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There is a useful directness to Call of the Wild, a family film shaped by Richard Gabai with a firm understanding of its audience. In Call of the Wild, Christopher Lloyd provides the anchor while Ariel Gade introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Call of the Wild opens from this situation: In Montana, a young girl attracts the attention of an evil stranger after she rescues a hurt wolf. The resulting its 1h 28m running time feels most convincin

There is a useful directness to The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls, a documentary shaped by Leanne Pooley with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls, Jools Topp provides the anchor while Paul Horan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls opens from this situation: Fun, disarming and musically provocative, the Topp Twins are New Zealand's finest lesbian country and western sin

There is a useful directness to Cracks, a thriller shaped by Jordan Scott with a firm understanding of its audience. In Cracks, Eva Green provides the anchor while Juno Temple introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Cracks opens from this situation: A look at the lives and relationships among girls at an elite boarding school. The resulting its 1h 44m running time feels most convincing whenever Cracks trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ T

There is a useful directness to Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie, a documentary shaped by Michelle Esrick with a firm understanding of its audience. In Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie, Larry Brilliant provides the anchor while Wavy Gravy introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie opens from this situation: Wavy Gravy is known as the MC of the Woodstock festival, a hippie icon, activist, clown,

There is a useful directness to Valhalla Rising, a fantasy shaped by Nicolas Winding Refn with a firm understanding of its audience. In Valhalla Rising, Mads Mikkelsen provides the anchor while Maarten Stevenson introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Valhalla Rising opens from this situation: Forced for some time to be a fighting slave, a pagan warrior escapes his captors with a boy and joins a group of Crusaders on their quest to the Holy Lan

There is a useful directness to Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo, a documentary shaped by Jessica Oreck with a firm understanding of its audience. In Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo, the lead performer provides the anchor while the principal supporting performer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Beetle Queen Conquers Tokyo opens from this situation: Untangling the web of cultural and historical ties underlying Japan's deep fascination with insects

There is a useful directness to The Time That Remains, a historical drama shaped by Elia Suleiman with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Time That Remains, Menashe Noy provides the anchor while Elia Suleiman introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Time That Remains opens from this situation: An examination of the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 through to the present day. The resulting its 1h 49m running time feels most c

There is a useful directness to Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, a thriller shaped by Peter Hyams with a firm understanding of its audience. In Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Jesse Metcalfe provides the anchor while Amber Tamblyn introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt opens from this situation: Remake of the 1956 film noir film "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" in which a writer's plan to expose a corrupt district attorney takes an u

There is a useful directness to Spoken Word, a drama shaped by Victor Nunez with a firm understanding of its audience. In Spoken Word, Kuno Becker provides the anchor while Miguel Sandoval introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Spoken Word opens from this situation: A San Francisco spoken word artist returns to New Mexico to be with his dying father, only to find he loses his "voice" as he is sucked back in to the dysfunctional life of drugs a

There is a useful directness to Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber, a documentary shaped by Robert Richman with a firm understanding of its audience. In Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber, Ruth Gruber provides the anchor while Louisa Herz Leopold introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Ahead of Time: The Extraordinary Journey of Ruth Gruber opens from this situation: A documentary on the remarkable life

There is a useful directness to Around a Small Mountain, a comedy shaped by Jacques Rivette with a firm understanding of its audience. In Around a Small Mountain, Jane Birkin provides the anchor while Sergio Castellitto introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Around a Small Mountain opens from this situation: Vittorio stops and helps Kate when her car breaks down on a mountain road. The resulting its 1h 24m running time feels most convincing wh

There is a useful directness to Bluebeard, a romance shaped by Catherine Breillat with a firm understanding of its audience. In Bluebeard, Dominique Thomas provides the anchor while Lola Créton introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Bluebeard opens from this situation: An adaptation of the classic tale of a wealthy aristocrat with a blue beard. The resulting its 1h 20m running time feels most convincing whenever Bluebeard trusts behaviour more