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There is a useful directness to Forever, a documentary shaped by Heddy Honigmann with a firm understanding of its audience. In Forever, Yoshino Kimura provides the anchor while Bertrand Beyern introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Forever opens from this situation: Forever is a film about the power and vitality of art and a place where love and death go hand in hand and beauty lives on: the Père Lachaise cemetery in Paris. The resulting its 1

There is a useful directness to Day Night Day Night, a thriller shaped by Julia Loktev with a firm understanding of its audience. In Day Night Day Night, Luisa Williams provides the anchor while Josh Philip Weinstein introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Day Night Day Night opens from this situation: A 19 year old girl prepares to become a suicide bomber in Times Square. The resulting its 1h 34m running time feels most convincing whenever Day

There is a useful directness to Sacco and Vanzetti, a documentary shaped by Peter Miller with a firm understanding of its audience. In Sacco and Vanzetti, Anton Coppola provides the anchor while Henry Fonda introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Sacco and Vanzetti opens from this situation: The story of two Italian immigrant radicals who were executed in 1927 offers insights into present day issues of civil liberties and the rights of immigran

There is a useful directness to Local Color, a drama shaped by George Gallo with a firm understanding of its audience. In Local Color, Armin Mueller Stahl provides the anchor while Trevor Morgan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Local Color opens from this situation: A successful artist looks back with loving memories on the summer of his defining year, 1974. The resulting its 1h 47m running time feels most convincing whenever Local Color

There is a useful directness to Falling for Grace, a comedy shaped by Fay Ann Lee with a firm understanding of its audience. In Falling for Grace, Christine Baranski provides the anchor while Laura Benanti introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Falling for Grace opens from this situation: Grace is a Chinese American who longs to be a part of New York's high society. The resulting its 1h 45m running time feels most convincing whenever Falling f

There is a useful directness to The Last Winter, a horror film shaped by Larry Fessenden with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Last Winter, Ron Perlman provides the anchor while James Le Gros introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Last Winter opens from this situation: Sent to evaluate the environmental impact of oil drilling in the Arctic, James Hoffman clashes with the drilling crew's chief, who wants to get the job done. The

There is a useful directness to My Country, My Country, a documentary shaped by Laura Poitras with a firm understanding of its audience. In My Country, My Country, the lead performer provides the anchor while the principal supporting performer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, My Country, My Country opens from this situation: Documentary by Oscar winner Laura Poitras about the war in Iraq. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most

There is a useful directness to Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?, a documentary shaped by Frank Popper with a firm understanding of its audience. In Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore?, Nick Adams provides the anchor while Joan Barry introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? opens from this situation: Frank Popper's engaging documentary follows the 2004 campaign of Jeff Smith, a young politica

There is a useful directness to Canvas, a drama shaped by Joseph Greco with a firm understanding of its audience. In Canvas, Griffin Miner provides the anchor while Marcia Gay Harden introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Canvas opens from this situation: A woman's schizophrenia affects her relationships with her husband and son. The resulting its 1h 41m running time feels most convincing whenever Canvas trusts behaviour more than explanation.

There is a useful directness to Fighting Words, a romance shaped by E. Paul Edwards with a firm understanding of its audience. In Fighting Words, C. Thomas Howell provides the anchor while Cristina Maxwell introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Fighting Words opens from this situation: Sometimes we fight with fists and sometimes we kill with words. The resulting its 1h 27m running time feels most convincing whenever Fighting Words trusts behav

There is a useful directness to Been Rich All My Life, a documentary shaped by Heather MacDonald with a firm understanding of its audience. In Been Rich All My Life, Marion Coles provides the anchor while Elaine Ellis introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Been Rich All My Life opens from this situation: Five sassy, tap dancing women aged 84 96. The resulting its 1h 21m running time feels most convincing whenever Been Rich All My Life trusts b

There is a useful directness to Paper Dolls, a documentary shaped by Tomer Heymann with a firm understanding of its audience. In Paper Dolls, the lead performer provides the anchor while the principal supporting performer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Paper Dolls opens from this situation: A group of transgender and gay Filipinos people emigrate to Israel to take care of elderly religious Jewish men. The resulting its 1h 20m running t