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What stands out first about The Bronze is the confidence with which Bryan Buckley establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Bronze asks Melissa Rauch and Gary Cole to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Bronze is established with useful clarity: A foul mouthed former gymnastics bronze medalist with local celebrity status reluctantly trains a rising Olympics aspirant. That direct approach lets The Bronze use its 1h 4

What stands out first about The Assassin is the confidence with which Hsiao Hsien Hou establishes its action film identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Assassin asks Shu Qi and Chang Chen to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Assassin is established with useful clarity: A female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth century China. That direct approach lets The Assassin use its 1h 45m running time

What stands out first about City of Gold is the confidence with which Laura Gabbert establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, City of Gold asks Genet Agonafer and David Chang to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of City of Gold is established with useful clarity: A documentary portrait that takes us into Jonathan Gold's universe to tell the improbable story of a revolution inspired by the pen, but driven by the palate.

What stands out first about El Jeremías is the confidence with which Pato Safa establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, El Jeremías asks Martín Castro and Karem Momo Ruiz to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of El Jeremías is established with useful clarity: Set in Sonora Mexico, the film tells the story of Jeremías an eight year old who finds out he is a gifted child and initiates a journey of self discovery. That direct a

What stands out first about The Stanford Prison Experiment is the confidence with which Kyle Patrick Alvarez establishes its thriller identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Stanford Prison Experiment asks Ezra Miller and Tye Sheridan to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Stanford Prison Experiment is established with useful clarity: In 1971, twenty four male students are selected to take on randomly assigned roles of prisoners and gua

What stands out first about The D Train is the confidence with which Andrew Mogel establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The D Train asks Jack Black and James Marsden to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The D Train is established with useful clarity: The head of a high school reunion committee tries to get the most popular guy in school to attend their class' upcoming 20 year reunion. That direct approach lets The D T

What stands out first about The Himalayas is the confidence with which Seok hoon Lee establishes its biographical drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Himalayas asks Hwang Jung min and Jung Woo to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Himalayas is established with useful clarity: Based on true events, renowned mountaineer UM Hong gil sets out on a mission to Everest to retrieve his late junior climber's body and faces the greates

What stands out first about Tangerine is the confidence with which Sean Baker establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Tangerine asks Kitana Kiki Rodriguez and Mya Taylor to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Tangerine is established with useful clarity: A hooker tears through Tinseltown on Christmas Eve searching for the pimp who broke her heart. That direct approach lets Tangerine use its 1h 28m running time for charact

What stands out first about Cartel Land is the confidence with which Matthew Heineman establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Cartel Land asks Tim Foley and José Manuel 'El Doctor' Mireles to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Cartel Land is established with useful clarity: Filmmaker Matthew Heineman examines the state of the ongoing drug problem along the U.S. That direct approach lets Cartel Land use its 1h 40m ru

What stands out first about Once I Was a Beehive is the confidence with which Maclain Nelson establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Once I Was a Beehive asks Paris Warner and Lisa Valentine Clark to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Once I Was a Beehive is established with useful clarity: After losing her father to cancer, a teenage girl reluctantly joins her new stepcousin at a summer camp for Latter day Saint (Mormon

What stands out first about Sleeping with Other People is the confidence with which Leslye Headland establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Sleeping with Other People asks Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Sleeping with Other People is established with useful clarity: A good natured womanizer and a serial cheater form a platonic relationship that helps reform them in ways, while a mutua

What stands out first about Born to Be Blue is the confidence with which Robert Budreau establishes its romance identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Born to Be Blue asks Ethan Hawke and Carmen Ejogo to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Born to Be Blue is established with useful clarity: A re imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s. That direct approach lets Born to Be Blue use its 1h 37m running time for cha