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What stands out first about Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton is the confidence with which Jonathan Cipiti establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton asks Steve Gibson and Liam Gillard to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton is established with useful clarity: Follows an Irish immigrant dreaming with becoming a millionaire but ending up championing a fam

What stands out first about Riders of Justice is the confidence with which Anders Thomas Jensen establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Riders of Justice asks Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Riders of Justice is established with useful clarity: Markus goes home to his teenage daughter, Mathilde, when his wife dies in a train crash. That direct approach lets Riders of Justice use

What stands out first about Lumpia with a Vengeance is the confidence with which Patricio Ginelsa establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Lumpia with a Vengeance asks Mark Muñoz and April Absynth to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Lumpia with a Vengeance is established with useful clarity: The LUMPIA armed hero reappears in Fogtown and teams up with high school student Rachel to prevent a mysterious crime syndicate fr

What stands out first about Undine is the confidence with which Christian Petzold establishes its thriller identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Undine asks Paula Beer and Franz Rogowski to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Undine is established with useful clarity: Undine works as a historian lecturing on Berlin's urban development. That direct approach lets Undine use its 1h 31m running time for character, atmosphere and consequence. ⁠ Un

What stands out first about Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show is the confidence with which Chris Hunt establishes its music drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show asks Amy Mae Dolan and Bobby Hodges to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Riverdance 25th Anniversary Show is established with useful clarity: A powerful and stirring reinvention of the show, celebrated the world over for its Grammy Award winnin

What stands out first about Leap is the confidence with which Peter Ho Sun Chan establishes its biographical drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Leap asks Gong Li and Huang Bo to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Leap is established with useful clarity: After 12 years, the Chinese women's volleyball team again reached the Olympic final in 2016. That direct approach lets Leap use its 2h 15m running time for character, atmosphere and

What stands out first about Miss Juneteenth is the confidence with which Channing Godfrey Peoples establishes its drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Miss Juneteenth asks Nicole Beharie and Liz Mikel to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Miss Juneteenth is established with useful clarity: A former beauty queen and single mom prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the "Miss Juneteenth" pageant. That direct approach lets Miss Jun

What stands out first about Tesla is the confidence with which Michael Almereyda establishes its biographical drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Tesla asks Ethan Hawke and Eve Hewson to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Tesla is established with useful clarity: A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. That direct approach lets Tesla use its 1h 42m running time for characte

What stands out first about First Lady is the confidence with which Nina May establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, First Lady asks Nancy Stafford and Corbin Bernsen to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of First Lady is established with useful clarity: Katherine Morales, a woman not married to the President, runs for First Lady, but she winds up getting a better proposal than she ever expected. That direct approach lets F

What stands out first about Psycho Goreman is the confidence with which Steven Kostanski establishes its horror film identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Psycho Goreman asks Nita Josée Hanna and Owen Myre to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Psycho Goreman is established with useful clarity: After unearthing a gem that controls an evil monster looking to destroy the Universe, a young girl and her brother use it to make him do their bidding

What stands out first about The Silencing is the confidence with which Robin Pront establishes its action film identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Silencing asks Nikolaj Coster Waldau and Caleb Ellsworth Clark to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Silencing is established with useful clarity: A reformed hunter living in isolation on a wildlife sanctuary becomes involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse when he and the local Sherif

What stands out first about Made in Italy is the confidence with which James D'Arcy establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Made in Italy asks Yolanda Kettle and Micheál Neeson to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Made in Italy is established with useful clarity: A bohemian artist travels from London to Italy with his estranged son to sell the house they inherited from their late wife/mother. That direct approach lets M