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There is a useful directness to Fuel, a documentary shaped by Joshua Tickell with a firm understanding of its audience. In Fuel, Laurie Lennard provides the anchor while Joshua Tickell introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Fuel opens from this situation: America is addicted to oil and it is time for an intervention. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most convincing whenever Fuel trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ Joshua Ticke

There is a useful directness to Of Time and the City, a documentary shaped by Terence Davies with a firm understanding of its audience. In Of Time and the City, Terence Davies provides the anchor while George Harrison introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Of Time and the City opens from this situation: A filmmaker looks at the history and transformation of his birthplace, Liverpool, England. The resulting its 1h 14m running time feels most co

There is a useful directness to Familiar Strangers, a comedy shaped by Zackary Adler with a firm understanding of its audience. In Familiar Strangers, Shawn Hatosy provides the anchor while DJ Qualls introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Familiar Strangers opens from this situation: Asks the question, Is it really possible to relate to ones parents and siblings after being replaced by the family dog. The resulting its 1h 26m running time feel

There is a useful directness to Our City Dreams, a documentary shaped by Chiara Clemente with a firm understanding of its audience. In Our City Dreams, Marina Abramovic provides the anchor while Ghada Amer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Our City Dreams opens from this situation: Filmed over the course of two years, "Our City Dreams" is the story of a woman's struggles and successes as an artist in New York City. The resulting its 1h 25

There is a useful directness to Uncertainty, a thriller shaped by Scott McGehee with a firm understanding of its audience. In Uncertainty, Joseph Gordon Levitt provides the anchor while Lynn Collins introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Uncertainty opens from this situation: A young couple, in love and facing a life changing decision, find one seemingly ordinary July 4th cleaved in two by the flip of a coin on the Brooklyn Bridge. The resulti

There is a useful directness to The Red Baron, an action film shaped by Nikolai Müllerschön with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Red Baron, Matthias Schweighöfer provides the anchor while Lena Headey introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Red Baron opens from this situation: German biopic loosely based on the World War I fighter ace Manfred Von Richthofen, nicknamed the Red Baron by friend and foe alike. The resulting its 1h 4

There is a useful directness to I Can't Think Straight, a romance shaped by Shamim Sarif with a firm understanding of its audience. In I Can't Think Straight, Lisa Ray provides the anchor while Sheetal Sheth introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, I Can't Think Straight opens from this situation: A young woman engaged to be married finds her life changed forever when she meets her best friend's girlfriend. The resulting its 1h 22m running time

There is a useful directness to Absurdistan, a comedy shaped by Veit Helmer with a firm understanding of its audience. In Absurdistan, Max Mauff provides the anchor while Kristyna Ryska introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Absurdistan opens from this situation: An allegorical comedy centered on two childhood sweethearts who seem destined for one another until the women of their isolated village, angered by male indifference toward the water

There is a useful directness to The Dhamma Brothers, a documentary shaped by Andrew Kukura with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Dhamma Brothers, Grady Bankhead provides the anchor while Ron Cavanaugh introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Dhamma Brothers opens from this situation: East meets West in the Deep South. The resulting its 1h 16m running time feels most convincing whenever The Dhamma Brothers trusts behaviour more th

There is a useful directness to The Betrayal, a documentary shaped by Ellen Kuras with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Betrayal, Thavisouk Phrasavath provides the anchor while the principal supporting performer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Betrayal opens from this situation: The epic story of a family forced to emigrate from Laos after the chaos of the secret air war waged by the U.S. during the Vietnam War. The resu

There is a useful directness to Three Monkeys, a drama shaped by Nuri Bilge Ceylan with a firm understanding of its audience. In Three Monkeys, Yavuz Bingöl provides the anchor while Hatice Aslan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Three Monkeys opens from this situation: A family suffers from a major communication breakdown during their struggle to get through their hardships. The resulting its 1h 49m running time feels most convincing whe

There is a useful directness to Blonde and Blonder, a comedy shaped by Dean Hamilton with a firm understanding of its audience. In Blonde and Blonder, Pamela Anderson provides the anchor while Denise Richards introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Blonde and Blonder opens from this situation: Comic mayhem ensues when two lovely blondes, Dee and Dawn, are mistaken as international mob killers. The resulting its 1h 35m running time feels most co