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There is a useful directness to Los Angeles Plays Itself, a documentary shaped by Thom Andersen with a firm understanding of its audience. In Los Angeles Plays Itself, Encke King provides the anchor while Ben Alexander introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Los Angeles Plays Itself opens from this situation: A documentary on how Los Angeles has been used and depicted in the movies. The resulting its 2h 49m running time feels most convincing wh

There is a useful directness to Daybreak, a drama shaped by Björn Runge with a firm understanding of its audience. In Daybreak, Pernilla August provides the anchor while Jakob Eklund introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Daybreak opens from this situation: Three loosely intertwined stories of betrayal and human weakness take place on the same day in a small Swedish town. The resulting its 1h 48m running time feels most convincing whenever Day

There is a useful directness to Mendy, a drama shaped by Adam Vardy with a firm understanding of its audience. In Mendy, Deana Barone provides the anchor while Elizabeth Cano introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Mendy opens from this situation: The search for faith and finding your way to embrace your religious beliefs is often a journey that takes you back to your roots and comfort. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most convincin

There is a useful directness to Wake, a drama shaped by Roy Finch with a firm understanding of its audience. In Wake, Blake Gibbons provides the anchor while Gale Harold introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Wake opens from this situation: In the film, "Wake", the fateful reunion of four brothers quickly dissolves into a night of drinking, deceit, perversions, and death. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most convincing whenever Wak

There is a useful directness to Silent Waters, a drama shaped by Sabiha Sumar with a firm understanding of its audience. In Silent Waters, Kirron Kher provides the anchor while Aamir Ali Malik introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Silent Waters opens from this situation: 1979. The resulting its 1h 39m running time feels most convincing whenever Silent Waters trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ What Silent Waters has to say is rooted in

There is a useful directness to Scorched, a comedy shaped by Gavin Grazer with a firm understanding of its audience. In Scorched, Alicia Silverstone provides the anchor while Rachael Leigh Cook introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Scorched opens from this situation: By chance, 3 employees rob their bank the same weekend. The resulting its 1h 35m running time feels most convincing whenever Scorched trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ Vi

There is a useful directness to 16 Years of Alcohol, a crime drama shaped by Richard Jobson with a firm understanding of its audience. In 16 Years of Alcohol, Kevin McKidd provides the anchor while Laura Fraser introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, 16 Years of Alcohol opens from this situation: 16 years of alcohol is about a skinhead named Frankie; his violent childhood, alcoholism and his love for Ska. The resulting its 1h 42m running time f

There is a useful directness to Games of Love and Chance, a comedy shaped by Abdellatif Kechiche with a firm understanding of its audience. In Games of Love and Chance, Osman Elkharraz provides the anchor while Sara Forestier introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Games of Love and Chance opens from this situation: Krimo a 15 years old shy boy falls in love for Lídia who is his classmate.To be able to assume his love for her he decides to take

There is a useful directness to Kaena: The Prophecy, an animated adventure shaped by Chris Delaporte with a firm understanding of its audience. In Kaena: The Prophecy, Kirsten Dunst provides the anchor while Anjelica Huston introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Kaena: The Prophecy opens from this situation: On the distant planet Axis, rebellious, high spirited teenage girl Kaena defies the High Priest and her people's ancestral beliefs to tak

There is a useful directness to Imagining Argentina, a thriller shaped by Christopher Hampton with a firm understanding of its audience. In Imagining Argentina, Antonio Banderas provides the anchor while Emma Thompson introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Imagining Argentina opens from this situation: A man has the power to see the fate of missing people with the exception of his own beloved wife. The resulting its 1h 47m running time feels m

There is a useful directness to Milk and Honey, a drama shaped by Joe Maggio with a firm understanding of its audience. In Milk and Honey, Clint Jordan provides the anchor while Kirsten Russell introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Milk and Honey opens from this situation: Over one night in New York City, lives of disparate strangers intersect by fate and circumstance. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most convincing whenever Milk

There is a useful directness to Virgin, a drama shaped by Deborah Kampmeier with a firm understanding of its audience. In Virgin, Elisabeth Moss provides the anchor while Stephen Brian Jones introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Virgin opens from this situation: When a teenager finds herself pregnant, with no memory of having had sex, she determines that she is carrying the child of God. The resulting its 1h 54m running time feels most convin