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My Love, Don't Cross That River
There is a useful directness to My Love, Don't Cross That River, a documentary shaped by Mo young Jin with a firm understanding of its audience. In My Love, Don't Cross That River, Byeong man Jo provides the anchor while Gye yeol Kang introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, My Love, Don't Cross That River opens from this situation: A couple who have lived together for 76 years faces the last moment of their marriage. The resulting its 1h 26m ru
Aug 103 min read
Advanced Style
There is a useful directness to Advanced Style, a documentary shaped by Lina Plioplyte with a firm understanding of its audience. In Advanced Style, Iris Apfel provides the anchor while Joyce Carpati introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Advanced Style opens from this situation: Advanced Style examines the lives of seven unique New Yorkers whose eclectic personal style and vital spirit have guided their approach to aging. The resulting its 1h
Aug 103 min read
Sunshine Superman
There is a useful directness to Sunshine Superman, a documentary shaped by Marah Strauch with a firm understanding of its audience. In Sunshine Superman, Carl Boenish provides the anchor while Pat Sajak introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Sunshine Superman opens from this situation: A heart racing documentary portrait of Carl Boenish, the father of the BASE jumping movement, whose early passion for skydiving led him to ever more spectacular
Aug 102 min read
Life After Beth
There is a useful directness to Life After Beth, a horror film shaped by Jeff Baena with a firm understanding of its audience. In Life After Beth, Aubrey Plaza provides the anchor while Dane DeHaan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Life After Beth opens from this situation: A young man's recently deceased girlfriend mysteriously returns from the dead, but he slowly realizes she is not the way he remembered her. The resulting its 1h 29m ru
Aug 103 min read
The Principle
There is a useful directness to The Principle, a documentary shaped by Katheryne Thomas with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Principle, Julian Barbour provides the anchor while Robert J. Bennett introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Principle opens from this situation: The Principle" brings to light astonishing new scientific observations challenging the Copernican Principle; the foundational assumption underlying the modern
Aug 103 min read
Pump
There is a useful directness to Pump, a documentary shaped by Joshua Tickell with a firm understanding of its audience. In Pump, Adhemar Altieri provides the anchor while Greg Anderson introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Pump opens from this situation: A documentary that tells the story of America's addiction to oil, from its corporate conspiracy beginnings to its current monopoly today, and explains clearly and simply how we can end it and
Aug 103 min read
Cuban Fury
There is a useful directness to Cuban Fury, a comedy shaped by James Griffiths with a firm understanding of its audience. In Cuban Fury, Nick Frost provides the anchor while Rashida Jones introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Cuban Fury opens from this situation: Beneath Bruce Garrett's under confident, overweight exterior, the passionate heart of a salsa king lies dormant. The resulting its 1h 38m running time feels most convincing whenever
Aug 103 min read
Beyond Sight: The Derek Rabelo Story
There is a useful directness to Beyond Sight: The Derek Rabelo Story, a documentary shaped by Bryan S. Jennings with a firm understanding of its audience. In Beyond Sight: The Derek Rabelo Story, Makua Rothman provides the anchor while Bethany Hamilton introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Beyond Sight: The Derek Rabelo Story opens from this situation: The accomplishments of a blind surfer that, through the encouragement of his parents, best
Aug 103 min read
Black Souls
There is a useful directness to Black Souls, a crime drama shaped by Francesco Munzi with a firm understanding of its audience. In Black Souls, Marco Leonardi provides the anchor while Peppino Mazzotta introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Black Souls opens from this situation: The story of three brothers, the sons of a shepherd, close to the ndrangheta and of their divided soul. The resulting its 1h 49m running time feels most convincing whe
Aug 102 min read
Korengal
There is a useful directness to Korengal, a documentary shaped by Sebastian Junger with a firm understanding of its audience. In Korengal, LaMonta Caldwell provides the anchor while Miguel Cortez introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Korengal opens from this situation: Korengal picks up where Restrepo (2010) left off with the same men, in the same valley, with the same commanders but presents a very different look at the experience of war. Th
Aug 103 min read
Man from Reno
There is a useful directness to Man from Reno, a thriller shaped by Dave Boyle with a firm understanding of its audience. In Man from Reno, Ayako Fujitani provides the anchor while Pepe Serna introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Man from Reno opens from this situation: A mystery outside of San Francisco brings together small town sheriff Paul Del Moral, Japanese author Aki Akahori, and a traveler from Reno who soon disappears, leaving behind
Aug 103 min read
The Way He Looks
There is a useful directness to The Way He Looks, a romance shaped by Daniel Ribeiro with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Way He Looks, Ghilherme Lobo provides the anchor while Fabio Audi introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Way He Looks opens from this situation: Leonardo is a blind teenager searching for independence. The resulting its 1h 36m running time feels most convincing whenever The Way He Looks trusts behaviour mor
Aug 103 min read
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