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There is a useful directness to Défense d'aimer, a drama shaped by Rodolphe Marconi with a firm understanding of its audience. In Défense d'aimer, Rodolphe Marconi provides the anchor while Andrea Necci introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Défense d'aimer opens from this situation: Bruce leaves his girlfriend behind in Paris for an arts fellowship that will allow him to live and work in Rome. The resulting its 1h 36m running time feels most

There is a useful directness to The Mesmerist, a comedy shaped by Gil Cates Jr. with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Mesmerist, Neil Patrick Harris provides the anchor while Jessica Capshaw introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Mesmerist opens from this situation: "The Mesmerist" is a twisted black comedy about a doctor who convinces a dying man's family to allow him to put the man in a trance and what happens when he descend

There is a useful directness to Crop Circles: Quest for Truth, a documentary shaped by William Gazecki with a firm understanding of its audience. In Crop Circles: Quest for Truth, Karen Alexander provides the anchor while Steve Alexander introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Crop Circles: Quest for Truth opens from this situation: Signs indicate that some form of non human intelligence is communication with us. The resulting its 1h 55m runnin

There is a useful directness to The Legend of Leigh Bowery, a documentary shaped by Charles Atlas with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Legend of Leigh Bowery, Rachel Auburn provides the anchor while Lee Benjamin introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Legend of Leigh Bowery opens from this situation: The life of '80's fashion designer/queer icon Leigh Bowery is explored in this documentary. The resulting its 1h 23m running time

There is a useful directness to The Dogwalker, a drama shaped by Jacques Thelemaque with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Dogwalker, Diane Gaidry provides the anchor while Pamela Gordon introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Dogwalker opens from this situation: The L.A. dog walking scene provides a colorful backdrop for the story of Ellie Moore, damaged goods on the run from her latest abusive boyfriend and on the verge of tran

There is a useful directness to Big Ain't Bad, a drama shaped by Ray Culpepper with a firm understanding of its audience. In Big Ain't Bad, Jade Jenise Dixon provides the anchor while Sean Blakemore introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Big Ain't Bad opens from this situation: Ric and Natalie are a happy young couple headed towards marriage. The resulting its 1h 48m running time feels most convincing whenever Big Ain't Bad trusts behaviour mo

There is a useful directness to The Code, an action film shaped by Manuel Boursinhac with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Code, Samuel Le Bihan provides the anchor while Samy Naceri introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Code opens from this situation: Either you make decisions or life makes them for you. The resulting its 1h 56m running time feels most convincing whenever The Code trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ The

There is a useful directness to Yes Nurse! No Nurse!, a comedy shaped by Pieter Kramer with a firm understanding of its audience. In Yes Nurse! No Nurse!, Loes Luca provides the anchor while Tjitske Reidinga introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Yes Nurse! No Nurse! opens from this situation: The film is a cheerful stylized musical comedy a la 8 femmes. The resulting its 1h 40m running time feels most convincing whenever Yes Nurse! No Nurse!

There is a useful directness to The Slaughter Rule, a sports drama shaped by Alex Smith with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Slaughter Rule, Ryan Gosling provides the anchor while David Morse introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Slaughter Rule opens from this situation: A young man finds solace with a young woman, his mother, and a high school football coach who recruits him to quarterback a six man team. The resulting its 1

There is a useful directness to The Anarchist Cookbook, a comedy shaped by Jordan Susman with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Anarchist Cookbook, Devon Gummersall provides the anchor while Dylan Bruno introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Anarchist Cookbook opens from this situation: A dramedy that centers on a self procalimed anarchist and his like minded friends. The resulting its 1h 41m running time feels most convincing w

There is a useful directness to Bord de mer, a drama shaped by Julie Lopes Curval with a firm understanding of its audience. In Bord de mer, Hélène Fillières provides the anchor while Jonathan Zaccaï introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Bord de mer opens from this situation: Seaside takes place in a small coastal town on the Bay of Somme. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most convincing whenever Bord de mer trusts behaviour more t

There is a useful directness to Last Dance, a documentary shaped by Mirra Bank with a firm understanding of its audience. In Last Dance, Robby Barnett provides the anchor while Maurice Sendak introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Last Dance opens from this situation: A documentary about the collaboration between dance company Pilobolus and Maurice Sendak, who together created a dance theater piece about the Holocaust. The resulting its 1h 24m