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Tiny Times 2.0
There is a useful directness to Tiny Times 2.0, a comedy shaped by Jingming Guo with a firm understanding of its audience. In Tiny Times 2.0, Mi Yang provides the anchor while Amber Kuo introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Tiny Times 2.0 opens from this situation: Set four years after the first movie, Lin Xiao, Lily, Nan Xiang, and Ruby, confront opportunities and challenges as their school days come to an end. The resulting its 1h 53m runni
Aug 103 min read
The Dog
There is a useful directness to The Dog, a documentary shaped by Allison Berg with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Dog, John Wojtowicz provides the anchor while Carmen Bifulco introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Dog opens from this situation: A documentary portrait of the late John Wojtowicz, whose attempted robbery of a Brooklyn bank to finance his lover's gender reassignment surgery was the real life inspiration for Dog D
Aug 103 min read
American Made Movie
There is a useful directness to American Made Movie, a documentary shaped by Nathaniel Thomas McGill with a firm understanding of its audience. In American Made Movie, Mark Andol provides the anchor while Merrie Buchsbaum introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, American Made Movie opens from this situation: This compelling new documentary explores the impact of American manufacturing on both ordinary citizens and the national economy. The resul
Aug 103 min read
Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case
There is a useful directness to Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case, a documentary shaped by Andreas Johnsen with a firm understanding of its audience. In Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case, Ai Weiwei provides the anchor while Andreas Johnsen introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Ai Weiwei: The Fake Case opens from this situation: A documentary reflects on artist Ai Weiwei's battle against the lawsuit thrust upon him by the Chinese government in an effort to sile
Aug 103 min read
Reaching for the Moon
There is a useful directness to Reaching for the Moon, a romance shaped by Bruno Barreto with a firm understanding of its audience. In Reaching for the Moon, Glória Pires provides the anchor while Miranda Otto introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Reaching for the Moon opens from this situation: A chronicle of the tragic love affair between American poet Elizabeth Bishop and Brazilian architect Lota de Macedo Soares. The resulting its 1h 58m
Aug 103 min read
Table No. 21
There is a useful directness to Table No. 21, a thriller shaped by Aditya Datt with a firm understanding of its audience. In Table No. 21, Paresh Rawal provides the anchor while Rajeev Khandelwal introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Table No. 21 opens from this situation: A couple is drawn into a game show with a whooping winning prize. The resulting its 1h 48m running time feels most convincing whenever Table No. 21 trusts behaviour more th
Aug 103 min read
A Master Builder
There is a useful directness to A Master Builder, a drama shaped by Jonathan Demme with a firm understanding of its audience. In A Master Builder, Wallace Shawn provides the anchor while Julie Hagerty introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, A Master Builder opens from this situation: A successful, ego maniacal architect who has spent a lifetime bullying his wife, employees and mistresses wants to make peace as his life approaches its final act.
Aug 103 min read
GMO OMG
There is a useful directness to GMO OMG, a documentary shaped by Jeremy Seifert with a firm understanding of its audience. In GMO OMG, Jeremy Seifert provides the anchor while Vandana Shiva introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, GMO OMG opens from this situation: Filmmaker Jeremy Seifert journeys to Haiti, Paris, Norway, and even agri giant Monsanto in search of answers about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and how they affect our childr
Aug 103 min read
Decoding Annie Parker
There is a useful directness to Decoding Annie Parker, a drama shaped by Steven Bernstein with a firm understanding of its audience. In Decoding Annie Parker, Helen Hunt provides the anchor while Samantha Morton introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Decoding Annie Parker opens from this situation: Love, science, sex, infidelity, disease and comedy, the wild, mostly true story of the irrepressible Annie Parker and the almost discovery of a cur
Aug 103 min read
Long Live Freedom
There is a useful directness to Long Live Freedom, a comedy shaped by Roberto Andò with a firm understanding of its audience. In Long Live Freedom, Toni Servillo provides the anchor while Valerio Mastandrea introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Long Live Freedom opens from this situation: When a politician disappears, his (mad) twin brother is brought to replace him. The resulting its 1h 34m running time feels most convincing whenever Long Li
Aug 103 min read
Mademoiselle C
There is a useful directness to Mademoiselle C, a documentary shaped by Fabien Constant with a firm understanding of its audience. In Mademoiselle C, Carine Roitfeld provides the anchor while Donatella Versace introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Mademoiselle C opens from this situation: A documentary focused on former Vogue Paris editor in chief and fashion stylist Carine Roitfeld as she moves to New York to launch her own magazine. The res
Aug 102 min read
American Mustang
There is a useful directness to American Mustang, a documentary shaped by Monty Miranda with a firm understanding of its audience. In American Mustang, Alison Eastwood provides the anchor while Daryl Hannah introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, American Mustang opens from this situation: A young girl discovers that America's wild horses are in danger of being wiped off the land they've called home for thousands of years, as American Mustang t
Aug 103 min read
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