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What stands out first about No Safe Spaces is the confidence with which Justin Folk establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, No Safe Spaces asks Adam Carolla and Dennis Prager to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of No Safe Spaces is established with useful clarity: No Safe Spaces contends that identity politics and the suppression of free speech are spreading into every part of society and threatening to divide Americ

What stands out first about Pilgrim's Progress is the confidence with which Robert Fernandez establishes its animated adventure identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Pilgrim's Progress asks David Thorpe and John Rhys Davies to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Pilgrim's Progress is established with useful clarity: An epic journey, faithfully adapted to modern day. That direct approach lets Pilgrim's Progress use its 1h 48m running time for

What stands out first about The Kid is the confidence with which Vincent D'Onofrio establishes its biographical drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Kid asks Jake Schur and Leila George to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Kid is established with useful clarity: The story of a young boy who witnesses Billy the Kid's encounter with Sheriff Pat Garrett. That direct approach lets The Kid use its 1h 40m running time for character

What stands out first about Extreme Job is the confidence with which Lee Byeong heon establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Extreme Job asks Ryu Seung ryong and Lee Hanee to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Extreme Job is established with useful clarity: A police undercover operation takes a delicious, unexpected turn. That direct approach lets Extreme Job use its 1h 51m running time for character, atmosphere and cons

What stands out first about After the Wedding is the confidence with which Bart Freundlich establishes its drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, After the Wedding asks Julianne Moore and Michelle Williams to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of After the Wedding is established with useful clarity: A manager of an orphanage in Kolkata travels to New York to meet a benefactor. That direct approach lets After the Wedding use its 1h 52m runn

What stands out first about Western Stars is the confidence with which Bruce Springsteen establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Western Stars asks Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Western Stars is established with useful clarity: Live concert performance of Bruce Springsteen singing songs from his album 'Western Stars'. That direct approach lets Western Stars use its 1h 23m

What stands out first about The Aftermath is the confidence with which James Kent establishes its romance identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Aftermath asks Keira Knightley and Ned Wills to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Aftermath is established with useful clarity: Post World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German who previou

What stands out first about Waves is the confidence with which Trey Edward Shults establishes its romance identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Waves asks Taylor Russell and Kelvin Harrison Jr. to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Waves is established with useful clarity: Traces the journey of a suburban family led by a well intentioned but domineering father as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss

What stands out first about A Hidden Life is the confidence with which Terrence Malick establishes its romance identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, A Hidden Life asks August Diehl and Valerie Pachner to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of A Hidden Life is established with useful clarity: The Austrian Franz Jägerstätter, a conscientious objector, refuses to fight for the Nazis in World War II. That direct approach lets A Hidden Life use its 2

What stands out first about Fantastic Fungi is the confidence with which Louie Schwartzberg establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Fantastic Fungi asks Brie Larson and Andrew Weil to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Fantastic Fungi is established with useful clarity: Fantastic Fungi is a descriptive time lapse journey about the magical, mysterious and medicinal world of fungi and their power to heal, sustain and

What stands out first about The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith is the confidence with which Mitch Davis establishes its biographical drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith asks Christopher Gorham and Natalie Medlock to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Other Side of Heaven 2: Fire of Faith is established with useful clarity: Missionary John H. That direct approach lets The Other Side

What stands out first about The Wretched is the confidence with which Brett Pierce establishes its horror film identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Wretched asks John Paul Howard and Piper Curda to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Wretched is established with useful clarity: A defiant teenage boy, struggling with his parents' imminent divorce, faces off with a thousand year old witch, who is living beneath the skin of and posing a