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There is a useful directness to Napping Princess, an animated adventure shaped by Motonobu Hori with a firm understanding of its audience. In Napping Princess, Mitsuki Takahata provides the anchor while Shinnosuke Mitsushima introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Napping Princess opens from this situation: In the near future, a high school senior discovers that events in her waking life begin to parallel events in her dreams. The resulting its

There is a useful directness to Person to Person, a comedy shaped by Dustin Guy Defa with a firm understanding of its audience. In Person to Person, Abbi Jacobson provides the anchor while Michael Cera introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Person to Person opens from this situation: Follows a variety of New York characters as they navigate personal relationships and unexpected problems over the course of one day. The resulting its 1h 24m runn

There is a useful directness to The China Hustle, a documentary shaped by Jed Rothstein with a firm understanding of its audience. In The China Hustle, Dan David provides the anchor while Matthew Wiechert introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The China Hustle opens from this situation: An unsettling and eye opening Wall Street horror story about Chinese companies, the American stock market, and the opportunistic greed behind the biggest heist

There is a useful directness to I Am Not a Witch, a comedy shaped by Rungano Nyoni with a firm understanding of its audience. In I Am Not a Witch, Maggie Mulubwa provides the anchor while Henry B.J. Phiri introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, I Am Not a Witch opens from this situation: In a remote Zambian community a girl is denounced as a witch and sent on a trajectory of exploitation, as a tethered member of a witches' camp, a witch for hir

There is a useful directness to Beautiful Accident, a comedy shaped by Wi Ding Ho with a firm understanding of its audience. In Beautiful Accident, Lun Mei Gwei provides the anchor while Wang Jingchun introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Beautiful Accident opens from this situation: Dying prematurely in a car crash, a woman first returns as a wife and mother of 2 for a week, before returning to be the single lawyer again. The resulting its 1

There is a useful directness to Before We Vanish, a science fiction film shaped by Kiyoshi Kurosawa with a firm understanding of its audience. In Before We Vanish, Masami Nagasawa provides the anchor while Ryûhei Matsuda introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Before We Vanish opens from this situation: Three aliens travel to Earth in preparation for a mass invasion, taking possession of human bodies. The resulting its 2h 9m running time feels

There is a useful directness to Digimon Adventure tri. Part 5: Coexistence, an animated adventure shaped by Keitarô Motonaga with a firm understanding of its audience. In Digimon Adventure tri. Part 5: Coexistence, Colleen O'Shaughnessey provides the anchor while Cherami Leigh introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Digimon Adventure tri. Part 5: Coexistence opens from this situation: Homeostasis is trying to maintain harmony but considers Meic

There is a useful directness to One Cut of the Dead, a horror film shaped by Shin'ichirô Ueda with a firm understanding of its audience. In One Cut of the Dead, Takayuki Hamatsu provides the anchor while Yuzuki Akiyama introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, One Cut of the Dead opens from this situation: Things go badly for a hack director and film crew shooting a low budget zombie movie in an abandoned WWII Japanese facility, when they are att

There is a useful directness to God of War, an action film shaped by Gordon Chan with a firm understanding of its audience. In God of War, Wenzhuo Zhao provides the anchor while Sammo Kam Bo Hung introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, God of War opens from this situation: A maverick commander and a young general join forces to battle pirates who pillage small villages in 16th century China. The resulting its 2h 8m running time feels most convi

There is a useful directness to Extraordinary Mission, an action film shaped by Alan Mak with a firm understanding of its audience. In Extraordinary Mission, Zu Feng provides the anchor while Xuan Huang introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Extraordinary Mission opens from this situation: An undercover police officer attempts to take down a drug trafficking syndicate from the inside. The resulting its 1h 57m running time feels most convincing

There is a useful directness to The Paris Opera, a documentary shaped by Jean Stéphane Bron with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Paris Opera, Stéphane Lissner provides the anchor while Benjamin Millepied introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Paris Opera opens from this situation: A behind the scenes look at the Paris Opera, under the direction of Stephane Lissner. The resulting its 1h 50m running time feels most convincing wh

There is a useful directness to Saving Brinton, a documentary shaped by Tommy Haines with a firm understanding of its audience. In Saving Brinton, Michael Zahs provides the anchor while Serge Bromberg introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Saving Brinton opens from this situation: In rural Iowa, a beloved history teacher uncovers the century old showreels of one of America's first motion picture impresarios and sets out to premiere the films a