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There is a useful directness to Moondance Alexander, a family film shaped by Michael Damian with a firm understanding of its audience. In Moondance Alexander, Kay Panabaker provides the anchor while Don Johnson introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Moondance Alexander opens from this situation: Moondance (Kay Panabaker) is faced with her father's passing and her overprotective mother (Lori Loughlin). The resulting its 1h 34m running time feel

There is a useful directness to Timecrimes, a horror film shaped by Nacho Vigalondo with a firm understanding of its audience. In Timecrimes, Karra Elejalde provides the anchor while Candela Fernández introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Timecrimes opens from this situation: A man accidentally gets into a time machine and travels back in time nearly an hour. The resulting its 1h 32m running time feels most convincing whenever Timecrimes trus

There is a useful directness to Refusenik, a documentary shaped by Laura Bialis with a firm understanding of its audience. In Refusenik, the lead performer provides the anchor while the principal supporting performer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Refusenik opens from this situation: Refusenik chronicles the thirty year international movement to free Soviet Jews. The resulting its 2h running time feels most convincing whenever Refuseni

There is a useful directness to Loins of Punjab Presents, a comedy shaped by Manish Acharya with a firm understanding of its audience. In Loins of Punjab Presents, Shabana Azmi provides the anchor while Ajay Naidu introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Loins of Punjab Presents opens from this situation: A small New Jersey town is caught in the grips of Bollywood fever as five Indian Americans and one Jewish Indophile step up to the mic to crow

There is a useful directness to Bliss, a drama shaped by Abdullah Oguz with a firm understanding of its audience. In Bliss, Talat Bulut provides the anchor while Özgü Namal introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Bliss opens from this situation: When an unmarried teenage girl is believed by her family to have given up her virginity, she is ordered to be killed out of shame. The resulting its 2h 3m running time feels most convincing whenever Bli

There is a useful directness to Big Man Japan, a comedy shaped by Hitoshi Matsumoto with a firm understanding of its audience. In Big Man Japan, Hitoshi Matsumoto provides the anchor while Riki Takeuchi introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Big Man Japan opens from this situation: An eccentric man living alone in a decrepit house in Tokyo periodically transforms into a 100 foot tall giant in order to defend Japan against similarly sized monst

There is a useful directness to Moving Midway, a documentary shaped by Godfrey Cheshire with a firm understanding of its audience. In Moving Midway, Bruce Chadwick provides the anchor while Elizabeth Cheshire introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Moving Midway opens from this situation: At Christmas 2003, New York based film critic Godfrey Cheshire is visiting his family in North Carolina when his cousin Charlie Silver tells him something sta

There is a useful directness to Moving McAllister, a comedy shaped by Andrew Black with a firm understanding of its audience. In Moving McAllister, Benjamin Gourley provides the anchor while Mila Kunis introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Moving McAllister opens from this situation: Aiming for the top, law intern Rick tells his boss that he'll do anything such as driving the boss' cute niece from Miami to Los Angeles and returning three days

There is a useful directness to Irina Palm, a comedy shaped by Sam Garbarski with a firm understanding of its audience. In Irina Palm, Marianne Faithfull provides the anchor while Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Irina Palm opens from this situation: Middle aged Maggie must find a way to get enough money for her grandson's lifesaving medical treatment and lift the dwindling hopes of her only son Tom and his wife

There is a useful directness to The Babysitters, a drama shaped by David Ross with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Babysitters, Lauren Birkell provides the anchor while Paul Borghese introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Babysitters opens from this situation: After fooling around with one of her customers, a teenager turns her babysitting service into a call girl service for married guys. The resulting its 1h 28m running time

There is a useful directness to Randy and the Mob, a comedy shaped by Ray McKinnon with a firm understanding of its audience. In Randy and the Mob, Ray McKinnon provides the anchor while Walton Goggins introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Randy and the Mob opens from this situation: A good ol' boy (McKinnon) gets into trouble with some mobsters, and then must seek assistance from his estranged, identical twin gay brother. The resulting its 1

There is a useful directness to Just Another Love Story, a thriller shaped by Ole Bornedal with a firm understanding of its audience. In Just Another Love Story, Anders W. Berthelsen provides the anchor while Rebecka Hemse introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Just Another Love Story opens from this situation: Life in the suburbs as a father of two has worn down Jonas. The resulting its 1h 40m running time feels most convincing whenever Just