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Stoned
There is a useful directness to Stoned, a biographical drama shaped by Stephen Woolley with a firm understanding of its audience. In Stoned, Leo Gregory provides the anchor while Paddy Considine introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Stoned opens from this situation: A chronicle of the sordid life and suspicious death of Rolling Stones co founder Brian Jones, who was found in the bottom of his swimming pool weeks after being let go from the ba
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Yiddish Theater: A Love Story
There is a useful directness to Yiddish Theater: A Love Story, a documentary shaped by Dan Katzir with a firm understanding of its audience. In Yiddish Theater: A Love Story, Julie Alexander provides the anchor while Mike Burstyn introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Yiddish Theater: A Love Story opens from this situation: The battle to keep Yiddish Theater alive into the 21st century continues. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels mos
2 days ago3 min read
Hate Crime
There is a useful directness to Hate Crime, a thriller shaped by Tommy Stovall with a firm understanding of its audience. In Hate Crime, Seth Peterson provides the anchor while Bruce Davison introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Hate Crime opens from this situation: Robbie and Trey are gay, middle class, suburban professionals. The resulting its 1h 44m running time feels most convincing whenever Hate Crime trusts behaviour more than explanati
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Apaharan
There is a useful directness to Apaharan, an action film shaped by Prakash Jha with a firm understanding of its audience. In Apaharan, Ajay Devgn provides the anchor while Nana Patekar introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Apaharan opens from this situation: Story of a tumultuous and complex relationship between a father (Mohan Agashe) and son (Ajay Devgan), set against the backdrop of a thriving kidnapping industry in the Hindi heartland of
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William Eggleston in the Real World
There is a useful directness to William Eggleston in the Real World, a documentary shaped by Michael Almereyda with a firm understanding of its audience. In William Eggleston in the Real World, William J. Eggleston provides the anchor while Michael Almereyda introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, William Eggleston in the Real World opens from this situation: . The resulting its 1h 27m running time feels most convincing whenever William Egglest
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Bailey's Billion$
There is a useful directness to Bailey's Billion$, a comedy shaped by David Devine with a firm understanding of its audience. In Bailey's Billion$, Dean Cain provides the anchor while Laurie Holden introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Bailey's Billion$ opens from this situation: Sweet and savvy talking golden retriever, Bailey (Jon Lovitz), is one doggone lucky pooch when his devoted owner, Constance Pennington (Jackie Burroughs), leaves him
2 days ago3 min read
Brothers of the Head
There is a useful directness to Brothers of the Head, a music drama shaped by Keith Fulton with a firm understanding of its audience. In Brothers of the Head, Luke Treadaway provides the anchor while Harry Treadaway introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Brothers of the Head opens from this situation: In the 1970s, a music promoter plucks conjoined twins from obscurity, and grooms them into a freakish rock 'n' roll act. The resulting its 1h 33
2 days ago3 min read
The Zodiac
There is a useful directness to The Zodiac, a horror film shaped by Alexander Bulkley with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Zodiac, Justin Chambers provides the anchor while Robin Tunney introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Zodiac opens from this situation: An elusive serial killer known as the Zodiac terrorizes the San Francisco Bay in the late 1960s, while detectives aim to stop him before he claims more victims. The result
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The Goebbels Experiment
There is a useful directness to The Goebbels Experiment, a documentary shaped by Lutz Hachmeister with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Goebbels Experiment, Udo Samel provides the anchor while Kenneth Branagh introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Goebbels Experiment opens from this situation: Through archival footage and dramatic readings of his personal writings, the life of Nazi Germany's Propaganda Minister, Josef Goebbels,
2 days ago3 min read
Never Been Thawed
There is a useful directness to Never Been Thawed, a comedy shaped by Sean Anders with a firm understanding of its audience. In Never Been Thawed, Greg Behrendt provides the anchor while Kent Voss introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Never Been Thawed opens from this situation: Shawn is the founder of the Mesa Frozen Entree Enthusiasts Club. The resulting its 1h 27m running time feels most convincing whenever Never Been Thawed trusts behavio
2 days ago3 min read
Lunacy
There is a useful directness to Lunacy, an animated adventure shaped by Jan Svankmajer with a firm understanding of its audience. In Lunacy, Jan Tríska provides the anchor while Pavel Liska introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Lunacy opens from this situation: A man takes up residence with a mysterious marquis and is soon persuaded to enter into an asylum for preventative therapy. The resulting its 1h 58m running time feels most convincing w
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Shakespeare Behind Bars
There is a useful directness to Shakespeare Behind Bars, a documentary shaped by Hank Rogerson with a firm understanding of its audience. In Shakespeare Behind Bars, the lead performer provides the anchor while the principal supporting performer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Shakespeare Behind Bars opens from this situation: Twenty male inmates in a Kentucky prison form an unlikely Shakespearean acting troupe. The resulting its 1h 33m
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