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Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story
There is a useful directness to Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story, a documentary shaped by Franklin Martin with a firm understanding of its audience. In Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story, Kevin Laue provides the anchor while Barry Rohrssen introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Long Shot: The Kevin Laue Story opens from this situation: The story of Kevin Laue striving to be the first one armed basketball player ever to receive a scholarship and pl
Aug 103 min read
Wrong
There is a useful directness to Wrong, a comedy shaped by Quentin Dupieux with a firm understanding of its audience. In Wrong, Jack Plotnick provides the anchor while Todd Giebenhain introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Wrong opens from this situation: Dolph Springer wakes up one morning to realize he has lost the love of his life, his dog, Paul. The resulting its 1h 34m running time feels most convincing whenever Wrong trusts behaviour more
Aug 102 min read
Wish You Were Here
There is a useful directness to Wish You Were Here, a thriller shaped by Kieran Darcy Smith with a firm understanding of its audience. In Wish You Were Here, Joel Edgerton provides the anchor while Teresa Palmer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Wish You Were Here opens from this situation: Two Australian couples, two sisters, are on vacation in Southern Cambodia. The resulting its 1h 29m running time feels most convincing whenever Wish Y
Aug 103 min read
Jewtopia
There is a useful directness to Jewtopia, a comedy shaped by Bryan Fogel with a firm understanding of its audience. In Jewtopia, Austin Abrams provides the anchor while Tom Arnold introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Jewtopia opens from this situation: A romantic comedy centered on a gentile who pretends to be Jewish in order to win the affection of his love interest. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most convincing whenever Jewto
Aug 102 min read
Entre les Bras
There is a useful directness to Entre les Bras, a documentary shaped by Paul Lacoste with a firm understanding of its audience. In Entre les Bras, Michel Bras provides the anchor while Sébastien Bras introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Entre les Bras opens from this situation: A documentary on French chef Michel Bras and his decision to hand over his restaurant to his son, Sebastien, who has been working with him for 15 years. The resulting
Aug 103 min read
All's Well, Ends Well 2012
There is a useful directness to All's Well, Ends Well 2012, a comedy shaped by Hing Ka Chan with a firm understanding of its audience. In All's Well, Ends Well 2012, Gong Linna provides the anchor while Donnie Yen introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, All's Well, Ends Well 2012 opens from this situation: Four men go on a heroic mission to help four women and wind up experiencing a series of mishaps. The resulting its 1h 55m running time feels
Aug 103 min read
The Discoverers
There is a useful directness to The Discoverers, a comedy shaped by Justin Schwarz with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Discoverers, Griffin Dunne provides the anchor while Madeleine Martin introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Discoverers opens from this situation: A road movie about a dysfunctional family who embark on a Lewis and Clark re enactment trek and discover themselves and each other in the process. The resulting i
Aug 103 min read
The Fitzgerald Family Christmas
There is a useful directness to The Fitzgerald Family Christmas, a drama shaped by Edward Burns with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Fitzgerald Family Christmas, Kerry Bishé provides the anchor while Edward Burns introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Fitzgerald Family Christmas opens from this situation: The adult siblings of the Fitzgerald family prepare for their estranged father to return home for Christmas for the first t
Aug 103 min read
Painted Skin: The Resurrection
There is a useful directness to Painted Skin: The Resurrection, a mystery shaped by Wuershan with a firm understanding of its audience. In Painted Skin: The Resurrection, Xun Zhou provides the anchor while Wei Zhao introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Painted Skin: The Resurrection opens from this situation: An ancient fox spirit embarks on a diabolical quest to become human after escaping an icy prison, and becomes bound to a disfigured pri
Aug 103 min read
Venus and Serena
There is a useful directness to Venus and Serena, a documentary shaped by Maiken Baird with a firm understanding of its audience. In Venus and Serena, Raul Arevalo provides the anchor while Arthur Ashe introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Venus and Serena opens from this situation: Ever since Venus and Serena Williams started playing in tennis tournaments, they've provoked strong reactions from awe and admiration to suspicion and resentment.
Aug 103 min read
Jodi Breakers
There is a useful directness to Jodi Breakers, a comedy shaped by Ashwini Chaudhary with a firm understanding of its audience. In Jodi Breakers, Bipasha Basu provides the anchor while Helen introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Jodi Breakers opens from this situation: A man (R. Madhavan) who helps wronged parties get out of bad relationships meets his match when he takes on a business partner (Bipasha Basu). The resulting its 2h 7m running ti
Aug 103 min read
Red Lights
There is a useful directness to Red Lights, a mystery shaped by Rodrigo Cortés with a firm understanding of its audience. In Red Lights, Sigourney Weaver provides the anchor while Robert De Niro introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Red Lights opens from this situation: Professional skeptic Margaret Matheson and her assistant, Tom Buckley, set out to prove that famous psychic Simon Silver, who has re emerged after years of seclusion since the
Aug 103 min read
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