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There is a useful directness to Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, a documentary shaped by Steve James with a firm understanding of its audience. In Abacus: Small Enough to Jail, Thomas Sung provides the anchor while Hwei Lin Sung introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Abacus: Small Enough to Jail opens from this situation: A small financial institution called Abacus becomes the only company criminally indicted in the wake of the United States' 200

There is a useful directness to Caged No More, an action film shaped by Lisa Arnold with a firm understanding of its audience. In Caged No More, Kevin Sorbo provides the anchor while Debra Wilson introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Caged No More opens from this situation: Aggie Prejean is a godmother on a desperate search to find her two goddaughters, Skye and Elle, who have been kidnapped by their sinister father. The resulting its 1h 30m

There is a useful directness to Remember the Goal, a sports drama shaped by Dave Christiano with a firm understanding of its audience. In Remember the Goal, Allee Sutton Hethcoat provides the anchor while Quinn Alexis introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Remember the Goal opens from this situation: A new female coach fresh out of college takes over the cross country program at an all girls private Christian school and tries to lead them to t

There is a useful directness to Three, an action film shaped by Johnnie To with a firm understanding of its audience. In Three, Wei Zhao provides the anchor while Louis Koo introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Three opens from this situation: Shot and hospitalized, a cunning robber refuses surgery to avoid police custody. The resulting its 1h 28m running time feels most convincing whenever Three trusts behaviour more than explanation. ⁠ Visu

There is a useful directness to Fire at Sea, a documentary shaped by Gianfranco Rosi with a firm understanding of its audience. In Fire at Sea, Samuele Pucillo provides the anchor while Mattias Cucina introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Fire at Sea opens from this situation: Capturing life on the Italian island of Lampedusa, a frontline in the European migrant crisis. The resulting its 1h 54m running time feels most convincing whenever Fire

There is a useful directness to '85: The Greatest Team in Football History, a documentary shaped by Scott Prestin with a firm understanding of its audience. In '85: The Greatest Team in Football History, Barack Obama provides the anchor while Mike Singletary introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, '85: The Greatest Team in Football History opens from this situation: 1985 Chicago Bears. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most convincing

There is a useful directness to The B Side, a documentary shaped by Errol Morris with a firm understanding of its audience. In The B Side, Elsa Dorfman provides the anchor while Jorge Luis Borges introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The B Side opens from this situation: A look at the life and work of photographer Elsa Dorfman. The resulting its 1h 16m running time feels most convincing whenever The B Side trusts behaviour more than explanati

There is a useful directness to Spirits' Homecoming, a drama shaped by Cho Jung Rae with a firm understanding of its audience. In Spirits' Homecoming, Soon Hyoung Cha provides the anchor while Park Choong Hwan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Spirits' Homecoming opens from this situation: Two Korean girls, Jung Min (14) and Young hee (15) are kidnapped by the Japanese Imperial Army and taken to a 'Comfort Station' in China. The resulting

There is a useful directness to Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge, a romance shaped by Marie Noëlle with a firm understanding of its audience. In Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge, Karolina Gruszka provides the anchor while Arieh Worthalter introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Marie Curie: The Courage of Knowledge opens from this situation: Follows the famous physicist and chemist Marie Curie and her struggle for recognition in the m

There is a useful directness to I Called Him Morgan, a documentary shaped by Kasper Collin with a firm understanding of its audience. In I Called Him Morgan, Lee Morgan provides the anchor while Helen Morgan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, I Called Him Morgan opens from this situation: An exploration of the relationship between jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan and his common law wife Helen, who was implicated in his murder in 1972. The resulti

There is a useful directness to Moka, a drama shaped by Frédéric Mermoud with a firm understanding of its audience. In Moka, Emmanuelle Devos provides the anchor while Nathalie Baye introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Moka opens from this situation: Diane Kramer is led by one obsession: to find the driver of the mocha (Moka) color Mercedes which hit her son and devastated her life. The resulting its 1h 29m running time feels most convincing

There is a useful directness to Dawson City: Frozen Time, a documentary shaped by Bill Morrison with a firm understanding of its audience. In Dawson City: Frozen Time, Michael Gates provides the anchor while Kathy Jones Gates introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Dawson City: Frozen Time opens from this situation: The history of Dawson City, the gold rush town that had a historical treasure of forgotten silent films buried in permafrost for d