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There is a useful directness to Ong Bak 3, an action film shaped by Tony Jaa with a firm understanding of its audience. In Ong Bak 3, Tony Jaa provides the anchor while Dan Chupong introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Ong Bak 3 opens from this situation: Continuing from Ong Bak 2's 1440s, Prince Tien fails to revenge his parents' murder by the evil new ruler. The resulting its 1h 39m running time feels most convincing whenever Ong Bak 3 trus

There is a useful directness to The Tenant, a horror film shaped by Ric La Monte with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Tenant, J. LaRose provides the anchor while Michael Berryman introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Tenant opens from this situation: A simple man, Dr Walter Newman, has high aspirations to cure all disease through genetic manipulation. The resulting its 1h 36m running time feels most convincing whenever The Te

There is a useful directness to I'm Not Jesus Mommy, a thriller shaped by Vaughn Juares with a firm understanding of its audience. In I'm Not Jesus Mommy, Charles Hubbell provides the anchor while Bridget McGrath introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, I'm Not Jesus Mommy opens from this situation: Kimberly would stop at nothing to have a child of her own. The resulting its 1h 29m running time feels most convincing whenever I'm Not Jesus Mommy

There is a useful directness to Dumbstruck, a documentary shaped by Mark Goffman with a firm understanding of its audience. In Dumbstruck, Bob Ashman provides the anchor while Maria Ashman introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Dumbstruck opens from this situation: A humorous and heartfelt story that follows ventriloquists across the United States, Mexican Riviera, Bahamas and Japan, as they pursue their dreams of a career in puppetry. The res

There is a useful directness to Dreamkiller, a thriller shaped by Catherine C. Pirotta with a firm understanding of its audience. In Dreamkiller, Dario Deak provides the anchor while John Savage introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Dreamkiller opens from this situation: A young doctor is linked to a series of mysterious and brutally executed murders while performing a controversial medical experiment with mysterious origins. The resulting it

There is a useful directness to Anchor Baby, a thriller shaped by Lonzo Nzekwe with a firm understanding of its audience. In Anchor Baby, Omoni Oboli provides the anchor while Sam Sarpong introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Anchor Baby opens from this situation: Anchor Baby is a tale of an illegal immigrant couple from Nigeria on a quest to create a better life for their unborn child. The resulting its 1h 35m running time feels most convinc

There is a useful directness to London Boulevard, a crime drama shaped by William Monahan with a firm understanding of its audience. In London Boulevard, Colin Farrell provides the anchor while Keira Knightley introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, London Boulevard opens from this situation: An ex con with a reputation tries to go straight by working as a handy man for a reclusive actress but this is unfortunately not the wish of London's unde

There is a useful directness to The Freebie, a comedy shaped by Katie Aselton with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Freebie, Katie Aselton provides the anchor while Dax Shepard introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Freebie opens from this situation: A young couple decides to give each other a night off, no questions asked. The resulting its 1h 18m running time feels most convincing whenever The Freebie trusts behaviour more th

There is a useful directness to Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment, a documentary shaped by Toby Perl Freilich with a firm understanding of its audience. In Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment, the lead performer provides the anchor while the principal supporting performer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Inventing Our Life: The Kibbutz Experiment opens from this situation: Inventing Our Life examines the 100 year history

There is a useful directness to Carbon Nation, a documentary shaped by Peter Byck with a firm understanding of its audience. In Carbon Nation, Rohit T. Aggarwala provides the anchor while Jerry M. Allums introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Carbon Nation opens from this situation: An optimistic (and witty) discovery of what people are already doing, what we as a nation could be doing and what the world needs to do to prevent (or at least slo

There is a useful directness to Littlerock, a drama shaped by Mike Ott with a firm understanding of its audience. In Littlerock, Atsuko Okatsuka provides the anchor while Cory Zacharia introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Littlerock opens from this situation: "Littlerock" is a powerfully intimate drama that captures the fears and desires of a young Japanese woman lost in America. The resulting its 1h 23m running time feels most convincing wh

There is a useful directness to Nénette, a documentary shaped by Nicolas Philibert with a firm understanding of its audience. In Nénette, Judit Kele provides the anchor while Nénette introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Nénette opens from this situation: A documentary on a 40 year old orangutan that is locked behind bars. The resulting its 1h 10m running time feels most convincing whenever Nénette trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ Ju