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Mulberry St
There is a useful directness to Mulberry St, a horror film shaped by Jim Mickle with a firm understanding of its audience. In Mulberry St, Nick Damici provides the anchor while Kim Blair introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Mulberry St opens from this situation: A deadly infection breaks out in Manhattan, causing humans to develop into blood thirsty rat creatures. The resulting its 1h 24m running time feels most convincing whenever Mulberry
Aug 153 min read
Klimt
There is a useful directness to Klimt, a biographical drama shaped by Raúl Ruiz with a firm understanding of its audience. In Klimt, John Malkovich provides the anchor while Veronica Ferres introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Klimt opens from this situation: A portrait of Austrian artist Gustav Klimt, whose lavish, sexual paintings came to symbolize the art nouveau style of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The resulting its
Aug 153 min read
Return with Honor: A Missionary Homecoming
There is a useful directness to Return with Honor: A Missionary Homecoming, a comedy shaped by Michael Amundsen with a firm understanding of its audience. In Return with Honor: A Missionary Homecoming, Steve Anderson provides the anchor while Ryan Bott introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Return with Honor: A Missionary Homecoming opens from this situation: A returning missionary (Javen Tanner) anxious to reunite with his long time sweethear
Aug 153 min read
Islander
There is a useful directness to Islander, a drama shaped by Ian McCrudden with a firm understanding of its audience. In Islander, Thomas Hildreth provides the anchor while Amy Jo Johnson introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Islander opens from this situation: After a tragic accident at sea, Eben Cole loses his family, friends and stature in his island fishing community. The resulting its 1h 40m running time feels most convincing whenever Isl
Aug 153 min read
Al Franken: God Spoke
There is a useful directness to Al Franken: God Spoke, a documentary shaped by Nick Doob with a firm understanding of its audience. In Al Franken: God Spoke, Al Franken provides the anchor while Franni Bryson introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Al Franken: God Spoke opens from this situation: The makers of The War Room (1993) capture the emergence of Al Franken as a political commentator. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most con
Aug 153 min read
Shaadi Se Pehle
There is a useful directness to Shaadi Se Pehle, a comedy shaped by Satish Kaushik with a firm understanding of its audience. In Shaadi Se Pehle, Akshaye Khanna provides the anchor while Ayesha Takia introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Shaadi Se Pehle opens from this situation: A man who thinks he is dying tries to get rid of his fiancée by flirting with a model. The resulting its 2h 2m running time feels most convincing whenever Shaadi Se
Aug 153 min read
Bamako (The Court)
There is a useful directness to Bamako (The Court), a drama shaped by Abderrahmane Sissako with a firm understanding of its audience. In Bamako (The Court), Aïssa Maïga provides the anchor while Tiécoura Traoré introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Bamako (The Court) opens from this situation: Bamako. The resulting its 1h 55m running time feels most convincing whenever Bamako (The Court) trusts behaviour more than explanation. The narrative
Aug 153 min read
Valley of the Heart's Delight
There is a useful directness to Valley of the Heart's Delight, a drama shaped by Tim Boxell with a firm understanding of its audience. In Valley of the Heart's Delight, Gabriel Mann provides the anchor while Pete Postlethwaite introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Valley of the Heart's Delight opens from this situation: When a fatal kidnapping ignites a firestorm of suspicion and rage in idyllic 1933 San Jose, California, a hard nosed young r
Aug 153 min read
Come Early Morning
There is a useful directness to Come Early Morning, a romance shaped by Joey Lauren Adams with a firm understanding of its audience. In Come Early Morning, Ashley Judd provides the anchor while Jeffrey Donovan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Come Early Morning opens from this situation: A thirty something southern woman searches for love, despite the burdens she carries with her. The resulting its 1h 37m running time feels most convinci
Aug 153 min read
Climates
There is a useful directness to Climates, a drama shaped by Nuri Bilge Ceylan with a firm understanding of its audience. In Climates, Ebru Ceylan provides the anchor while Nuri Bilge Ceylan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Climates opens from this situation: Dowdy university instructor Isa is an inattentive husband to his younger, TV business wife Bahar. The resulting its 1h 38m running time feels most convincing whenever Climates trusts
Aug 152 min read
Flannel Pajamas
There is a useful directness to Flannel Pajamas, a romance shaped by Jeff Lipsky with a firm understanding of its audience. In Flannel Pajamas, Justin Kirk provides the anchor while Julianne Nicholson introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Flannel Pajamas opens from this situation: A story of one couple falling in and out of love. The resulting its 2h 4m running time feels most convincing whenever Flannel Pajamas trusts behaviour more than exp
Aug 152 min read
Fay Grim
There is a useful directness to Fay Grim, a comedy shaped by Hal Hartley with a firm understanding of its audience. In Fay Grim, Parker Posey provides the anchor while Jeff Goldblum introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Fay Grim opens from this situation: Fay Grim heads to Paris in pursuit of her deceased husband's notebooks, which could contain information that compromises the security of the U.S. But she's not the only one who is after them
Aug 153 min read
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