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There is a useful directness to Desert Flower, a biographical drama shaped by Sherry Hormann with a firm understanding of its audience. In Desert Flower, Soraya Omar Scego provides the anchor while Idriss Abdillahi Houfaneh introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Desert Flower opens from this situation: Waris Dirie, born 1965 in Somalia, flees at thirteen when sold to be a mans fourth wife. The resulting its 2h running time feels most convincin

There is a useful directness to Defendor, a comedy shaped by Peter Stebbings with a firm understanding of its audience. In Defendor, Woody Harrelson provides the anchor while Kat Dennings introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Defendor opens from this situation: Arthur Poppington, a regular man who adopts a superhero persona, known as "Defendor", combs the city streets at night, in search of his archenemy, Captain Industry. The resulting its 1

There is a useful directness to Rapt, a thriller shaped by Lucas Belvaux with a firm understanding of its audience. In Rapt, Yvan Attal provides the anchor while Anne Consigny introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Rapt opens from this situation: A rich industrialist is brutally kidnapped. The resulting its 2h 5m running time feels most convincing whenever Rapt trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ Rapt finds additional purpose in its exam

There is a useful directness to William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe, a documentary shaped by Emily Kunstler with a firm understanding of its audience. In William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe, Herman Badillo provides the anchor while Harry Belafonte introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe opens from this situation: The life of the great American lawyer and advocate for the political underdog,

There is a useful directness to Beeswax, a comedy shaped by Andrew Bujalski with a firm understanding of its audience. In Beeswax, Tilly Hatcher provides the anchor while Maggie Hatcher introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Beeswax opens from this situation: A pair of identical twin sisters one, who has been paraplegic since youth and gets around in a wheelchair, and the other 'same face, different bodies.'. The resulting its 1h 40m running t

There is a useful directness to Le code a changé, a comedy shaped by Danièle Thompson with a firm understanding of its audience. In Le code a changé, Karin Viard provides the anchor while Dany Boon introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Le code a changé opens from this situation: So called friends at a dinner party end up acting like a dysfunctional family. The resulting its 1h 40m running time feels most convincing whenever Le code a changé t

There is a useful directness to Dead Snow, a horror film shaped by Tommy Wirkola with a firm understanding of its audience. In Dead Snow, Jeppe Beck Laursen provides the anchor while Charlotte Frogner introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Dead Snow opens from this situation: A ski vacation turns horrific for a group of medical students, as they find themselves confronted by an unimaginable menace: Nazi zombies. The resulting its 1h 31m runnin

There is a useful directness to Collapse, a documentary shaped by Chris Smith with a firm understanding of its audience. In Collapse, Michael Ruppert provides the anchor while the principal supporting performer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Collapse opens from this situation: A documentary on Michael Ruppert, a police officer turned independent reporter who predicted the current financial crisis in his self published newsletter, From

There is a useful directness to Alabama Moon, a family film shaped by Tim McCanlies with a firm understanding of its audience. In Alabama Moon, Jimmy Bennett provides the anchor while Gabriel Basso introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Alabama Moon opens from this situation: After the unexpected death of his survivalist father, an eleven year old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world. The resul

There is a useful directness to Love N' Dancing, a romance shaped by Robert Iscove with a firm understanding of its audience. In Love N' Dancing, Nicola Royston provides the anchor while Brandi Tobias introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Love N' Dancing opens from this situation: 2002: Jake Mitchell is the defending World West Coast Swing Champion. The resulting its 1h 31m running time feels most convincing whenever Love N' Dancing trusts be

There is a useful directness to Orgasm Inc., a documentary shaped by Elizabeth Canner with a firm understanding of its audience. In Orgasm Inc., Elizabeth Canner provides the anchor while Darby Stephens introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Orgasm Inc. opens from this situation: Extraordinary behind the scenes access reveals a drug company's fevered race to develop the first FDA approved Viagra for women and offers a humorous but sobering loo

There is a useful directness to Pianomania, a documentary shaped by Robert Cibis with a firm understanding of its audience. In Pianomania, Stephan Knüpfer provides the anchor while Pierre Laurent Aimard introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Pianomania opens from this situation: Pianomania follows Stefan Knüpfer, a piano tuner from Steinway and his famous clients Lang Lang, Brendel, Buchbinder and Pierre Laurent Aimard as they search for the p