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Air Guitar Nation
There is a useful directness to Air Guitar Nation, a documentary shaped by Alexandra Lipsitz with a firm understanding of its audience. In Air Guitar Nation, Dan Crane provides the anchor while David S. Jung introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Air Guitar Nation opens from this situation: The guitars may be fake, but the talent is real at the U.S. Air Guitar Championships, where performers rock out on invisible guitars in hilarious ways. The
Aug 153 min read
Gray Matters
There is a useful directness to Gray Matters, a comedy shaped by Sue Kramer with a firm understanding of its audience. In Gray Matters, Heather Graham provides the anchor while Tom Cavanagh introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Gray Matters opens from this situation: Gray and Sam are brother and sister, best friends, and flatmates in New York City, where she creates ad campaigns and he's a surgery intern. The resulting its 1h 36m running time
Aug 153 min read
Eye of the Dolphin
There is a useful directness to Eye of the Dolphin, a comedy shaped by Michael D. Sellers with a firm understanding of its audience. In Eye of the Dolphin, Carly Schroeder provides the anchor while Adrian Dunbar introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Eye of the Dolphin opens from this situation: A young girl discovers she can communicate with dolphins. The resulting its 1h 42m running time feels most convincing whenever Eye of the Dolphin trus
Aug 153 min read
Samoan Wedding
There is a useful directness to Samoan Wedding, a comedy shaped by Chris Graham with a firm understanding of its audience. In Samoan Wedding, Oscar Kightley provides the anchor while Heto Ah Hi introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Samoan Wedding opens from this situation: Four raucous Samoans are banned from their best friend's wedding. The resulting its 1h 37m running time feels most convincing whenever Samoan Wedding trusts behaviour more
Aug 153 min read
Still Life
There is a useful directness to Still Life, a drama shaped by Jia Zhang ke with a firm understanding of its audience. In Still Life, Tao Zhao provides the anchor while Zhou Lan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Still Life opens from this situation: A town in Fengjie county is gradually being demolished and flooded to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. The resulting its 1h 51m running time feels most convincing whenever Still Life trusts b
Aug 153 min read
Radiant City
There is a useful directness to Radiant City, a documentary shaped by Jim Brown with a firm understanding of its audience. In Radiant City, Daniel Jeffery provides the anchor while Bob Legare introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Radiant City opens from this situation: An examination of the nature of modern suburbia. The resulting its 1h 33m running time feels most convincing whenever Radiant City trusts behaviour more than explanation. Rad
Aug 153 min read
Comedy of Power
There is a useful directness to Comedy of Power, a drama shaped by Claude Chabrol with a firm understanding of its audience. In Comedy of Power, Isabelle Huppert provides the anchor while François Berléand introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Comedy of Power opens from this situation: A magistrate investigates a corporate executive. The resulting its 1h 50m running time feels most convincing whenever Comedy of Power trusts behaviour more tha
Aug 153 min read
10 Items or Less
There is a useful directness to 10 Items or Less, a comedy shaped by Brad Silberling with a firm understanding of its audience. In 10 Items or Less, Morgan Freeman provides the anchor while Paz Vega introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, 10 Items or Less opens from this situation: An actor prepping for an upcoming role meets a quirky grocery clerk, and together they hit the road to show each other their respective worlds. The resulting its 1h
Aug 153 min read
The Treatment
There is a useful directness to The Treatment, a comedy shaped by Oren Rudavsky with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Treatment, Chris Eigeman provides the anchor while Ian Holm introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Treatment opens from this situation: Jake Singer is at loose ends in New York City, and neck deep in psychoanalysis with the outrageous Dr Morales, when he meets the enigmatic and beautiful widow Allegra Marshall.
Aug 153 min read
Black Sheep
There is a useful directness to Black Sheep, a horror film shaped by Jonathan King with a firm understanding of its audience. In Black Sheep, Oliver Driver provides the anchor while Nathan Meister introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Black Sheep opens from this situation: An experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into bloodthirsty killers that terrorize a sprawling New Zealand farm. The resulting its 1h 27m running time feels
Aug 153 min read
Color of the Cross
There is a useful directness to Color of the Cross, a drama shaped by Jean Claude La Marre with a firm understanding of its audience. In Color of the Cross, Jean Claude La Marre provides the anchor while Johann John Jean introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Color of the Cross opens from this situation: A retelling of the events leading up to the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, based on the idea that he was a black man whose death was a racially
Aug 153 min read
Delirious
There is a useful directness to Delirious, a comedy shaped by Tom DiCillo with a firm understanding of its audience. In Delirious, Steve Buscemi provides the anchor while Michael Pitt introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Delirious opens from this situation: An offbeat drama focused on a homeless youth, a pop music siren and a member of the paparazzi. The resulting its 1h 47m running time feels most convincing whenever Delirious trusts behavi
Aug 152 min read
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