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There is a useful directness to Happy, Happy, a comedy shaped by Anne Sewitsky with a firm understanding of its audience. In Happy, Happy, Agnes Kittelsen provides the anchor while Joachim Rafaelsen introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Happy, Happy opens from this situation: Family is the most important thing in the world to Kaja. The resulting its 1h 25m running time feels most convincing whenever Happy, Happy trusts behaviour more than exp

There is a useful directness to Every Day, a comedy shaped by Richard Levine with a firm understanding of its audience. In Every Day, Liev Schreiber provides the anchor while Helen Hunt introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Every Day opens from this situation: A comedy about a New York City couple (Schreiber and Hunt) in romantic and family crisis. The resulting its 1h 33m running time feels most convincing whenever Every Day trusts behaviour

There is a useful directness to William S. Burroughs: A Man Within, a documentary shaped by Yony Leyser with a firm understanding of its audience. In William S. Burroughs: A Man Within, Fred Aldrich provides the anchor while Laurie Anderson introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, William S. Burroughs: A Man Within opens from this situation: William S. Burroughs: featuring never before seen footage as well as exclusive interviews with his closes

There is a useful directness to Shanghai, a thriller shaped by Mikael Håfström with a firm understanding of its audience. In Shanghai, John Cusack provides the anchor while Gong Li introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Shanghai opens from this situation: A '40s period piece which revolves around an American expat who returns to Shanghai in the months before Pearl Harbor due to the death of his friend. The resulting its 1h 45m running time fee

There is a useful directness to Ca$h, a comedy shaped by Stephen Milburn Anderson with a firm understanding of its audience. In Ca$h, Sean Bean provides the anchor while Chris Hemsworth introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Ca$h opens from this situation: After a down and out couple finds a briefcase of money that solves all their problems, a menacing stranger forces them to commit a series of armed robberies to pay it all back. The resulting

There is a useful directness to The Woodmans, a documentary shaped by Scott Willis with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Woodmans, Francesca Woodman provides the anchor while George Woodman introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Woodmans opens from this situation: The story of a family that suffers a tragedy, but perseveres and finds redemption through each other and their work making art. The resulting its 1h 22m running time

There is a useful directness to The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman, a comedy shaped by Wuershan with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman, Masanobu Andô provides the anchor while Swanson Han introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Butcher, the Chef, and the Swordsman opens from this situation: A tale of revenge, honor and greed follows a group of misfits that gets involved with a kitchen cl

There is a useful directness to Lebanon, Pa., a drama shaped by Ben Hickernell with a firm understanding of its audience. In Lebanon, Pa., Josh Hopkins provides the anchor while Rachel Kitson introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Lebanon, Pa. opens from this situation: Will (Josh Hopkins), a charming 35 year old Philadelphia ad man, heads to Lebanon, Pa. The resulting its 1h 40m running time feels most convincing whenever Lebanon, Pa. trusts

There is a useful directness to The Perfect Host, a comedy shaped by Nicholas Tomnay with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Perfect Host, David Hyde Pierce provides the anchor while Clayne Crawford introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Perfect Host opens from this situation: An on the run convict looking for temporary cover finds it at the house of a very colorful character. The resulting its 1h 33m running time feels most conv

There is a useful directness to Putty Hill, a drama shaped by Matthew Porterfield with a firm understanding of its audience. In Putty Hill, Sky Ferreira provides the anchor while Zoe Vance introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Putty Hill opens from this situation: A young man's untimely death unites a fractured family and their community through shared memory and loss. The resulting its 1h 25m running time feels most convincing whenever Putty

There is a useful directness to The Strange Case of Angelica, a fantasy shaped by Manoel de Oliveira with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Strange Case of Angelica, Afonso Bonito provides the anchor while Carmen Santos introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Strange Case of Angelica opens from this situation: A photographer is asked by hotel owners to take portraits of their recently deceased daughter. The resulting its 1h 37m r

Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen begins with an appealing promise: Wai Keung Lau will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Donnie Yen and Alex Ahlstrom gives Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen an immediate pulse. The story of Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen begins from a specific pressure point: The year is 1917 and Chen Zhen, believed to be dead, returns to Shang