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There is a useful directness to Beyond the Farthest Star, a thriller shaped by Andrew Librizzi with a firm understanding of its audience. In Beyond the Farthest Star, Renée O'Connor provides the anchor while Todd Terry introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Beyond the Farthest Star opens from this situation: A torched nativity shifts the national spotlight to a dying Texas town, revealing the hidden secrets of a preacher's broken family. The r

There is a useful directness to Paths of the Soul, a drama shaped by Yang Zhang with a firm understanding of its audience. In Paths of the Soul, Tsring Chodron provides the anchor while Tashi Dawa introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Paths of the Soul opens from this situation: A group of Tibetans make a 1200 kilometer pilgrimage to Lasa. The resulting its 1h 55m running time feels most convincing whenever Paths of the Soul trusts behaviour

There is a useful directness to Anesthesia, a crime drama shaped by Tim Blake Nelson with a firm understanding of its audience. In Anesthesia, Sam Waterston provides the anchor while Kristen Stewart introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Anesthesia opens from this situation: Multiple lives intersect in the aftermath of the violent mugging of a Columbia University philosophy professor. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most convincing

There is a useful directness to Kaili Blues, a mystery shaped by Bi Gan with a firm understanding of its audience. In Kaili Blues, Yongzhong Chen provides the anchor while Feiyang Luo introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Kaili Blues opens from this situation: While travelling the countryside to locate his nephew, a small town doctor finds himself interacting with people from his past and future. The resulting its 1h 53m running time feels mo

There is a useful directness to Love Forecast, a comedy shaped by Park Jin Pyo with a firm understanding of its audience. In Love Forecast, Lee Seung gi provides the anchor while Moon Chae won introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Love Forecast opens from this situation: An elegant weather reporter on TV and a foul mouthed boozer off, Hyun woo juggles three relationships with three men of different personalities. The resulting its 1h 58m runn

There is a useful directness to No Home Movie, a documentary shaped by Chantal Akerman with a firm understanding of its audience. In No Home Movie, Chantal Akerman provides the anchor while Natalia Akerman introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, No Home Movie opens from this situation: Filmmaker Chantal Akerman documents the life of her mother Natalia Akerman, a Polish immigrant and survivor of Auschwitz. The resulting its 1h 55m running time f

There is a useful directness to Monster Hunt, a comedy shaped by Raman Hui with a firm understanding of its audience. In Monster Hunt, Baihe Bai provides the anchor while Boran Jing introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Monster Hunt opens from this situation: Human and monsters have lived in their separate worlds, but after the birth of Wuba, the last of the monster kings, begins the adventure to bring the two races together. The resulting it

There is a useful directness to Love & Taxes, a comedy shaped by Jacob Kornbluth with a firm understanding of its audience. In Love & Taxes, Josh Kornbluth provides the anchor while Sarah Overman introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Love & Taxes opens from this situation: Love & Taxes is a riveting comic tale of seven years of tax avoidance. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most convincing whenever Love & Taxes trusts behaviour mo

There is a useful directness to Equals, a romance shaped by Drake Doremus with a firm understanding of its audience. In Equals, Nicholas Hoult provides the anchor while Kristen Stewart introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Equals opens from this situation: In an emotionless utopia, two people fall in love when they regain their feelings from a mysterious disease, causing tensions between them and their society. The resulting its 1h 41m runnin

There is a useful directness to Last Cab to Darwin, a comedy shaped by Jeremy Sims with a firm understanding of its audience. In Last Cab to Darwin, Michael Caton provides the anchor while Ningali Lawford introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Last Cab to Darwin opens from this situation: When Rex, a Broken Hill cab driver, is told he doesn't have long to live, he sets out on an epic journey to Darwin in a bid to die on his own terms. The resu

There is a useful directness to Eisenstein in Guanajuato, a comedy shaped by Peter Greenaway with a firm understanding of its audience. In Eisenstein in Guanajuato, Elmer Bäck provides the anchor while Luis Alberti introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Eisenstein in Guanajuato opens from this situation: The venerated filmmaker Eisenstein is comparable in talent, insight and wisdom, with the likes of Shakespeare or Beethoven; there are few if

There is a useful directness to Phantom Boy, an animated adventure shaped by Jean Loup Felicioli with a firm understanding of its audience. In Phantom Boy, Edouard Baer provides the anchor while Jean Pierre Marielle introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Phantom Boy opens from this situation: A super powered boy helps a wheelchair bound policeman in his attempt to bring down a mob kingpin. The resulting its 1h 24m running time feels most convi