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There is a useful directness to Cemetery of Splendor, a mystery shaped by Apichatpong Weerasethakul with a firm understanding of its audience. In Cemetery of Splendor, Jenjira Pongpas provides the anchor while Banlop Lomnoi introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Cemetery of Splendor opens from this situation: A group of soldiers in a small town on the Mekong River in northern Thailand are struck with a bizarre sleeping illness. The resulting i

There is a useful directness to The Club, a comedy shaped by Pablo Larraín with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Club, Alfredo Castro provides the anchor while Roberto Farías introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Club opens from this situation: A crisis counselor is sent by the Catholic Church to a small Chilean beach town where disgraced priests and nuns, suspected of crimes ranging from child abuse to baby snatching from unw

There is a useful directness to The Ark of Mr Chow, a comedy shaped by Yang Xiao with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Ark of Mr Chow, Honglei Sun provides the anchor while Dongyu Zhou introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Ark of Mr Chow opens from this situation: A group of bright teenagers are recruited for a special college program for young geniuses only to find themselves socially awkward among their more normal peers. Th

There is a useful directness to My King, a romance shaped by Maïwenn with a firm understanding of its audience. In My King, Vincent Cassel provides the anchor while Emmanuelle Bercot introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, My King opens from this situation: Tony is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious skiing accident. The resulting its 2h 4m running time feels most convincing whenever My King trusts behaviour more than explanatio

There is a useful directness to Journal d'une femme de chambre, a drama shaped by Benoît Jacquot with a firm understanding of its audience. In Journal d'une femme de chambre, Léa Seydoux provides the anchor while Vincent Lindon introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Journal d'une femme de chambre opens from this situation: A scheming servant works for a wealthy couple in France during the late 19th century. The resulting its 1h 36m running tim

There is a useful directness to Regression, a thriller shaped by Alejandro Amenábar with a firm understanding of its audience. In Regression, Ethan Hawke provides the anchor while David Thewlis introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Regression opens from this situation: A detective and a psychoanalyst uncover evidence of a satanic cult while investigating a young woman's terrifying past. The resulting its 1h 46m running time feels most convinc

There is a useful directness to Heavy Water, a documentary shaped by Michael Oblowitz with a firm understanding of its audience. In Heavy Water, Jay Adams provides the anchor while Brian Bielmann introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Heavy Water opens from this situation: Follow big wave surfer Nathan Fletcher through the evolution of surfing and his relationship with big waves. The resulting its 1h 24m running time feels most convincing when

There is a useful directness to Entertainment, a drama shaped by Rick Alverson with a firm understanding of its audience. In Entertainment, Gregg Turkington provides the anchor while John C. Reilly introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Entertainment opens from this situation: En route to meet his estranged daughter and attempting to revive his dwindling career, a broken, middle aged comedian plays a string of dead end shows in the Mojave dese

There is a useful directness to L'attesa, a drama shaped by Piero Messina with a firm understanding of its audience. In L'attesa, Juliette Binoche provides the anchor while Giorgio Colangeli introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, L'attesa opens from this situation: A mother unexpectedly meets her son's fiancée at a villa in Sicily and gets to know her as she waits for her son to arrive. The resulting its 1h 40m running time feels most convinci

There is a useful directness to Wedding Doll, a drama shaped by Nitzan Gilady with a firm understanding of its audience. In Wedding Doll, Moran Rosenblatt provides the anchor while Assi Levy introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Wedding Doll opens from this situation: Hagit, a young woman with mild mental deficiency, works in a toilet paper factory. The resulting its 1h 22m running time feels most convincing whenever Wedding Doll trusts behav

There is a useful directness to I Smile Back, a mystery shaped by Adam Salky with a firm understanding of its audience. In I Smile Back, Sarah Silverman provides the anchor while Josh Charles introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, I Smile Back opens from this situation: Addicted to drugs and alcohol, a housewife's self destructive behavior starts to take its toll on her husband and two young children. The resulting its 1h 25m running time feel

There is a useful directness to Presenting Princess Shaw, a documentary shaped by Ido Haar with a firm understanding of its audience. In Presenting Princess Shaw, Tiffany Crawford provides the anchor while Kutiman introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Presenting Princess Shaw opens from this situation: A documentary on the collaborative relationship between New Orleans based songwriter/YouTube star Samantha Montgomery and composer/video artis