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What stands out first about Jack Goes Boating is the confidence with which Philip Seymour Hoffman establishes its romance identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Jack Goes Boating asks Philip Seymour Hoffman and Amy Ryan to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Jack Goes Boating is established with useful clarity: A limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship, and grace centered around two working class New York City coup

What stands out first about Tamara Drewe is the confidence with which Stephen Frears establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Tamara Drewe asks Gemma Arterton and Luke Evans to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Tamara Drewe is established with useful clarity: A young newspaper writer returns to her hometown in the English countryside, where her childhood home is being prepped for sale. That direct approach lets Tamara Dr

What stands out first about Mumbai Diaries is the confidence with which Kiran Rao establishes its drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Mumbai Diaries asks Prateik Patil Babbar and Monica Dogra to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Mumbai Diaries is established with useful clarity: The lives of four people intersect in Mumbai: a washer man who wants to become an actor, a banker turned photographer, a painter looking for inspiration, an

What stands out first about All Good Things is the confidence with which Andrew Jarecki establishes its thriller identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, All Good Things asks Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of All Good Things is established with useful clarity: David Marks, a real estate scion, is suspected of killing his wife Katie, who disappeared in 1982. That direct approach lets All Good Things use its 1h

What stands out first about Howl is the confidence with which Rob Epstein establishes its romance identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Howl asks James Franco and Todd Rotondi to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Howl is established with useful clarity: As Allen Ginsberg talks about his life and art, his most famous poem is illustrated in animation while the obscenity trial of the work is dramatized. That direct approach lets Howl use its 1

What stands out first about The Virginity Hit is the confidence with which Huck Botko establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Virginity Hit asks Matt Bennett and Zack Pearlman to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Virginity Hit is established with useful clarity: Four guys, one camera, and their experience chronicling the exhilarating and terrifying rite of passage: losing your virginity. That direct approach let

What stands out first about We Are Family is the confidence with which Siddharth P Malhotra establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, We Are Family asks Kareena Kapoor and Kajol to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of We Are Family is established with useful clarity: A divorced mother of three children runs a happy household until her former husband brings his new career oriented girlfriend into the picture. That direct appr

What stands out first about My Afternoons with Margueritte is the confidence with which Jean Becker establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, My Afternoons with Margueritte asks Gérard Depardieu and Gisèle Casadesus to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of My Afternoons with Margueritte is established with useful clarity: A semi literate and lonely odd job man bonds with a much older and well read woman. That direct approach

What stands out first about Tabloid is the confidence with which Errol Morris establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Tabloid asks Joyce McKinney and Peter Tory to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Tabloid is established with useful clarity: A documentary on a former Miss Wyoming who is charged with abducting and imprisoning a young Mormon Missionary. That direct approach lets Tabloid use its 1h 27m running time fo

What stands out first about Frankie & Alice is the confidence with which Geoffrey Sax establishes its biographical drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Frankie & Alice asks Halle Berry and Stellan Skarsgård to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Frankie & Alice is established with useful clarity: A drama centered on a go go dancer with multiple personality disorder who struggles to remain her true self and begins working with a psychot

What stands out first about Mozart's Sister is the confidence with which René Féret establishes its romance identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Mozart's Sister asks Marie Féret and Marc Barbé to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Mozart's Sister is established with useful clarity: A reimagined account of the early life of Maria Anna 'Nannerl' Mozart, five years older than Wolfgang, and a musical prodigy in her own right. That direct approa

What stands out first about Point Blank is the confidence with which Fred Cavayé establishes its action film identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Point Blank asks Gilles Lellouche and Roschdy Zem to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Point Blank is established with useful clarity: Samuel, a male nurse, saves the life of a thief whose henchmen take Samuel's wife hostage and force him to spring their boss. That direct approach lets Point Blan