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What stands out first about Golmaal Again is the confidence with which Rohit Shetty establishes its horror film identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Golmaal Again asks Ajay Devgn and Arshad Warsi to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Golmaal Again is established with useful clarity: The gang encounters with some spiritual bodies and finds out the truth about the Jamnadas Orphanage where they were brought up. That direct approach lets Golmaa

What stands out first about Perfect Strangers is the confidence with which Álex de la Iglesia establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Perfect Strangers asks Belén Rueda and Eduard Fernández to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Perfect Strangers is established with useful clarity: Seven lifelong friends, a dinner, a blood red moon eclipse, a game involving to read the seven cell phones' incoming messages. That direct app

What stands out first about Columbus is the confidence with which Kogonada establishes its drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Columbus asks John Cho and Haley Lu Richardson to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Columbus is established with useful clarity: A Korean born man finds himself stuck in Columbus, Indiana, where his architect father is in a coma. That direct approach lets Columbus use its 1h 40m running time for character, a

What stands out first about Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool is the confidence with which Paul McGuigan establishes its romance identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool asks Annette Bening and Jamie Bell to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool is established with useful clarity: A romance sparks between a young actor and a Hollywood leading lady. That direct approach lets Film S

What stands out first about Wonderstruck is the confidence with which Todd Haynes establishes its mystery identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Wonderstruck asks Oakes Fegley and Julianne Moore to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Wonderstruck is established with useful clarity: Tells the tale of two children separated by fifty years. That direct approach lets Wonderstruck use its 1h 56m running time for character, atmosphere and consequenc

What stands out first about The Battleship Island is the confidence with which Ryoo Seung wan establishes its action film identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Battleship Island asks Hwang Jung min and So Ji seob to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Battleship Island is established with useful clarity: During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island ("Hashima Island") to mine for c

What stands out first about Viceroy's House is the confidence with which Gurinder Chadha establishes its romance identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Viceroy's House asks Hugh Bonneville and Gillian Anderson to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Viceroy's House is established with useful clarity: The final Viceroy of India, Louis Francis Albert Victor Nicholas Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (Hugh Bonneville), is tasked with over

What stands out first about Step is the confidence with which Amanda Lipitz establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Step asks Gari McIntyre and Amanda Leonard to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Step is established with useful clarity: STEP documents the senior year of a girls' high school step dance team against the background of inner city Baltimore. That direct approach lets Step use its 1h 24m running time for

What stands out first about The Trip to Spain is the confidence with which Michael Winterbottom establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Trip to Spain asks Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Trip to Spain is established with useful clarity: Actors Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embark on a six part episodic road trip through Europe. That direct approach lets The Trip to Spain use its 1h

What stands out first about Lean on Pete is the confidence with which Andrew Haigh establishes its sports drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Lean on Pete asks Charlie Plummer and Amy Seimetz to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Lean on Pete is established with useful clarity: A teenager gets a summer job working for a horse trainer and befriends the fading racehorse, Lean on Pete. That direct approach lets Lean on Pete use its 2h 1

What stands out first about Steve McQueen: American Icon is the confidence with which Jon Erwin establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Steve McQueen: American Icon asks Mel Gibson and Mel Novak to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Steve McQueen: American Icon is established with useful clarity: Steve McQueen truly is an American Icon. That direct approach lets Steve McQueen: American Icon use its 2h running time f

What stands out first about True to the Game is the confidence with which Preston A. Whitmore II establishes its thriller identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, True to the Game asks Columbus Short and Vivica A. Fox to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of True to the Game is established with useful clarity: A charismatic drug lord tries to start a new life after he falls for a young woman from Philadelphia. That direct approach lets True to the