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What stands out first about No Entry is the confidence with which Anees Bazmee establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, No Entry asks Anil Kapoor and Salman Khan to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of No Entry is established with useful clarity: Kishan and Sunny's life are troubled after their womanizing friend Prem sets them up with a hooker named Bobby, leading to web of lies and confusions. That direct approach lets No

What stands out first about Sophie Scholl: The Final Days is the confidence with which Marc Rothemund establishes its thriller identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Sophie Scholl: The Final Days asks Julia Jentsch and Fabian Hinrichs to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Sophie Scholl: The Final Days is established with useful clarity: A dramatization of the final days of Sophie Scholl, one of the most famous members of the German World War

What stands out first about Inside Deep Throat is the confidence with which Fenton Bailey establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Inside Deep Throat asks Linda Lovelace and Harry Reems to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Inside Deep Throat is established with useful clarity: An examination of the infamous pornographic film Deep Throat (1972), covering aspects from the film's creation to its cultural impact. That d

What stands out first about The Ballad of Jack and Rose is the confidence with which Rebecca Miller establishes its drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Ballad of Jack and Rose asks Daniel Day Lewis and Catherine Keener to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Ballad of Jack and Rose is established with useful clarity: A father and daughter isolated on an island off the East Coast and living on a once thriving commune grapple wit

What stands out first about First Descent is the confidence with which Kemp Curly establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, First Descent asks Shawn Farmer and Terje Håkonsen to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of First Descent is established with useful clarity: Five of the world's best snowboarders are taken to the mountains of Alaska for some outrageous "Big Mountain" rides. That direct approach lets First Descent u

What stands out first about Black is the confidence with which Sanjay Leela Bhansali establishes its drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Black asks Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Black is established with useful clarity: Michelle, a disabled girl who can't see, hear, or speak, suffering in a world that has given up on her. That direct approach lets Black use its 2h 2m running time for characte

What stands out first about Into Great Silence is the confidence with which Philip Gröning establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Into Great Silence asks the lead performer and the principal supporting performer to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Into Great Silence is established with useful clarity: An examination of life inside the Grande Chartreuse, the head monastery of the reclusive Carthusian Order in Fran

What stands out first about Parineeta is the confidence with which Pradeep Sarkar establishes its romance identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Parineeta asks Vidya Balan and Saif Ali Khan to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Parineeta is established with useful clarity: The lifelong romance between Lolita (Balan) and Shekar (Khan) is upset by the arrival of another man. That direct approach lets Parineeta use its 2h 10m running time for ch

What stands out first about Factotum is the confidence with which Bent Hamer establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Factotum asks Matt Dillon and Lili Taylor to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Factotum is established with useful clarity: This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere w

What stands out first about Waqt: The Race Against Time is the confidence with which Vipul Amrutlal Shah establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Waqt: The Race Against Time asks Amitabh Bachchan and Akshay Kumar to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Waqt: The Race Against Time is established with useful clarity: Ishwar Chandra Thakur is living the good life, content with his loving wife Sumitra and son Adiya. That direct

What stands out first about Ballets Russes is the confidence with which Daniel Geller establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Ballets Russes asks Irina Baronova and Kenneth Kynt Bryan to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Ballets Russes is established with useful clarity: Ballets Russes is an intimate portrait of a group of pioneering artists now in their 70s, 80s and 90s who gave birth to modern ballet. That direct

What stands out first about The Thing About My Folks is the confidence with which Raymond De Felitta establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Thing About My Folks asks Paul Reiser and Peter Falk to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Thing About My Folks is established with useful clarity: Ben's dad, Sam, shows up one night with a note that Ben's mother has left. That direct approach lets The Thing About My Folks u