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Nursery University
There is a useful directness to Nursery University, a documentary shaped by Marc H. Simon with a firm understanding of its audience. In Nursery University, Eileen Zyko Wolter provides the anchor while the principal supporting performer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Nursery University opens from this situation: Documentary about disparate NYC parents' efforts to get their children into "feeder preschools," private institutions that cla
Aug 153 min read
The Garden
There is a useful directness to The Garden, a documentary shaped by Scott Hamilton Kennedy with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Garden, Danny Glover provides the anchor while Daryl Hannah introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Garden opens from this situation: From the ashes of the L.A. riots arose a lush, 14 acre community garden, the largest of its kind in the United States. The resulting its 1h 20m running time feels most c
Aug 153 min read
Frontrunners
There is a useful directness to Frontrunners, a documentary shaped by Caroline Suh with a firm understanding of its audience. In Frontrunners, George Zisiadis provides the anchor while Hannah Freiman introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Frontrunners opens from this situation: It's hard to run for office even in high school. The resulting its 1h 23m running time feels most convincing whenever Frontrunners trusts behaviour more than explanatio
Aug 152 min read
Guest of Cindy Sherman
There is a useful directness to Guest of Cindy Sherman, a documentary shaped by Tom Donahue with a firm understanding of its audience. In Guest of Cindy Sherman, Cindy Sherman provides the anchor while John Waters introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Guest of Cindy Sherman opens from this situation: A documentary on art scene commentator Paul Hasegawa Overacker's relationship with enigmatic photographer Cindy Sherman. The resulting its 1h 28
Aug 153 min read
Good
There is a useful directness to Good, a romance shaped by Vicente Amorim with a firm understanding of its audience. In Good, Viggo Mortensen provides the anchor while Jason Isaacs introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Good opens from this situation: John Halder, a German literature professor in the 1930s, is initially reluctant to accept the ideas of the Nazi Party. The resulting its 1h 32m running time feels most convincing whenever Good tru
Aug 152 min read
Surveillance
There is a useful directness to Surveillance, a comedy shaped by Jennifer Lynch with a firm understanding of its audience. In Surveillance, Julia Ormond provides the anchor while Bill Pullman introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Surveillance opens from this situation: Two FBI agents attempt to clarify the murders occurring in a desolate region. The resulting its 1h 37m running time feels most convincing whenever Surveillance trusts behaviour
Aug 152 min read
Good Dick
There is a useful directness to Good Dick, a comedy shaped by Marianna Palka with a firm understanding of its audience. In Good Dick, Marianna Palka provides the anchor while Jason Ritter introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Good Dick opens from this situation: A look at the relationship between a lonely introverted girl and a young video store clerk vying for her attention. The resulting its 1h 26m running time feels most convincing wheneve
Aug 153 min read
The Hottie & the Nottie
There is a useful directness to The Hottie & the Nottie, a comedy shaped by Tom Putnam with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Hottie & the Nottie, Paris Hilton provides the anchor while Joel David Moore introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Hottie & the Nottie opens from this situation: A woman agrees to go on a date with a man only if he finds a suitor for her unattractive best friend. The resulting its 1h 31m running time fee
Aug 153 min read
Runaways
There is a useful directness to Runaways, an action film shaped by René Cardona III with a firm understanding of its audience. In Runaways, Armando Araiza provides the anchor while Tania Robledo introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Runaways opens from this situation: After marrying the beautiful Abril and moving back to the small town where she grew up, proud new groom Daniel realizes that his new bride keeps a dark secret, and that earning
Aug 153 min read
An American Affair
There is a useful directness to An American Affair, a drama shaped by William Olsson with a firm understanding of its audience. In An American Affair, Gretchen Mol provides the anchor while James Rebhorn introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, An American Affair opens from this situation: In 1963, during the swirl of glamour and intrigue that turned President John F. Kennedy's Washington into Camelot, a lonely 13 year old Catholic school boy co
Aug 153 min read
Explicit Ills
There is a useful directness to Explicit Ills, a romance shaped by Mark Webber with a firm understanding of its audience. In Explicit Ills, Paul Dano provides the anchor while Rosario Dawson introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Explicit Ills opens from this situation: A drama of four interconnecting stories revolving around love, drugs and poverty in Philadelphia. The resulting its 1h 27m running time feels most convincing whenever Explicit
Aug 153 min read
Mancora
There is a useful directness to Mancora, a drama shaped by Ricardo de Montreuil with a firm understanding of its audience. In Mancora, Jason Day provides the anchor while Elsa Pataky introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Mancora opens from this situation: Follows Santiago, a 22 year old from Lima on a beach trip with stepsister Ximena and her husband Inigo after his father's suicide, exploring themes of redemption, coming of age, and facing i
Aug 153 min read
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