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Böse Zellen
There is a useful directness to Böse Zellen, a romance shaped by Barbara Albert with a firm understanding of its audience. In Böse Zellen, Kathrin Resetarits provides the anchor while Ursula Strauss introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Böse Zellen opens from this situation: A young Austrian survives the crash of a commercial airliner. The resulting its 2h running time feels most convincing whenever Böse Zellen trusts behaviour more than expl
Aug 153 min read
The Letter: An American Town and the 'Somali Invasion'
There is a useful directness to The Letter: An American Town and the 'Somali Invasion', a documentary shaped by Ziad H. Hamzeh with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Letter: An American Town and the 'Somali Invasion', Ziad H. Hamzeh provides the anchor while the principal supporting performer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Letter: An American Town and the 'Somali Invasion' opens from this situation: In the wake of the 9/
Aug 153 min read
Independent Spirits: Faith Hubley/John Hubley
There is a useful directness to Independent Spirits: Faith Hubley/John Hubley, a documentary shaped by Sybil DelGaudio with a firm understanding of its audience. In Independent Spirits: Faith Hubley/John Hubley, John Canemaker provides the anchor while Faith Hubley introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Independent Spirits: Faith Hubley/John Hubley opens from this situation: . The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most convincing wheneve
Aug 153 min read
What Boys Like
There is a useful directness to What Boys Like, a comedy shaped by Lawrence Gay with a firm understanding of its audience. In What Boys Like, Christopher Wiehl provides the anchor while Lisa Brenner introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, What Boys Like opens from this situation: Three groomsmen try to hook up with the wedding's bridesmaids. The resulting its 1h 25m running time feels most convincing whenever What Boys Like trusts behaviour mor
Aug 153 min read
Wash Dry and Spin Out
There is a useful directness to Wash Dry and Spin Out, a drama shaped by Dan Patton with a firm understanding of its audience. In Wash Dry and Spin Out, Zoska Aleece provides the anchor while Nicole Areu introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Wash Dry and Spin Out opens from this situation: . The resulting its 1h 25m running time feels most convincing whenever Wash Dry and Spin Out trusts behaviour more than explanation. A close look at Wash
Aug 153 min read
Rockets Redglare!
There is a useful directness to Rockets Redglare!, a documentary shaped by Luis Fernandez de la Reguera with a firm understanding of its audience. In Rockets Redglare!, Gary Ray provides the anchor while Rockets Redglare introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Rockets Redglare! opens from this situation: Documentary on Rockets Redglare (aka Michael Morra), a colorful figure on the New York City art scene up until his death in 2001. The resultin
Aug 153 min read
She's One of Us
There is a useful directness to She's One of Us, a drama shaped by Siegrid Alnoy with a firm understanding of its audience. In She's One of Us, Sasha Andres provides the anchor while Carlo Brandt introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, She's One of Us opens from this situation: Echoes of Dostoyevsky. The resulting its 1h 38m running time feels most convincing whenever She's One of Us trusts behaviour more than explanation. The acting in She's
Aug 153 min read
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
There is a useful directness to Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films, a documentary shaped by Bret Wood with a firm understanding of its audience. In Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films, Richard Anderson provides the anchor while Sonny Bono introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films opens from this situation: The history of traffic safety educational films
Aug 153 min read
Swing
There is a useful directness to Swing, a comedy shaped by Martin Guigui with a firm understanding of its audience. In Swing, Constance Brenneman provides the anchor while Innis Casey introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Swing opens from this situation: A struggling musician happens upon a nightclub that's frozen in time. The resulting its 1h 38m running time feels most convincing whenever Swing trusts behaviour more than explanation. The t
Aug 152 min read
Risk/Reward
There is a useful directness to Risk/Reward, a documentary shaped by Elizabeth Holder with a firm understanding of its audience. In Risk/Reward, Umber Ahmad provides the anchor while Maria Bartiromo introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Risk/Reward opens from this situation: . The resulting its 1h 28m running time feels most convincing whenever Risk/Reward trusts behaviour more than explanation. The most useful technical choice in Risk/Rewa
Aug 152 min read
Conspiracy of Silence
There is a useful directness to Conspiracy of Silence, a thriller shaped by John Deery with a firm understanding of its audience. In Conspiracy of Silence, Jonathan Forbes provides the anchor while Brenda Fricker introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Conspiracy of Silence opens from this situation: A Catholic priest's suicide and seminarian's expulsion for homosexuality spark a local journalist's investigation, uncovering celibacy controversi
Aug 153 min read
The Work and the Story
There is a useful directness to The Work and the Story, a comedy shaped by Nathan Smith Jones with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Work and the Story, Nathan Smith Jones provides the anchor while Jen Hoskins introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Work and the Story opens from this situation: It is July, 2000 Richard Dutcher, the man who pioneered "Mormon Cinema" with his film "God's Army" is MISSING and PRESUMED DEAD. The resu
Aug 153 min read
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