisian, has a mistress who wants to marry him, but he has no intention of divorcing his wife, the source of his money. The resulting its 1h 42m r

There is a useful directness to Dolls, a romance shaped by Takeshi Kitano with a firm understanding of its audience. In Dolls, Miho Kanno provides the anchor while Hidetoshi Nishijima introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Dolls opens from this situation: Three stories of never ending love. The resulting its 1h 54m running time feels most convincing whenever Dolls trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ Dolls demonstrates the value of intima

There is a useful directness to Open My Heart, a drama shaped by Giada Colagrande with a firm understanding of its audience. In Open My Heart, Giada Colagrande provides the anchor while Natalie Cristiani introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Open My Heart opens from this situation: Former prostitute Maria restricts artistic teenage sister Catarina's freedom. The resulting its 1h 33m running time feels most convincing whenever Open My Heart tr

There is a useful directness to How to Draw a Bunny, a documentary shaped by John W. Walter with a firm understanding of its audience. In How to Draw a Bunny, Joseph Ialacci provides the anchor while Richard Feigen introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, How to Draw a Bunny opens from this situation: Interviews with Christo, Chuck Close, Roy Lichtenstein, Judith Malina, James Rosenquist and others help illuminate the life and work of Warhol con

There is a useful directness to High Times Potluck, a comedy shaped by Alison Thompson with a firm understanding of its audience. In High Times Potluck, Frank Adonis provides the anchor while Theo Kogan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, High Times Potluck opens from this situation: High Times' Pot Luck is an upbeat pot caper that centers around a mobster who discovers the magic of marijuana. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels mos

There is a useful directness to Perfect Pie, a drama shaped by Barbara Willis Sweete with a firm understanding of its audience. In Perfect Pie, Wendy Crewson provides the anchor while Barbara Williams introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Perfect Pie opens from this situation: Childhood friends Marie and Patsy reunite in their hometown after 30 years. The resulting its 1h 32m running time feels most convincing whenever Perfect Pie trusts beha

There is a useful directness to Bright Future, a drama shaped by Kiyoshi Kurosawa with a firm understanding of its audience. In Bright Future, Joe Odagiri provides the anchor while Tadanobu Asano introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Bright Future opens from this situation: Two young guys work in a plant that manufactures oshibori (those moist hand towels found in some Japanese restaurants). The resulting its 1h 32m running time feels most co

There is a useful directness to Home Room, a crime drama shaped by Paul F. Ryan with a firm understanding of its audience. In Home Room, Busy Philipps provides the anchor while Erika Christensen introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Home Room opens from this situation: A high school shooting has repercussions on the town and students. The resulting its 2h 13m running time feels most convincing whenever Home Room trusts behaviour more than exp

There is a useful directness to The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest, a comedy shaped by Mick Jackson with a firm understanding of its audience. In The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest, Adam Garcia provides the anchor while Rosario Dawson introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest opens from this situation: Andy works in marketing but wants to create something "real" so he gets a job in res

There is a useful directness to Ted Bundy, a horror film shaped by Matthew Bright with a firm understanding of its audience. In Ted Bundy, Michael Reilly Burke provides the anchor while Boti Bliss introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Ted Bundy opens from this situation: The story of serial killer Ted Bundy. The resulting its 1h 39m running time feels most convincing whenever Ted Bundy trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ Rather than sum

There is a useful directness to The Calling, a biographical drama shaped by Damian Chapa with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Calling, Damian Chapa provides the anchor while Robert Wagner introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Calling opens from this situation: The Leroy Jenkins Story, following the controversial life of evangelist Leroy Jenkins. The resulting its 1h 56m running time feels most convincing whenever The Calling