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There is a useful directness to Kill Me Three Times, a comedy shaped by Kriv Stenders with a firm understanding of its audience. In Kill Me Three Times, Simon Pegg provides the anchor while Teresa Palmer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Kill Me Three Times opens from this situation: Professional hit man Charlie Wolfe finds himself in three tales of murder, blackmail and revenge after a botched contract assignment. The resulting its 1h 30

There is a useful directness to After, a mystery shaped by Pieter Gaspersz with a firm understanding of its audience. In After, Kathleen Quinlan provides the anchor while John Doman introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, After opens from this situation: A story centered around the Valentinos, a struggling family whose delicate balance is threatened by a carefully concealed secret that, if revealed, will change their lives forever. The resultin

There is a useful directness to Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity, a documentary shaped by Catherine Gund with a firm understanding of its audience. In Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity, Elizabeth Streb provides the anchor while Sarah Callan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Born to Fly: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity opens from this situation: Elizabeth Streb vs. Gravity takes us on an exhilarating journey with choreographer E

There is a useful directness to Olvidados, a historical drama shaped by Carlos Bolado with a firm understanding of its audience. In Olvidados, Damián Alcázar provides the anchor while Rafael Ferro introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Olvidados opens from this situation: After suffering a heart attack, retired General José Mendieta is haunted by his past as an officer in Operation Condor, the CIA backed campaign of political repression in Lat

There is a useful directness to Big Game, a comedy shaped by Jalmari Helander with a firm understanding of its audience. In Big Game, Samuel L. Jackson provides the anchor while Onni Tommila introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Big Game opens from this situation: A young teenager camping in the woods helps rescue the President of the United States when Air Force One is shot down near his campsite. The resulting its 1h 50m running time feels

There is a useful directness to Love at First Fight, a comedy shaped by Thomas Cailley with a firm understanding of its audience. In Love at First Fight, Adèle Haenel provides the anchor while Kévin Azaïs introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Love at First Fight opens from this situation: Between his friends and the family business, Arnaud's summer looks set to be a peaceful one. The resulting its 1h 38m running time feels most convincing whe

There is a useful directness to Christian Mingle, a comedy shaped by Corbin Bernsen with a firm understanding of its audience. In Christian Mingle, Lacey Chabert provides the anchor while Jonathan Patrick Moore introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Christian Mingle opens from this situation: A marketing executive tries to find Mr Right on a Christian dating website. The resulting its 1h 43m running time feels most convincing whenever Christia

There is a useful directness to Gurukulam, a documentary shaped by Neil Dalal with a firm understanding of its audience. In Gurukulam, Dayananda Saraswati provides the anchor while the principal supporting performer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Gurukulam opens from this situation: Follow a group of students and their teacher as they confront fundamental questions about the nature of reality and self identity at a remote forest ashram

There is a useful directness to Last Weekend, a comedy shaped by Tom Dolby with a firm understanding of its audience. In Last Weekend, Patricia Clarkson provides the anchor while Zachary Booth introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Last Weekend opens from this situation: When an affluent matriarch gathers her dysfunctional family for a holiday at their Northern California lake house, her carefully constructed weekend begins to come apart at th

There is a useful directness to Lilting, a romance shaped by Hong Khaou with a firm understanding of its audience. In Lilting, Pei Pei Cheng provides the anchor while Ben Whishaw introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Lilting opens from this situation: A young man of French, Chinese, and Cambodian descent dies, leaving behind his isolated mother and his 4 year male lover, who grieve but don't speak a lick of each other's language. The resultin

There is a useful directness to The Keeping Room, a western shaped by Daniel Barber with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Keeping Room, Brit Marling provides the anchor while Hailee Steinfeld introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Keeping Room opens from this situation: Left without men in the dying days of the American Civil War, three women must fight to defend their home and themselves from two rogue soldiers who have broken

There is a useful directness to The Cut, a mystery shaped by Fatih Akin with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Cut, Tahar Rahim provides the anchor while Simon Abkarian introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Cut opens from this situation: In 1915 a man survives the Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, but loses his family, speech and faith. The resulting its 2h 18m running time feels most convincing whenever The Cut trusts b