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Never Heard
There is a useful directness to Never Heard, a family film shaped by Josh Webber with a firm understanding of its audience. In Never Heard, David Banner provides the anchor while Robin Givens introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Never Heard opens from this situation: Aaron Davis is accused of murder and incarcerated for a crime he swears that he did not commit. The resulting its 1h 29m running time feels most convincing whenever Never Heard
Aug 103 min read
Airpocalypse
There is a useful directness to Airpocalypse, a comedy shaped by Yang Xiao with a firm understanding of its audience. In Airpocalypse, Yang Xiao provides the anchor while Juan Du introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Airpocalypse opens from this situation: Ma Le is a psychologist who makes money on suicide prevention. The resulting its 1h 45m running time feels most convincing whenever Airpocalypse trusts behaviour more than explanation. Th
Aug 102 min read
El Angel
There is a useful directness to El Angel, a crime drama shaped by Luis Ortega with a firm understanding of its audience. In El Angel, Lorenzo Ferro provides the anchor while Cecilia Roth introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, El Angel opens from this situation: The angelic face of Carlos, a 17 year old teenager, hides a dark facet of robberies, lies and murders. The resulting its 1h 58m running time feels most convincing whenever El Angel trus
Aug 103 min read
The Negotiation
There is a useful directness to The Negotiation, an action film shaped by Jong suk Lee with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Negotiation, Son Ye jin provides the anchor while Hyun Bin introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Negotiation opens from this situation: An ace crisis negotiator faces off against a cold blooded hostage taker. The resulting its 1h 54m running time feels most convincing whenever The Negotiation trusts beha
Aug 103 min read
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
There is a useful directness to Hale County This Morning, This Evening, a documentary shaped by RaMell Ross with a firm understanding of its audience. In Hale County This Morning, This Evening, Latrenda 'Boosie' Ash provides the anchor while Karmyn Bryant introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Hale County This Morning, This Evening opens from this situation: A kaleidoscopic and humanistic view of the Black community in Hale County, Alabama. Th
Aug 103 min read
Take Point
There is a useful directness to Take Point, an action film shaped by Byung woo Kim with a firm understanding of its audience. In Take Point, Ha Jung woo provides the anchor while Lee Sun kyun introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Take Point opens from this situation: On the day of the U.S. The resulting its TV 14 running time feels most convincing whenever Take Point trusts behaviour more than explanation. Beneath its plot, Take Point is mo
Aug 103 min read
A Boy. A Girl. A Dream.
There is a useful directness to A Boy. A Girl. A Dream., a romance shaped by Qasim Basir with a firm understanding of its audience. In A Boy. A Girl. A Dream., Omari Hardwick provides the anchor while Meagan Good introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, A Boy. A Girl. A Dream. opens from this situation: On the night of the 2016 Presidential election, Cass, an L.A. The resulting its 1h 29m running time feels most convincing whenever A Boy. A Girl
Aug 103 min read
Hymn: Sarah Brightman In Concert
There is a useful directness to Hymn: Sarah Brightman In Concert, a music drama shaped by Gerd F. Schultze with a firm understanding of its audience. In Hymn: Sarah Brightman In Concert, Sarah Brightman provides the anchor while Vincent Niclo introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Hymn: Sarah Brightman In Concert opens from this situation: Act 1 is filmed an opera and act 2 is filmed with a live audience. The resulting its measured running tim
Aug 103 min read
The Woman Who Loves Giraffes
There is a useful directness to The Woman Who Loves Giraffes, a documentary shaped by Alison Reid with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Woman Who Loves Giraffes, Tatiana Maslany provides the anchor while Victor Garber introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Woman Who Loves Giraffes opens from this situation: A profile of giraffe researcher Anne Dagg who, in 1956, became one of the first people to ever observe and report on anima
Aug 103 min read
Nostalgia
There is a useful directness to Nostalgia, a drama shaped by Mark Pellington with a firm understanding of its audience. In Nostalgia, Jon Hamm provides the anchor while Ellen Burstyn introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Nostalgia opens from this situation: A mosaic of stories about love and loss, exploring our relationship to the objects, artifacts, and memories that shape our lives. The resulting its 1h 54m running time feels most convincin
Aug 103 min read
Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum
There is a useful directness to Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, a horror film shaped by Jung Bum shik with a firm understanding of its audience. In Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, Oh Ah yeon provides the anchor while Wi Ha joon introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum opens from this situation: The crew of a horror web series travels to an abandoned asylum for a live broadcast. The resulting its 1h 35m running time feels most convincin
Aug 103 min read
Bisbee '17
There is a useful directness to Bisbee '17, a documentary shaped by Robert Greene with a firm understanding of its audience. In Bisbee '17, Mike Anderson provides the anchor while Charles Bethea introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Bisbee '17 opens from this situation: An old mining town on the Arizona Mexico border finally reckons with its darkest day: the deportation of 1200 immigrant miners exactly 100 years ago. The resulting its 1h 52m
Aug 103 min read
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