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There is a useful directness to Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets, a thriller shaped by Vivek Agnihotri with a firm understanding of its audience. In Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets, Anil Kapoor provides the anchor while Suniel Shetty introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Chocolate: Deep Dark Secrets opens from this situation: Five Indians living in London find themselves thrown together when two of them are implicated for a bomb blast. The resulting

There is a useful directness to Amu, a drama shaped by Shonali Bose with a firm understanding of its audience. In Amu, Konkona Sen Sharma provides the anchor while Yashpal Sharma introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Amu opens from this situation: Amu is the story of an Indian American woman who returns to India. The resulting its 1h 42m running time feels most convincing whenever Amu trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ Shonali Bose sha

There is a useful directness to The Motel, a comedy shaped by Michael Kang with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Motel, Jeffrey Chyau provides the anchor while Sung Kang introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Motel opens from this situation: Thirteen year old Ernest Chin lives and works at a sleazy hourly rate motel on a strip of desolate suburban bi way. The resulting its 1h 15m running time feels most convincing whenever The

There is a useful directness to Lost in Love, a comedy shaped by Udayan Prasad with a firm understanding of its audience. In Lost in Love, Matthew Modine provides the anchor while Richard Griffiths introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Lost in Love opens from this situation: A modern day treasure hunt for a mystical relic that turns into a love story for all time. The resulting its 1h 40m running time feels most convincing whenever Lost in Lo

There is a useful directness to The Chumscrubber, a comedy shaped by Arie Posin with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Chumscrubber, Jamie Bell provides the anchor while Allison Janney introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Chumscrubber opens from this situation: When his drug dealing friend Troy commits suicide, Dean's life in his suburban neighborhood is thrown into chaos. The resulting its 1h 48m running time feels most convi

There is a useful directness to La petite Jérusalem, a drama shaped by Karin Albou with a firm understanding of its audience. In La petite Jérusalem, Fanny Valette provides the anchor while Elsa Zylberstein introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, La petite Jérusalem opens from this situation: A beautiful Jewish young woman still living with her orthodox family in a Parisian suburb, falls in love with a Muslim co worker. The resulting its 1h 36m

There is a useful directness to That Man: Peter Berlin, a documentary shaped by Jim Tushinski with a firm understanding of its audience. In That Man: Peter Berlin, Peter Berlin provides the anchor while Armistead Maupin introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, That Man: Peter Berlin opens from this situation: This intimate film reveals the legendary man with the white saran wrapped pants, undersized leather vests, and Dutch boy haircut who is th

There is a useful directness to Feast, a horror film shaped by John Gulager with a firm understanding of its audience. In Feast, Navi Rawat provides the anchor while Krista Allen introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Feast opens from this situation: Patrons locked inside a bar are forced to fight monsters. The resulting its 1h 35m running time feels most convincing whenever Feast trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ Navi Rawat gives Feas

There is a useful directness to Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak, a comedy shaped by Sujoy Ghosh with a firm understanding of its audience. In Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak, Vivek Oberoi provides the anchor while Mahima Chaudhry introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Home Delivery: Aapko... Ghar Tak opens from this situation: Sunny Malhotra (Vivek Oberoi) is a 28 year old writer who has carved a name for himself as a popular agony uncle, na

There is a useful directness to The Aura, a thriller shaped by Fabián Bielinsky with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Aura, Ricardo Darín provides the anchor while Manuel Rodal introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Aura opens from this situation: A deluded taxidermist plans the perfect crime. The resulting its 2h 14m running time feels most convincing whenever The Aura trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ The Aura finds a

There is a useful directness to Aurora Borealis, a romance shaped by James C.E. Burke with a firm understanding of its audience. In Aurora Borealis, Joshua Jackson provides the anchor while Donald Sutherland introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Aurora Borealis opens from this situation: A troubled young man struggling to right himself after the premature death of his father. The resulting its 1h 50m running time feels most convincing wheneve

There is a useful directness to Rock School, a documentary shaped by Don Argott with a firm understanding of its audience. In Rock School, Tucker Collins provides the anchor while Will O'Connor introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Rock School opens from this situation: At the real life School of Rock a group of misfit kids get in touch with their inner rock star. The resulting its 1h 33m running time feels most convincing whenever Rock Schoo