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There is a useful directness to Don't Look Up, a comedy shaped by Adam McKay with a firm understanding of its audience. In Don't Look Up, Leonardo DiCaprio provides the anchor while Jennifer Lawrence introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Don't Look Up opens from this situation: Two low level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth. The resulting its 2h 18m running time

There is a useful directness to Midnight in the Switchgrass, a thriller shaped by Randall Emmett with a firm understanding of its audience. In Midnight in the Switchgrass, Emile Hirsch provides the anchor while Megan Fox introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Midnight in the Switchgrass opens from this situation: An FBI agent and Florida State officer team up to investigate a string of unsolved murder cases. The resulting its 1h 39m running ti

There is a useful directness to Boiling Point, a thriller shaped by Philip Barantini with a firm understanding of its audience. In Boiling Point, Stephen Graham provides the anchor while Vinette Robinson introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Boiling Point opens from this situation: Enter the relentless pressure of a restaurant kitchen as a head chef wrangles his team on the busiest day of the year. The resulting its 1h 32m running time feels

There is a useful directness to Felix and the Hidden Treasure, an animated adventure shaped by Nicola Lemay with a firm understanding of its audience. In Felix and the Hidden Treasure, Karine Vanasse provides the anchor while Gabriel Lessard introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Felix and the Hidden Treasure opens from this situation: Taking advantage of his mother's absence as she departs on a cruise ship for some rest and relaxation, 12 yea

There is a useful directness to Indemnity, an action film shaped by Travis Taute with a firm understanding of its audience. In Indemnity, Jarrid Geduld provides the anchor while Gail Mabalane introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Indemnity opens from this situation: An ex Cape Town fireman's world is rocked when he wakes up next to his wife's dead body with no recollection of what transpired and all evidence pointing to him as the killer. The

There is a useful directness to Descarrilados, a comedy shaped by Fer García Ruiz with a firm understanding of its audience. In Descarrilados, Julián López provides the anchor while Ernesto Sevilla introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Descarrilados opens from this situation: Three lifelong 40 year old friends go on a huge Interrail tour to honor their recently deceased friend. The resulting its 1h 38m running time feels most convincing whene

There is a useful directness to The Burning Sea, an action film shaped by John Andreas Andersen with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Burning Sea, Kristine Kujath Thorp provides the anchor while Henrik Bjelland introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Burning Sea opens from this situation: An oil platform dramatically goes down on the Norwegian coast, and researchers try to find out what happened when they realize this is just th

There is a useful directness to Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story, a documentary shaped by Fernando Villena with a firm understanding of its audience. In Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story, Donna Carpenter provides the anchor while Jake Burton Carpenter introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story opens from this situation: An irreverent entrepreneur overcomes a series of adversities to create a new sport and unexpec

There is a useful directness to First Signal, a science fiction film shaped by Mark Lund with a firm understanding of its audience. In First Signal, Paul Noonan provides the anchor while Conor Timmis introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, First Signal opens from this situation: When Air Force Space Command receives a signal from an alien satellite in Earth orbit an emergency meeting with the President reveals a government conspiracy. The resul

There is a useful directness to Venicephrenia, a horror film shaped by Álex de la Iglesia with a firm understanding of its audience. In Venicephrenia, Ingrid García Jonsson provides the anchor while Silvia Alonso introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Venicephrenia opens from this situation: A group of Spanish tourists in Venecia will find themselves fighting for their lives against locals that are not too keen on foreigners. The resulting its

There is a useful directness to Operation Portugal, a comedy shaped by Frank Cimière with a firm understanding of its audience. In Operation Portugal, D'Jal provides the anchor while Sarah Perles introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Operation Portugal opens from this situation: Hakim, 35, a friendly neighborhood cop from Morocco, must infiltrate the Portuguese community for the purpose of an investigation. The resulting its 1h 35m running ti

There is a useful directness to Crack House of the Dead, a horror film shaped by Jason Toler with a firm understanding of its audience. In Crack House of the Dead, Levi Bowling provides the anchor while Steve Crest introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Crack House of the Dead opens from this situation: On the dawn of a zombie outbreak an undercover drug deal goes wrong forcing the cop, the dealer, and others urban misfits to take refuge in th