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There is a useful directness to Monkey Warfare, a comedy shaped by Reg Harkema with a firm understanding of its audience. In Monkey Warfare, Don McKellar provides the anchor while Tracy Wright introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Monkey Warfare opens from this situation: Two stoners find a new marijuana dealer when the law catches up to their supplier. The resulting its 1h 15m running time feels most convincing whenever Monkey Warfare trusts

There is a useful directness to Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds, a comedy shaped by Phillip J. Bartell with a firm understanding of its audience. In Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds, Jim Verraros provides the anchor while Emily Brooke Hands introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Eating Out 2: Sloppy Seconds opens from this situation: After Marc dumps him, Kyle unites with Gwen and Tiffani to land sexually confused art model Troy by pretending to be s

There is a useful directness to Family Law, a comedy shaped by Daniel Burman with a firm understanding of its audience. In Family Law, Daniel Hendler provides the anchor while Julieta Díaz introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Family Law opens from this situation: As he adjusts to being a husband and father, Ariel Perelman meditates on the ways in which he is similar and so very different from his own dad. The resulting its 1h 42m running tim

There is a useful directness to The Cats of Mirikitani, a documentary shaped by Linda Hattendorf with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Cats of Mirikitani, Bob Bruck provides the anchor while Jess Espinosa introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Cats of Mirikitani opens from this situation: Documentary about red beret ed Jimmy Mirikitani, a feisty painter working and living on the street, near the World Trade Center, when 9/11 de

There is a useful directness to The Life of Reilly, a documentary shaped by Frank L. Anderson with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Life of Reilly, Charles Nelson Reilly provides the anchor while the principal supporting performer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Life of Reilly opens from this situation: If, in 1940, you had a lobotomized aunt, an institutionalized father, a racist mother, and were the only gay kid on the

There is a useful directness to Sea of Dreams, a mystery shaped by José Pepe Bojórquez with a firm understanding of its audience. In Sea of Dreams, Johnathon Schaech provides the anchor while Sendi Bar introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Sea of Dreams opens from this situation: On an island across the sea lies a village full of romance, wonder and mystery; a timeless place where people carry strong beliefs that can fulfill the heart's deepe

There is a useful directness to Rape of the Soul, a documentary shaped by Michael A. Calace with a firm understanding of its audience. In Rape of the Soul, Michael A. Calace provides the anchor while Stanley Monteith introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Rape of the Soul opens from this situation: A documentary that argues that many pieces of Catholic religious art have for hundreds of years contained embedded (subliminal) images that have pr

There is a useful directness to Colma: The Musical, a comedy shaped by Richard Wong with a firm understanding of its audience. In Colma: The Musical, Jake Moreno provides the anchor while H.P. Mendoza introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Colma: The Musical opens from this situation: Best pals Rodel, Billy, and Maribel live in Colma. The resulting its 1h 40m running time feels most convincing whenever Colma: The Musical trusts behaviour more

There is a useful directness to Grbavica, a drama shaped by Jasmila Zbanic with a firm understanding of its audience. In Grbavica, Mirjana Karanovic provides the anchor while Luna Lozic introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Grbavica opens from this situation: A woman and her daughter struggle to make their way through the aftermath of the Bosnian War. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most convincing whenever Grbavica trusts behavio

There is a useful directness to Undoing, a thriller shaped by Chris Chan Lee with a firm understanding of its audience. In Undoing, Sung Kang provides the anchor while Kelly Hu introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Undoing opens from this situation: A crime drama set in LA's Koreatown, UNDOING introduces us to Samuel, who returns after a mysterious absence to reconcile the death of his best friend exactly one year ago. The resulting its 1h 30

There is a useful directness to Candy, a romance shaped by Neil Armfield with a firm understanding of its audience. In Candy, Heath Ledger provides the anchor while Abbie Cornish introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Candy opens from this situation: A poet falls in love with an art student who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle and his love of heroin. The resulting its 1h 48m running time feels most convincing whenever Candy trusts behaviou

There is a useful directness to The Hip Hop Project, a documentary shaped by Matt Ruskin with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Hip Hop Project, Chris 'Kazi' Rolle provides the anchor while Russell Simmons introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Hip Hop Project opens from this situation: The Hip Hop Project is the dynamic and inspirational story of a group of New York City teenagers who transform their life stories into powerful