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There is a useful directness to The Son of Joseph, a drama shaped by Eugène Green with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Son of Joseph, Victor Ezenfis provides the anchor while Natacha Régnier introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Son of Joseph opens from this situation: A discontented Parisian teenager in search of a father with (Mathieu Amalric) and (Fabrizio Rongione) as his, respectively, callous and gentle alternative pate

There is a useful directness to Poor Boy, a western shaped by Robert Scott Wildes with a firm understanding of its audience. In Poor Boy, Michael Shannon provides the anchor while Amanda Crew introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Poor Boy opens from this situation: Two misfit brothers hustle cash and chase dreams in the desert. The resulting its 1h 44m running time feels most convincing whenever Poor Boy trusts behaviour more than explanation

There is a useful directness to Sidemen: Long Road to Glory, a documentary shaped by Scott D. Rosenbaum with a firm understanding of its audience. In Sidemen: Long Road to Glory, Marc Maron provides the anchor while Pinetop Perkins introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Sidemen: Long Road to Glory opens from this situation: SIDEMEN Long Road To Glory is an intimate look at the incredible lives and legacies of piano player Pinetop Perkins, drum

There is a useful directness to Under the Shadow, a horror film shaped by Babak Anvari with a firm understanding of its audience. In Under the Shadow, Narges Rashidi provides the anchor while Mia Sinclair Jenness introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Under the Shadow opens from this situation: As a mother and daughter struggle to cope with the terrors of the post revolution, war torn Tehran of the 1980s, a mysterious evil begins to haunt thei

There is a useful directness to The Intervention, a comedy shaped by Clea DuVall with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Intervention, Melanie Lynskey provides the anchor while Jason Ritter introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Intervention opens from this situation: A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their marriage.

There is a useful directness to Alone in Berlin, a historical drama shaped by Vincent Perez with a firm understanding of its audience. In Alone in Berlin, Louis Hofmann provides the anchor while Emil von Schönfels introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Alone in Berlin opens from this situation: After a Nazi German working class couple loses their son in World War II, they decide to retaliate by secretly leafletting handwritten cards in Berlin

There is a useful directness to Afterimage, a biographical drama shaped by Andrzej Wajda with a firm understanding of its audience. In Afterimage, Boguslaw Linda provides the anchor while Zofia Wichlacz introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Afterimage opens from this situation: The story of charismatic painter Wladyslaw Strzeminski, who opposed social realism and maintained his own artistic freedom in spite of political obstacles. The resulti

There is a useful directness to The Map Against the World, a historical drama shaped by Kang Woo suk with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Map Against the World, Cha Seung won provides the anchor while Yoo Joon sang introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Map Against the World opens from this situation: At a time when maps weren't readily accessible for the public, 'Gosanja KIM Jeong ho' (CHA Seoung won) sets out to walk across

There is a useful directness to Off the Rails, a documentary shaped by Adam Irving with a firm understanding of its audience. In Off the Rails, Charles Bilal provides the anchor while Courtney Brown introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Off the Rails opens from this situation: How one man's love of transport led to a lifetime of incarceration. The resulting its 1h 26m running time feels most convincing whenever Off the Rails trusts behaviour

There is a useful directness to Sweet Sixteen, a romance shaped by Jin gyu Cho with a firm understanding of its audience. In Sweet Sixteen, Kris Wu provides the anchor while Geng Han introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Sweet Sixteen opens from this situation: Xia Mu is a troubled child whose salvation comes in the form of Shu Yawang. The resulting its 1h 33m running time feels most convincing whenever Sweet Sixteen trusts behaviour more tha

There is a useful directness to Sophie and the Rising Sun, a drama shaped by Maggie Greenwald with a firm understanding of its audience. In Sophie and the Rising Sun, Julianne Nicholson provides the anchor while Takashi Yamaguchi introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Sophie and the Rising Sun opens from this situation: Autumn of 1941 in Salty Creek, a fishing village in South Carolina, two interracial lovers are swept up in the tides of histo

There is a useful directness to Rat Film, a documentary shaped by Theo Anthony with a firm understanding of its audience. In Rat Film, Theo Anthony provides the anchor while Dan Deacon introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Rat Film opens from this situation: Across walls, fences, and alleys, rats not only expose our boundaries of separation but make homes in them. The resulting its 1h 22m running time feels most convincing whenever Rat Film t