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What stands out first about Spree is the confidence with which Eugene Kotlyarenko establishes its horror film identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Spree asks Joe Keery and David Arquette to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Spree is established with useful clarity: Thirsty for a following, Kurt Kunkle is a rideshare driver who has figured out a deadly plan to go viral. That direct approach lets Spree use its 1h 33m running time for charact

What stands out first about Mama Weed is the confidence with which Jean Paul Salomé establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Mama Weed asks Isabelle Huppert and Yann Sundberg to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Mama Weed is established with useful clarity: A translator working for the police gets involved in the other side of drug dealing. That direct approach lets Mama Weed use its 1h 44m running time for character, at

What stands out first about Rent A Pal is the confidence with which Jon Stevenson establishes its horror film identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Rent A Pal asks Brian Landis Folkins and Wil Wheaton to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Rent A Pal is established with useful clarity: 1990: David, 40, looks after his dementia mom. That direct approach lets Rent A Pal use its 1h 48m running time for character, atmosphere and consequence. ⁠ Wh

What stands out first about Monday is the confidence with which Argyris Papadimitropoulos establishes its romance identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Monday asks Denise Gough and Sebastian Stan to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Monday is established with useful clarity: A spark on a Friday can lead to a sizzling weekend fling (Sebastian Stan and Denise Gough as Mickey and Chloe), but what happens when you get to the inevitable Monday.

What stands out first about Embattled is the confidence with which Nick Sarkisov establishes its action film identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Embattled asks Darren Mann and Drew Starkey to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Embattled is established with useful clarity: A son aspires to follow in his famous MMA father's footsteps, but along his journey must figure out how to break the abusive cycle, if possible, that his father has conti

What stands out first about Counter Column is the confidence with which Gilbert Sorola establishes its drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Counter Column asks Chris Gonzales and Nathan Andrew Hight to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Counter Column is established with useful clarity: An inner city drug dealer joins the Army, only to clash with a hard headed Christian determined to share his faith. That direct approach lets Counter

What stands out first about Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets: Live at the Roundhouse is the confidence with which James Tonkin establishes its music drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets: Live at the Roundhouse asks Gary Kemp and Nick Mason to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets: Live at the Roundhouse is established with useful clarity: Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secre

What stands out first about Hunter Hunter is the confidence with which Shawn Linden establishes its horror film identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Hunter Hunter asks Camille Sullivan and Summer H. Howell to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Hunter Hunter is established with useful clarity: Joseph and his family live in the remote wilderness as fur trappers, but their tranquility is threatened when they think they are being hunted by the

What stands out first about Honeydew is the confidence with which Devereux Milburn establishes its horror film identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Honeydew asks Barbara Kingsley and Stephen D'Ambrose to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Honeydew is established with useful clarity: Strange cravings and hallucinations befall a young couple after seeking shelter in the home of an aging farmer and her peculiar son. That direct approach lets H

What stands out first about Juvenile Delinquents is the confidence with which Neil Goss establishes its drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Juvenile Delinquents asks Phil Blevins and Moses Meads to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Juvenile Delinquents is established with useful clarity: Broken teens trying to claim somethings their parents failed to provide A Future and Purpose. That direct approach lets Juvenile Delinquents use it

What stands out first about Mainstream is the confidence with which Gia Coppola establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Mainstream asks Andrew Garfield and Maya Hawke to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Mainstream is established with useful clarity: In this cautionary tale, three people struggle to preserve their identities as they form an eccentric love triangle within the fast moving internet age. That direct approac

What stands out first about Falling for Figaro is the confidence with which Ben Lewin establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Falling for Figaro asks Christina Bennington and Danielle Macdonald to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Falling for Figaro is established with useful clarity: A brilliant young fund manager leaves her unfulfilling job and long term boyfriend to chase her lifelong dream of becoming an opera singe