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There is a useful directness to Hood of Horror, a horror film shaped by Stacy Title with a firm understanding of its audience. In Hood of Horror, Snoop Dogg provides the anchor while Daniella Alonso introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Hood of Horror opens from this situation: A hip hop horror anthology of three tales of terror told by the Hound of Hell that revolve around the residents of an inner city neighborhood whose actions determine w

There is a useful directness to Unknown, a thriller shaped by Simon Brand with a firm understanding of its audience. In Unknown, Jim Caviezel provides the anchor while Greg Kinnear introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Unknown opens from this situation: Five men wake up in a locked down warehouse with no memory of who they are. The resulting its 1h 25m running time feels most convincing whenever Unknown trusts behaviour more than explanation.

There is a useful directness to Khosla Ka Ghosla!, a comedy shaped by Dibakar Banerjee with a firm understanding of its audience. In Khosla Ka Ghosla!, Anupam Kher provides the anchor while Boman Irani introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Khosla Ka Ghosla! opens from this situation: A Delhi based retired middle class man tries half heartedly to get his land back from a swindling property dealer with the help of his sons and their friends. Th

There is a useful directness to Snow Cake, a romance shaped by Marc Evans with a firm understanding of its audience. In Snow Cake, Alan Rickman provides the anchor while Sigourney Weaver introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Snow Cake opens from this situation: A drama focused on the friendship between a high functioning autistic woman and a man who is traumatized after a fatal car accident. The resulting its 1h 52m running time feels most co

There is a useful directness to Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story, a documentary shaped by Patty Kim with a firm understanding of its audience. In Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story, Teruaki Masumoto provides the anchor while Megumi Yokota introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Abduction: The Megumi Yokota Story opens from this situation: A documentary on a 13 year old Japanese girl abducted by North Korean spies. The resulting its 1h 25m run

There is a useful directness to Gringo Wedding, a comedy shaped by Tas Salini with a firm understanding of its audience. In Gringo Wedding, Ana Lucía Domínguez provides the anchor while Justin Kane introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Gringo Wedding opens from this situation: "Gringo Wedding" is a romantic comedy set in modern times where technology has improved communications beyond our dreams, giving us cell phones, pagers, faxes, e mails

There is a useful directness to Who Gets to Call It Art?, a documentary shaped by Peter Rosen with a firm understanding of its audience. In Who Gets to Call It Art?, John Chamberlain provides the anchor while Ivan Karp introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Who Gets to Call It Art? opens from this situation: Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Henry Geldzahler reflects on the 1960s pop art scene in New York. The resulting its 1h 18m running tim

There is a useful directness to Broken Sky, a romance shaped by Julián Hernández with a firm understanding of its audience. In Broken Sky, Miguel Ángel Hoppe provides the anchor while Fernando Arroyo introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Broken Sky opens from this situation: Two students, Gerardo and Jonas, are in love. The resulting its 2h 20m running time feels most convincing whenever Broken Sky trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ At

There is a useful directness to Pyaar Ke Side Effects, a comedy shaped by Saket Chaudhary with a firm understanding of its audience. In Pyaar Ke Side Effects, Rahul Bose provides the anchor while Mallika Sherawat introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Pyaar Ke Side Effects opens from this situation: A commitment phobe agrees to marry his girlfriend, setting in motion a series of hilarious mishaps that has him questioning what he got himself in

There is a useful directness to Shanghai Red, a drama shaped by Oscar L. Costo with a firm understanding of its audience. In Shanghai Red, Vivian Wu provides the anchor while Richard Burgi introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Shanghai Red opens from this situation: A murder mystery set in contemporary Shanghai about a beautiful woman caught in a web of vengeance and deceit. The resulting its 1h 44m running time feels most convincing whenever

There is a useful directness to The Bothersome Man, a comedy shaped by Jens Lien with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Bothersome Man, Trond Fausa Aurvåg provides the anchor while Petronella Barker introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Bothersome Man opens from this situation: Andreas arrives in an outwardly perfect city with no memory of how he got there, but its emotionless routines soon leave him searching for a way back to

There is a useful directness to The Hottest State, a romance shaped by Ethan Hawke with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Hottest State, Mark Webber provides the anchor while Catalina Sandino Moreno introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Hottest State opens from this situation: A young actor from Texas tries to make it in New York while struggling in his relationship with a beautiful singer/songwriter. The resulting its 1h 57m r