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Who Is Cletis Tout? begins with an appealing promise: Chris Ver Wiel will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Christian Slater and Tim Allen gives Who Is Cletis Tout? an immediate pulse. The story of Who Is Cletis Tout? begins from a specific pressure point: This is a comedy about mistaken identities, a hitman who sees everything in terms of the movies, and a twenty year old diamond heist. By the en

Dark Blue World begins with an appealing promise: Jan Sverák will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ondrej Vetchý and Krystof Hádek gives Dark Blue World an immediate pulse. The story of Dark Blue World begins from a specific pressure point: The friendship of two men becomes tested when they both fall for the same woman. By the end of its 1h 52m running time, the value of Dark Blue World rest

Millennium Actress begins with an appealing promise: Satoshi Kon will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Miyoko Shôji and Shôzô Îzuka gives Millennium Actress an immediate pulse. The story of Millennium Actress begins from a specific pressure point: A TV interviewer and his cameraman meet a former actress and travel through her memories and career. By the end of its 1h 27m running time,

Life and Debt begins with an appealing promise: Stephanie Black will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Belinda Becker and Buju Banton gives Life and Debt an immediate pulse. The story of Life and Debt begins from a specific pressure point: Documentary look at the effects of globalization on Jamaican industry and agriculture. By the end of its 1h 20m running time, the value of Life and Debt re

Miss Minoes begins with an appealing promise: Vincent Bal will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Carice van Houten and Theo Maassen gives Miss Minoes an immediate pulse. The story of Miss Minoes begins from a specific pressure point: A cat who turns into a young woman helps a journalist protect their town from a factory boss with an evil plan. By the end of its 1h 26m running time, the value of Mi

Piñero begins with an appealing promise: Leon Ichaso will treat its biographical drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Benjamin Bratt and Giancarlo Esposito gives Piñero an immediate pulse. The story of Piñero begins from a specific pressure point: Miguel Pinero's creative and turbulent life was cut short at age 40: a Tony Award nominee who did time at Sing Sing, a volatile urban poet whose work is recognized as

Christmas in the Clouds begins with an appealing promise: Kate Montgomery will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Timothy Vahle and Sam Vlahos gives Christmas in the Clouds an immediate pulse. The story of Christmas in the Clouds begins from a specific pressure point: During the holidays at a ski resort in Utah run by a Native American tribe, the overworked manager and a widowed woman from the big

Mad Love begins with an appealing promise: Vicente Aranda will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Pilar López de Ayala and Daniele Liotti gives Mad Love an immediate pulse. The story of Mad Love begins from a specific pressure point: The love story that transformed Juana, Queen of Spain, into Juana "the Mad". By the end of its 1h 55m running time, the value of Mad Love rests less on novelty than o

Green Dragon begins with an appealing promise: Timothy Linh Bui will treat its war drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Patrick Swayze and Forest Whitaker gives Green Dragon an immediate pulse. The story of Green Dragon begins from a specific pressure point: The story of some Vietnamese refugees as they first arrive at Camp Pendleton in the United States as the Vietnam War ends in 1975. By the end of its 1h 55m

Scratch begins with an appealing promise: Doug Pray will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between The Allies and A Trak gives Scratch an immediate pulse. The story of Scratch begins from a specific pressure point: The story of the hip hop DJ from the birth of hip hop to the invention of scratching and "beat juggling" vinyl, to the more recent "turntablism" movement. By the end of its 1h 32m running

Wet Hot American Summer begins with an appealing promise: David Wain will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Janeane Garofalo and David Hyde Pierce gives Wet Hot American Summer an immediate pulse. The story of Wet Hot American Summer begins from a specific pressure point: Set on the last day of camp, in the hot summer of 1981, a group of counselors try to complete their unfinished business before

Festival in Cannes begins with an appealing promise: Henry Jaglom will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Anouk Aimée and Rachel Bailit gives Festival in Cannes an immediate pulse. The story of Festival in Cannes begins from a specific pressure point: Cannes, 1999. By the end of its 1h 40m running time, the value of Festival in Cannes rests less on novelty than on the care of its execution. ⁠ Festi