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There is a useful directness to The Air I Breathe, a thriller shaped by Jieho Lee with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Air I Breathe, Brendan Fraser provides the anchor while Sarah Michelle Gellar introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Air I Breathe opens from this situation: A drama based on an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks life down into four emotional cornerstones: happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love. The resulting i

There is a useful directness to The Dukes, a comedy shaped by Robert Davi with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Dukes, Chazz Palminteri provides the anchor while Robert Davi introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Dukes opens from this situation: The Dukes, a Doo Wop group, were on top of the world at 17, and struggle for survival in 2008. The resulting its 1h 36m running time feels most convincing whenever The Dukes trusts beha

There is a useful directness to Before I Forget, a romance shaped by Jacques Nolot with a firm understanding of its audience. In Before I Forget, Jacques Nolot provides the anchor while Jean Pol Dubois introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Before I Forget opens from this situation: A portrait of a 58 year old man battling his inner demons on the search for self discovery. The resulting its 1h 48m running time feels most convincing whenever Be

There is a useful directness to Expired, a comedy shaped by Cecilia Miniucchi with a firm understanding of its audience. In Expired, Samantha Morton provides the anchor while Anthony John Crane introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Expired opens from this situation: A turbulent and intriguing love story between two parking officers in the city of Los Angeles. The resulting its 1h 47m running time feels most convincing whenever Expired trusts

There is a useful directness to I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal, a documentary shaped by Richard Trank with a firm understanding of its audience. In I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal, Nicole Kidman provides the anchor while Simon Wiesenthal introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, I Have Never Forgotten You: The Life & Legacy of Simon Wiesenthal opens from this situation: A docume

There is a useful directness to Dark Matter, a drama shaped by Shi Zheng Chen with a firm understanding of its audience. In Dark Matter, Ye Liu provides the anchor while Aidan Quinn introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Dark Matter opens from this situation: Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics. The resulting its 1h 28m running time feels most

There is a useful directness to Yella, a horror film shaped by Christian Petzold with a firm understanding of its audience. In Yella, Nina Hoss provides the anchor while Devid Striesow introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Yella opens from this situation: Yella is estranged from her possessive and violent husband; but he can't quite bring himself to give her up. The resulting its 1h 29m running time feels most convincing whenever Yella trusts

There is a useful directness to Kiss the Bride, a comedy shaped by C. Jay Cox with a firm understanding of its audience. In Kiss the Bride, Tori Spelling provides the anchor while Philipp Karner introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Kiss the Bride opens from this situation: Matt is shocked to learn that his ex boyfriend Ryan is getting married, and he makes plans to rescue him from whatever "she devil" has lured him into this huge mistake. Th

There is a useful directness to The Tracey Fragments, a drama shaped by Bruce McDonald with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Tracey Fragments, Elliot Page provides the anchor while Zie Souwand introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Tracey Fragments opens from this situation: 15 year old Tracey Berkowitz is naked under a shower curtain at the back of a bus, looking for her little brother Sonny, who thinks he's a dog. The resulti

There is a useful directness to Lou Reed: Berlin, a documentary shaped by Julian Schnabel with a firm understanding of its audience. In Lou Reed: Berlin, Lou Reed provides the anchor while Steve Hunter introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Lou Reed: Berlin opens from this situation: Lou Reed's 2006 live concert performance of his 1973 concept album "Berlin", filmed over five nights at St. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, New York. The resulting i

There is a useful directness to Your Mommy Kills Animals!, a documentary shaped by Curt Johnson with a firm understanding of its audience. In Your Mommy Kills Animals!, Greg Kelly provides the anchor while Paul Watson introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Your Mommy Kills Animals! opens from this situation: An in depth look at the animal rights movement and the FBI's recent declaration calling them the number one domestic terrorist threat to

There is a useful directness to Wind Chill, a horror film shaped by Gregory Jacobs with a firm understanding of its audience. In Wind Chill, Emily Blunt provides the anchor while Ashton Holmes introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Wind Chill opens from this situation: Two college students share a ride home for the holidays, but when they break down on a deserted stretch of road, they are preyed upon by the ghosts of people who have died there