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There is a useful directness to The Body, a thriller shaped by Jeethu Joseph with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Body, Emraan Hashmi provides the anchor while Rishi Kapoor introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Body opens from this situation: When the body of a powerful businesswoman disappears from the morgue, the inspector in charge hunts for the truth. The resulting its 1h 41m running time feels most convincing whenever Th

There is a useful directness to How to Build a Girl, a comedy shaped by Coky Giedroyc with a firm understanding of its audience. In How to Build a Girl, Beanie Feldstein provides the anchor while Cleo introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, How to Build a Girl opens from this situation: A teenager living with her working class family on a council estate in Wolverhampton, England, grows up to become a popular but conflicted music journalist. The

There is a useful directness to The Battle of Jangsari, a war drama shaped by Tae hun Kim with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Battle of Jangsari, Megan Fox provides the anchor while George Eads introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Battle of Jangsari opens from this situation: A unit of student soldiers on a diversionary mission for the Battle of Incheon during the Korean War in 1950. The resulting its 1h 44m running time fe

There is a useful directness to Storm Boy, a family film shaped by Shawn Seet with a firm understanding of its audience. In Storm Boy, Finn Little provides the anchor while Jai Courtney introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Storm Boy opens from this situation: When Michael Kingley, a successful retired businessman, starts to see images from his past that he can't explain, he's forced to remember his childhood and how, as a boy, he rescued and

There is a useful directness to Cliffs of Freedom, a drama shaped by Van Ling with a firm understanding of its audience. In Cliffs of Freedom, Tania Raymonde provides the anchor while Jan Uddin introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Cliffs of Freedom opens from this situation: Inspired by historical events, CLIFFS OF FREEDOM is a timeless and romantic story of bravery and faith between a Greek village girl and a Turkish Ottoman Colonel during

There is a useful directness to Triple Threat, a comedy shaped by Jesse V. Johnson with a firm understanding of its audience. In Triple Threat, Tony Jaa provides the anchor while Hu Chen introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Triple Threat opens from this situation: When a billionaire's daughter intent on bringing down a major crime syndicate is targeted by a group of professional assassins, a team of mercenaries must stop them before they kil

There is a useful directness to StarDog and TurboCat, an animated adventure shaped by Ben Smith with a firm understanding of its audience. In StarDog and TurboCat, Luke Evans provides the anchor while Nick Frost introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, StarDog and TurboCat opens from this situation: A loyal dog and a vigilante cat embark on a space age voyage to find their way home. The resulting its 1h 30m running time feels most convincing whe

There is a useful directness to Ms. Purple, a drama shaped by Justin Chon with a firm understanding of its audience. In Ms. Purple, Tiffany Chu provides the anchor while Teddy Lee introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Ms. Purple opens from this situation: A young woman who works as a karaoke hostess in Koreatown reconnects with her estranged brother in the final days of their father's life. The resulting its 1h 27m running time feels most con

There is a useful directness to Children of the Sea, an animated adventure shaped by Ayumu Watanabe with a firm understanding of its audience. In Children of the Sea, Mana Ashida provides the anchor while Hiiro Ishibashi introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Children of the Sea opens from this situation: A young girl is drawn into a mystery involving sealife around the world, in which two mysterious boys are somehow involved. The resulting it

There is a useful directness to On Broadway, a documentary shaped by Oren Jacoby with a firm understanding of its audience. In On Broadway, Emanuel Azenberg provides the anchor while Alec Baldwin introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, On Broadway opens from this situation: An all star cast tells the inside story of the Broadway theater, and how it came back from the brink thanks to innovative work, a new attention to inclusion and a sometimes

There is a useful directness to Looking Up, a drama shaped by Chao Deng with a firm understanding of its audience. In Looking Up, Chao Deng provides the anchor while Yu Bai introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Looking Up opens from this situation: When his space shuttle flight has an accident, an astronaut remembers the lessons his father taught him growing up. The resulting its 2h 27m running time feels most convincing whenever Looking Up t

There is a useful directness to Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation, a documentary shaped by Barak Goodman with a firm understanding of its audience. In Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation, John Roberts provides the anchor while Joel Rosenman introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation opens from this situation: The iconic 3 day music festival that symbolized the counterculture