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Cet amour-là
Cet amour là begins with an appealing promise: Josée Dayan will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jeanne Moreau and Aymeric Demarigny gives Cet amour là an immediate pulse. The story of Cet amour là begins from a specific pressure point: Cet Amour là is an intimate portrait of a legendary love affair. By the end of its 1h 40m running time, the value of Cet amour là rests less on novelty than on the
Aug 153 min read
God Is Great and I'm Not
God Is Great and I'm Not begins with an appealing promise: Pascale Bailly will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Audrey Tautou and Edouard Baer gives God Is Great and I'm Not an immediate pulse. The story of God Is Great and I'm Not begins from a specific pressure point: Michèle, 20 years old, feels terrible after having broken up with her boyfriend. By the end of its 1h 35m running time, the valu
Aug 153 min read
The Princess Blade
The Princess Blade begins with an appealing promise: Shinsuke Satô will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Yumiko Shaku and Hideaki Itô gives The Princess Blade an immediate pulse. The story of The Princess Blade begins from a specific pressure point: Raised by assassins, Yuki is the last of the Takemikazuchi royal bloodline. By the end of its 1h 33m running time, the value of The Princess Bla
Aug 153 min read
The Invisible Circus
The Invisible Circus begins with an appealing promise: Adam Brooks will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jordana Brewster and Cameron Diaz gives The Invisible Circus an immediate pulse. The story of The Invisible Circus begins from a specific pressure point: A teenage girl travels to Paris in the 1970s trying to find out about her sister's alleged suicide, and falls in love with her dead sister's
Aug 153 min read
No News from God
No News from God begins with an appealing promise: Agustín Díaz Yanes will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Penélope Cruz and Victoria Abril gives No News from God an immediate pulse. The story of No News from God begins from a specific pressure point: Two angels, one from the heaven and one from the hell, come to earth to save the soul of a boxer. By the end of its 1h 52m running time, the
Aug 153 min read
Invincible
Invincible begins with an appealing promise: Werner Herzog will treat its war drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jouko Ahola and Tim Roth gives Invincible an immediate pulse. The story of Invincible begins from a specific pressure point: A Jewish strongman performs in Berlin as the blond Aryan hero Siegfried. By the end of its 2h 13m running time, the value of Invincible rests less on novelty than on the care
Aug 153 min read
Jodi No.1
Jodi No.1 begins with an appealing promise: David Dhawan will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Sanjay Dutt and Govinda gives Jodi No.1 an immediate pulse. The story of Jodi No.1 begins from a specific pressure point: Partners in crime Jai and Veeru set their next target on a rich businessman, Rai Bahadur. By the end of its 3h running time, the value of Jodi No.1 rests less on novelty than on the
Aug 153 min read
The Bank
The Bank begins with an appealing promise: Robert Connolly will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between David Wenham and Anthony LaPaglia gives The Bank an immediate pulse. The story of The Bank begins from a specific pressure point: The Bank is a thriller about banking, corruption and alchemy. By the end of its 1h 44m running time, the value of The Bank rests less on novelty than on the care of its e
Aug 153 min read
Haiku Tunnel
Haiku Tunnel begins with an appealing promise: Jacob Kornbluth will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Josh Kornbluth and Warren Keith gives Haiku Tunnel an immediate pulse. The story of Haiku Tunnel begins from a specific pressure point: Josh has an offer to "go perm" at his employer and the first task is to mail 17 high priority letters....something that seems a little difficult to do. By the end
Aug 153 min read
Mean Machine
Mean Machine begins with an appealing promise: Barry Skolnick will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Vinnie Jones and David Kelly gives Mean Machine an immediate pulse. The story of Mean Machine begins from a specific pressure point: A football star jailed for assault leads a group of inmates in a match against prison guards. By the end of its 1h 39m running time, the value of Mean Machine rests l
Aug 152 min read
Babí léto
Babí léto begins with an appealing promise: Vladimír Michálek will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Vlastimil Brodský and Stella Zázvorková gives Babí léto an immediate pulse. The story of Babí léto begins from a specific pressure point: Faced with a looming death, an aging prankster makes the most of his remaining life. By the end of its 1h 40m running time, the value of Babí léto rests less on
Aug 153 min read
Wasabi
Wasabi begins with an appealing promise: Gérard Krawczyk will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jean Reno and Ryôko Hirosue gives Wasabi an immediate pulse. The story of Wasabi begins from a specific pressure point: In Japan for the funeral of his long lost love, a tough French detective learns that he also has a teenage daughter and that her life is in danger from the Yakuza. By the end of its 1h
Aug 153 min read
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