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The Winding Stream
There is a useful directness to The Winding Stream, a documentary shaped by Beth Harrington with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Winding Stream, Chet Atkins provides the anchor while Lorrie Bennett introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Winding Stream opens from this situation: The Winding Stream is a 90 minute High Definition music history documentary in progress that tells the story of the American roots music dynasty, the C
Aug 103 min read
K: Missing Kings
There is a useful directness to K: Missing Kings, an animated adventure shaped by Shingo Suzuki with a firm understanding of its audience. In K: Missing Kings, Daisuke Namikawa provides the anchor while Daisuke Ono introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, K: Missing Kings opens from this situation: Whilst searching for their missing king (Shiro), Kuro and Neko discover Red Clan member Anna Kushina and Shiro are being tracked by the mysterious Gr
Aug 103 min read
White Bird in a Blizzard
There is a useful directness to White Bird in a Blizzard, a thriller shaped by Gregg Araki with a firm understanding of its audience. In White Bird in a Blizzard, Shailene Woodley provides the anchor while Eva Green introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, White Bird in a Blizzard opens from this situation: In 1988, a teenage girl's life is thrown into chaos when her mother disappears. The resulting its 1h 31m running time feels most convincing
Aug 103 min read
Rocks in My Pockets
There is a useful directness to Rocks in My Pockets, an animated adventure shaped by Signe Baumane with a firm understanding of its audience. In Rocks in My Pockets, Signe Baumane provides the anchor while the principal supporting performer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Rocks in My Pockets opens from this situation: Signe Baumane and five women in her family battle with depression and madness. The resulting its 1h 28m running time fee
Aug 103 min read
Tiger & Bunny: The Rising
There is a useful directness to Tiger & Bunny: The Rising, an animated adventure shaped by Kiyotaka Suzuki with a firm understanding of its audience. In Tiger & Bunny: The Rising, Hiroaki Hirata provides the anchor while Masakazu Morita introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Tiger & Bunny: The Rising opens from this situation: Kotetsu T. Kaburagi, a.k.a. The resulting its 1h 48m running time feels most convincing whenever Tiger & Bunny: The Ri
Aug 103 min read
Expelled from Paradise
There is a useful directness to Expelled from Paradise, an animated adventure shaped by Seiji Mizushima with a firm understanding of its audience. In Expelled from Paradise, Rie Kugimiya provides the anchor while Wendee Lee introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Expelled from Paradise opens from this situation: With Earth in ruins, humanity no longer takes corporeal form and exists in a virtual society known as 'DEVA'. The resulting its 1h 44m
Aug 103 min read
Not Cool
There is a useful directness to Not Cool, a comedy shaped by Shane Dawson with a firm understanding of its audience. In Not Cool, Shane Dawson provides the anchor while Cherami Leigh introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Not Cool opens from this situation: A group of modern day Pittsburgh teenagers spend their Thanksgiving break experiencing a mixture of love, friendship, partying, and sex. The resulting its 1h 33m running time feels most con
Aug 103 min read
The Kindergarten Teacher
There is a useful directness to The Kindergarten Teacher, a drama shaped by Nadav Lapid with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Kindergarten Teacher, Sarit Larry provides the anchor while Avi Shnaidman introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Kindergarten Teacher opens from this situation: A kindergarten teacher discovers in a five year old child a prodigious gift for poetry. The resulting its 1h 59m running time feels most convinc
Aug 103 min read
Before We Go
There is a useful directness to Before We Go, a comedy shaped by Chris Evans with a firm understanding of its audience. In Before We Go, Chris Evans provides the anchor while Alice Eve introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Before We Go opens from this situation: Two strangers stuck in Manhattan for the night grow into each other's most trusted confidants when an evening of unexpected adventure forces them to confront their fears and take cont
Aug 103 min read
Match
There is a useful directness to Match, a comedy shaped by Stephen Belber with a firm understanding of its audience. In Match, Patrick Stewart provides the anchor while Carla Gugino introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Match opens from this situation: As a Juilliard professor is interviewed by a woman and her husband for her dissertation on the history of dance in 1960s New York City, it becomes increasingly clear that there are ulterior moti
Aug 103 min read
Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead
There is a useful directness to Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead, a horror film shaped by Tommy Wirkola with a firm understanding of its audience. In Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead, Geir Vegar Hoel provides the anchor while Ørjan Gamst introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead opens from this situation: Still on the run from a group of Nazi zombies, a man seeks the aid of a group of American zombie enthusiasts, and discovers new tec
Aug 103 min read
The New Rijksmuseum - The Film
There is a useful directness to The New Rijksmuseum The Film, a documentary shaped by Oeke Hoogendijk with a firm understanding of its audience. In The New Rijksmuseum The Film, Taco Dibbits provides the anchor while Wim Pijbes introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The New Rijksmuseum The Film opens from this situation: Chronicles the design of a new entrance to the Rijksmuseum Museum and complete rebuild of the interior. The resulting its 2h
Aug 103 min read
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