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There is a useful directness to Rock on 2, a music drama shaped by Shujaat Saudagar with a firm understanding of its audience. In Rock on 2, Farhan Akhtar provides the anchor while Shraddha Kapoor introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Rock on 2 opens from this situation: The band, Magik reunites with some new members. The resulting its 2h 23m running time feels most convincing whenever Rock on 2 trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ Rock

There is a useful directness to Some Like It Hot, a comedy shaped by Xiaofei Song with a firm understanding of its audience. In Some Like It Hot, Xiao Yang provides the anchor while Ni Yan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Some Like It Hot opens from this situation: Xia Dongsheng, a man with deep anxiety which was caused by him witnessing a tragic death of his schoolmate leads a boring life for forty years. The resulting its 1h 56m runnin

There is a useful directness to Score, a documentary shaped by Matt Schrader with a firm understanding of its audience. In Score, Marco Beltrami provides the anchor while Jon Burlingame introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Score opens from this situation: A look at the cinematic art of the film musical score, and the artists who create them. The resulting its 1h 33m running time feels most convincing whenever Score trusts behaviour more than

There is a useful directness to Tower, a documentary shaped by Keith Maitland with a firm understanding of its audience. In Tower, Monty Muir provides the anchor while Violett Beane introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Tower opens from this situation: Animation, testimony, and archival footage combine to relate the events of August 1, 1966 when a gunman opened fire from the University of Texas clock tower, killing 16 people. The resulting it

There is a useful directness to Cameraperson, a documentary shaped by Kirsten Johnson with a firm understanding of its audience. In Cameraperson, Kirsten Johnson provides the anchor while Aisha Bukar introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Cameraperson opens from this situation: Exposing her role behind the camera, Kirsten Johnson reaches into the vast trove of footage she has shot over decades around the world. The resulting its 1h 42m running

There is a useful directness to Dictator, an action film shaped by Sriwass with a firm understanding of its audience. In Dictator, Nandamuri Balakrishna provides the anchor while Anjali introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Dictator opens from this situation: Chandu lives a normal life with his in laws in Hyderabad. The resulting its 2h 35m running time feels most convincing whenever Dictator trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ The craf

There is a useful directness to Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened, a documentary shaped by Lonny Price with a firm understanding of its audience. In Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened, Jason Alexander provides the anchor while Donna Marie Asbury introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened opens from this situation: This film from acclaimed theater director Lonny Price charts th

There is a useful directness to Like Crazy, a comedy shaped by Paolo Virzì with a firm understanding of its audience. In Like Crazy, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi provides the anchor while Micaela Ramazzotti introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Like Crazy opens from this situation: Two quite different women escape a mental institution to see Tuscany in a stolen car and get to know each other. The resulting its 1h 56m running time feels most convinc

There is a useful directness to In Between, a drama shaped by Maysaloun Hamoud with a firm understanding of its audience. In In Between, Mouna Hawa provides the anchor while Sana Jammelieh introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, In Between opens from this situation: Three Palestinian women living in an apartment in Tel Aviv try to find a balance between traditional and modern culture. The resulting its 1h 43m running time feels most convincing

There is a useful directness to Zero Days, a documentary shaped by Alex Gibney with a firm understanding of its audience. In Zero Days, David Sanger provides the anchor while Emad Kiyaei introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Zero Days opens from this situation: A documentary focused on Stuxnet, a piece of self replicating computer malware that the U.S. The resulting its 1h 56m running time feels most convincing whenever Zero Days trusts behav

There is a useful directness to Slack Bay, a comedy shaped by Bruno Dumont with a firm understanding of its audience. In Slack Bay, Fabrice Luchini provides the anchor while Juliette Binoche introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Slack Bay opens from this situation: In the early 20th century, at the Pas de Calais, people mysteriously disappear as Ma Loute, son of the local fishermen family, and Billie, daughter of the snobbish Van Peteghems, f

There is a useful directness to The King's Choice, a biographical drama shaped by Erik Poppe with a firm understanding of its audience. In The King's Choice, Jesper Christensen provides the anchor while Anders Baasmo introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The King's Choice opens from this situation: April 1940. The resulting its 2h 13m running time feels most convincing whenever The King's Choice trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ Erik