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There is a useful directness to Redacted, a thriller shaped by Brian De Palma with a firm understanding of its audience. In Redacted, Patrick Carroll provides the anchor while Rob Devaney introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Redacted opens from this situation: The devastating reconstruction of the rape and murder of a 15 year old Iraqi girl by American soldiers in Samarra in 2006. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most convincing w

There is a useful directness to Lagerfeld Confidential, a documentary shaped by Rodolphe Marconi with a firm understanding of its audience. In Lagerfeld Confidential, Karl Lagerfeld provides the anchor while Nicole Kidman introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Lagerfeld Confidential opens from this situation: An up close and personal portrait of the fashion icon, Karl Lagerfeld. The resulting its 1h 29m running time feels most convincing whene

There is a useful directness to Stuck, a comedy shaped by Stuart Gordon with a firm understanding of its audience. In Stuck, Mena Suvari provides the anchor while Stephen Rea introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Stuck opens from this situation: A young woman commits a hit and run, then finds her fate tied to her victim. The resulting its 1h 25m running time feels most convincing whenever Stuck trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ The di

There is a useful directness to Zoo, a documentary shaped by Robinson Devor with a firm understanding of its audience. In Zoo, Coyote provides the anchor while Jenny Edwards introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Zoo opens from this situation: A look at the life of an Enumclaw, Washington man who died as a result of an unusual encounter with a horse. The resulting its 1h 15m running time feels most convincing whenever Zoo trusts behaviour more

There is a useful directness to Body of War, a documentary shaped by Phil Donahue with a firm understanding of its audience. In Body of War, Robert Byrd provides the anchor while Garett Reppenhagen introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Body of War opens from this situation: The story of an injured American veteran returning home from the war Iraq is set against the backdrop of a critical indictment of the government's handling of the U.S. led

There is a useful directness to A Four Letter Word, a comedy shaped by Casper Andreas with a firm understanding of its audience. In A Four Letter Word, Jesse Archer provides the anchor while Paul Haje introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, A Four Letter Word opens from this situation: Hook up artist Luke surprises himself when he considers becoming monogamous after meeting and dating smug and handsome Stephen, but Stephen might not be all that

There is a useful directness to Nishabd, a drama shaped by Ram Gopal Varma with a firm understanding of its audience. In Nishabd, Amitabh Bachchan provides the anchor while Jiah Khan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Nishabd opens from this situation: A man, who has been married for 27 years, falls in love with his 18 year old daughter's friend. The resulting its 1h 50m running time feels most convincing whenever Nishabd trusts behaviour

There is a useful directness to Shoot Down, a documentary shaped by Cristina Khuly with a firm understanding of its audience. In Shoot Down, Roberto Escobar provides the anchor while Marlene Alejandre Triana introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Shoot Down opens from this situation: Excellent documentary describing events leading up to the February 1996 shoot down by Cuban Air Force Migs of 2 U.S. registered Cessna 337 aircraft operated by th

There is a useful directness to August Evening, a drama shaped by Chris Eska with a firm understanding of its audience. In August Evening, Pedro Castaneda provides the anchor while Veronica Loren introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, August Evening opens from this situation: August Evening follows an aging undocumented farm worker named Jaime and his young, widowed daughter in law, Lupe, as their lives are thrown into upheaval. The resulting

There is a useful directness to America the Beautiful, a documentary shaped by Darryl Roberts with a firm understanding of its audience. In America the Beautiful, Ted Casablanca provides the anchor while Eve Ensler introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, America the Beautiful opens from this situation: In a society where "celebutantes" like Paris Hilton dominate newsstands and models who weigh less than 90 pounds die from malnutrition, female b

There is a useful directness to A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, a drama shaped by Wayne Wang with a firm understanding of its audience. In A Thousand Years of Good Prayers, Henry O provides the anchor while Pasha D. Lychnikoff introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, A Thousand Years of Good Prayers opens from this situation: A Chinese man travels to America to visit his daughter after her recent divorce. The resulting its 1h 23m running time

There is a useful directness to Fear(s) of the Dark, an animated adventure shaped by Blutch with a firm understanding of its audience. In Fear(s) of the Dark, Aure Atika provides the anchor while Guillaume Depardieu introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Fear(s) of the Dark opens from this situation: Several scary black and white animated segments in different styles appeal to our fear(s) of the dark. The resulting its 1h 23m running time feel