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There is a useful directness to A Tale of Two Pizzas, a comedy shaped by Vincent Sassone with a firm understanding of its audience. In A Tale of Two Pizzas, Vincent Pastore provides the anchor while Frank Vincent introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, A Tale of Two Pizzas opens from this situation: A stolen secret recipe ignites a war between two tough New York families who've been battling for years over who makes the better pizza pie. The re

There is a useful directness to Khachaturian, a documentary shaped by Peter Rosen with a firm understanding of its audience. In Khachaturian, Eric Bogosian provides the anchor while Aram Khachaturyan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Khachaturian opens from this situation: A documentary about the life of Soviet Armenian composer Aram Khachaturyan. The resulting its 1h 23m running time feels most convincing whenever Khachaturian trusts beh

There is a useful directness to Memories of Murder, a comedy shaped by Bong Joon Ho with a firm understanding of its audience. In Memories of Murder, Song Kang ho provides the anchor while Kim Sang kyung introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Memories of Murder opens from this situation: In a small Korean province in 1986, two detectives struggle with the case of multiple young women being found raped and murdered by an unknown culprit. The re

There is a useful directness to Save the Green Planet!, a horror film shaped by Jang Joon hwan with a firm understanding of its audience. In Save the Green Planet!, Shin Ha kyun provides the anchor while Baek Yoon shik introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Save the Green Planet! opens from this situation: Byeong gu believes that the world is on the verge of an alien invasion, and sets out to save the world. The resulting its 1h 58m running ti

There is a useful directness to Evil, a drama shaped by Mikael Håfström with a firm understanding of its audience. In Evil, Andreas Wilson provides the anchor while Henrik Lundström introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Evil opens from this situation: A teenage boy expelled from school for fighting arrives at a boarding school where the systematic bullying of younger students is encouraged as a means to maintain discipline, and decides to fig

There is a useful directness to People Say I'm Crazy, a documentary shaped by John Cadigan with a firm understanding of its audience. In People Say I'm Crazy, Anne Cadigan provides the anchor while Dick Cadigan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, People Say I'm Crazy opens from this situation: John Cadigan was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1993. The resulting its 1h 24m running time feels most convincing whenever People Say I'm Crazy trus

There is a useful directness to Il est plus facile pour un chameau..., a comedy shaped by Valeria Bruni Tedeschi with a firm understanding of its audience. In Il est plus facile pour un chameau..., Valeria Bruni Tedeschi provides the anchor while Chiara Mastroianni introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Il est plus facile pour un chameau... opens from this situation: As a little girl, Federica fantasized about having beautiful long hair that w

There is a useful directness to Cautiva, a drama shaped by Gaston Biraben with a firm understanding of its audience. In Cautiva, Bárbara Lombardo provides the anchor while Susana Campos introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Cautiva opens from this situation: Cristina's life is thrown into turmoil when she is suddenly escorted from her strict Catholic school in Buenos Aires and told that she is really Sofía Lombardi, the daughter of activists

There is a useful directness to Faster, a documentary shaped by Mark Neale with a firm understanding of its audience. In Faster, Ewan McGregor provides the anchor while Valentino Rossi introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Faster opens from this situation: Filmed around the world in 2001 and 2002, Faster captures the rise of MotoGP superstar Valentino Rossi amid ferocious competition, especially from his bitter rival Max Biaggi. The resulting

There is a useful directness to April's Shower, a comedy shaped by Trish Doolan with a firm understanding of its audience. In April's Shower, Maria Cina provides the anchor while Trish Doolan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, April's Shower opens from this situation: Alex is throwing a wedding shower for April. The resulting its 1h 40m running time feels most convincing whenever April's Shower trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ The

There is a useful directness to Hidden in Plain Sight, a documentary shaped by John Smihula with a firm understanding of its audience. In Hidden in Plain Sight, Sanford Bishop provides the anchor while Noam Chomsky introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Hidden in Plain Sight opens from this situation: A feature length documentary by John H. Smihula. The resulting its 1h 35m running time feels most convincing whenever Hidden in Plain Sight trus

There is a useful directness to Sunset Story, a documentary shaped by Laura Gabbert with a firm understanding of its audience. In Sunset Story, Lucille Alpert provides the anchor while Irja Lloyd introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Sunset Story opens from this situation: Lucille and Irja are retired residents of Sunset Hall, a Los Angeles home for the elderly. The resulting its 1h 13m running time feels most convincing whenever Sunset Story