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There is a useful directness to Agnes, a horror film shaped by Mickey Reece with a firm understanding of its audience. In Agnes, Molly C. Quinn provides the anchor while Chris Browning introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Agnes opens from this situation: Rumors of demonic possession at a religious convent prompts a church investigation into the strange goings on among its nuns. The resulting its 1h 33m running time feels most convincing when

There is a useful directness to Stanleyville, a comedy shaped by Maxwell McCabe Lokos with a firm understanding of its audience. In Stanleyville, Susanne Wuest provides the anchor while Cara Ricketts introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Stanleyville opens from this situation: A dissatisfied woman abandons her career and her family when she gets the chance to compete in a bizarre and dangerously flawed contest. The resulting its 1h 29m runnin

There is a useful directness to A Glitch in the Matrix, a documentary shaped by Rodney Ascher with a firm understanding of its audience. In A Glitch in the Matrix, Nick Bostrom provides the anchor while Joshua Cooke introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, A Glitch in the Matrix opens from this situation: Documentary filmmaker Rodney Ascher tackles the question "are we living in a simulation?" with testimony, philosophical evidence and scientifi

There is a useful directness to The Village Detective: A Song Cycle, a documentary shaped by Bill Morrison with a firm understanding of its audience. In The Village Detective: A Song Cycle, Mikhail Zharov provides the anchor while the principal supporting performer introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, The Village Detective: A Song Cycle opens from this situation: A Soviet film from 1969 is found in an Icelandic fisherman's net, and the filmo

There is a useful directness to Ultrasound, a mystery shaped by Rob Schroeder with a firm understanding of its audience. In Ultrasound, Vincent Kartheiser provides the anchor while Chelsea Lopez introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Ultrasound opens from this situation: After his car breaks down, Glen spends one hell of an odd night with a married couple, setting into motion a chain of events that alter their lives plus those of several rando

There is a useful directness to Landfill, a thriller shaped by Yesser Laham with a firm understanding of its audience. In Landfill, Linda Blair provides the anchor while Christine Elise introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Landfill opens from this situation: When a little girl begins to see the ghost of another girl her age shortly after finding a necklace at a landfill, she embarks on a journey to help the ghost discover as the central conf

There is a useful directness to Naked Singularity, a comedy shaped by Chase Palmer with a firm understanding of its audience. In Naked Singularity, John Boyega provides the anchor while Olivia Cooke introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Naked Singularity opens from this situation: An idealistic young New York City public defender burned out by the system, on the brink of disbarment, and seeing signs of the universe collapsing all around him d

There is a useful directness to Highway One, a drama shaped by Jaclyn Bethany with a firm understanding of its audience. In Highway One, Juliette Labelle provides the anchor while Aisha Fabienne Ross introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Highway One opens from this situation: Estranged friends Maria and Nina have spent years apart, but are brought back together at a New Year's party off the Highway One. The resulting its 1h 27m running time f

There is a useful directness to Bloom Up, a documentary shaped by Mauro Russo Rouge with a firm understanding of its audience. In Bloom Up, Elisabetta Barbero provides the anchor while Hermes Osnato introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Bloom Up opens from this situation: Hermes and Betta are a middle aged Italian couple who run the neighborhood pet store by day and organize extravagant sexual encounters with multiple partners by night. The r

There is a useful directness to Below the Fold, a thriller shaped by Clayton Scott with a firm understanding of its audience. In Below the Fold, Davis DeRock provides the anchor while Sarah McGuire introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Below the Fold opens from this situation: Without a trace, Susie Potter vanished from her home in the quiet town of Skidmore, Missouri. The resulting its 1h 32m running time feels most convincing whenever Below

There is a useful directness to Adventures in Success, a comedy shaped by Jay Buim with a firm understanding of its audience. In Adventures in Success, Khan Baykal provides the anchor while Asia Lee Boostani introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Adventures in Success opens from this situation: A sex cult settles in the Catskills to build community and spread knowledge, led by their mystical female founder. The resulting its 1h 38m running tim

There is a useful directness to Carmen, a comedy shaped by Valerie Buhagiar with a firm understanding of its audience. In Carmen, Natascha McElhone provides the anchor while Steven Love introduces a contrasting energy. Without revealing later complications, Carmen opens from this situation: In a small Mediterranean village, Carmen has looked after her brother, the local priest, for her entire life. The resulting its 1h 27m running time feels most convincing whenever Carmen tr