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There is a useful directness to Piranhas, a crime drama shaped by Claudio Giovannesi with a firm understanding of its audience. In Piranhas, Francesco Di Napoli provides the anchor while Viviana Aprea introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Piranhas opens from this situation: A gang of teenage boys stalks the streets of Naples armed with hand guns and AK 47s to do their mob bosses' bidding. The resulting its 1h 51m running time feels most convi

There is a useful directness to Little Joe, a horror film shaped by Jessica Hausner with a firm understanding of its audience. In Little Joe, Emily Beecham provides the anchor while Ben Whishaw introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Little Joe opens from this situation: Alice, a single mother, is a dedicated senior plant breeder at a corporation engaged in developing new species. The resulting its 1h 45m running time feels most convincing when

There is a useful directness to Tremors, a drama shaped by Jayro Bustamante with a firm understanding of its audience. In Tremors, Juan Pablo Olyslager provides the anchor while Diane Bathen introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Tremors opens from this situation: The coming out of an evangelical father shatters his family, his community and uncovers a profoundly repressive society. The resulting its 1h 47m running time feels most convincing w

There is a useful directness to Chasing Einstein, a documentary shaped by Steve Brown with a firm understanding of its audience. In Chasing Einstein, Elena Aprile provides the anchor while Barry Barish introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Chasing Einstein opens from this situation: Nobody has managed to topple Einstein's theory of relativity, even though it leads to the shocking conclusion that most of the universe must be made of a mysterio

There is a useful directness to Moffie, a romance shaped by Oliver Hermanus with a firm understanding of its audience. In Moffie, Kai Luke Brummer provides the anchor while Barbara Marié Immelman introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Moffie opens from this situation: A young man in 1981 South Africa must complete his brutal and racist two years of compulsory military service while desperately maintaining the secrecy of his homosexuality. The

There is a useful directness to Light from Light, a drama shaped by Paul Harrill with a firm understanding of its audience. In Light from Light, Marin Ireland provides the anchor while Jim Gaffigan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Light from Light opens from this situation: A single mom and part time paranormal investigator is asked to look into a possible "haunting" at a widower's farmhouse in East Tennessee. The resulting its 1h 23m ru

There is a useful directness to The Disappearance of My Mother, a documentary shaped by Beniamino Barrese with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Disappearance of My Mother, Benedetta Barzini provides the anchor while Beniamino Barrese introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Disappearance of My Mother opens from this situation: A once iconic fashion model strives to escape the world of images and disappear for good, but her son's

There is a useful directness to Disappearance at Clifton Hill, a thriller shaped by Albert Shin with a firm understanding of its audience. In Disappearance at Clifton Hill, Addison Tymec provides the anchor while Mikayla Radan introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Disappearance at Clifton Hill opens from this situation: Follows a troubled young woman returning to her hometown of Niagara Falls, where the memory of a long ago kidnapping quickly

There is a useful directness to The Booksellers, a documentary shaped by D.W. Young with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Booksellers, Parker Posey provides the anchor while Fran Lebowitz introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Booksellers opens from this situation: A behind the scenes look at the New York rare book world. The resulting its 1h 39m running time feels most convincing whenever The Booksellers trusts behaviour more

There is a useful directness to Zombi Child, a horror film shaped by Bertrand Bonello with a firm understanding of its audience. In Zombi Child, Louise Labèque provides the anchor while Wislanda Louimat introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Zombi Child opens from this situation: A man is brought back from the dead to work in the hell of sugar cane plantations. The resulting its 1h 43m running time feels most convincing whenever Zombi Child tr

There is a useful directness to The Day Shall Come, a comedy shaped by Christopher Morris with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Day Shall Come, Andrel McPherson provides the anchor while Miles Robbins introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Day Shall Come opens from this situation: An impoverished preacher who brings hope to the Miami projects is offered cash to save his family from eviction. The resulting its 1h 27m running tim

There is a useful directness to Our Ladies, a comedy shaped by Michael Caton Jones with a firm understanding of its audience. In Our Ladies, Abigail Lawrie provides the anchor while Rona Morison introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Our Ladies opens from this situation: In 1990s Scotland, a group of Catholic school girls get an opportunity to go into Edinburgh for a choir competition, but they're more interested in drinking, partying and hook