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Green Card Fever
Green Card Fever begins with an appealing promise: Bala Rajasekharuni will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Vikram Dasu and Purva Bedi gives Green Card Fever an immediate pulse. The story of Green Card Fever begins from a specific pressure point: Green Card Fever is the story of a young man in the United States who overstays his visa in the pursuit of a "Green Card". By the end of its 1h 40m runn
Aug 153 min read
Fear and Trembling
Fear and Trembling begins with an appealing promise: Alain Corneau will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Sylvie Testud and Kaori Tsuji gives Fear and Trembling an immediate pulse. The story of Fear and Trembling begins from a specific pressure point: A Belgian woman looks back on her year at a Japanese corporation in Tokyo in 1990. By the end of its 1h 47m running time, the value of Fear and Trem
Aug 153 min read
Malevolence
Malevolence begins with an appealing promise: Stevan Mena will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between R. Brandon Johnson and Samantha Dark gives Malevolence an immediate pulse. The story of Malevolence begins from a specific pressure point: Ten years after the kidnapping of Martin Bristol, bank robbers hide in an isolated rural farmhouse where a serial killer lurks. By the end of its 1h 30m runnin
Aug 153 min read
Robot Stories
Robot Stories begins with an appealing promise: Greg Pak will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Tamlyn Tomita and James Saito gives Robot Stories an immediate pulse. The story of Robot Stories begins from a specific pressure point: Four tales: a robot baby as a pre adoption test, a mother and her dying son's toy robot collection, a lonely robot office worker, and a sculptor contemplating robot en
Aug 153 min read
Incantato
Incantato begins with an appealing promise: Pupi Avati will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Neri Marcorè and Vanessa Incontrada gives Incantato an immediate pulse. The story of Incantato begins from a specific pressure point: In Bologna, a young Latin teacher seeks a spouse to continue his family's tailoring legacy. By the end of its 1h 47m running time, the value of Incantato rests less on nove
Aug 152 min read
Deep Blue
Deep Blue begins with an appealing promise: Andy Byatt will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Pierce Brosnan and Michael Gambon gives Deep Blue an immediate pulse. The story of Deep Blue begins from a specific pressure point: Join a voyage through aquatic realms where humans have rarely dared to go. By the end of its 1h 23m running time, the value of Deep Blue rests less on novelty than on th
Aug 153 min read
Darna Mana Hai
Darna Mana Hai begins with an appealing promise: Prawaal Raman will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Saif Ali Khan and Boman Irani gives Darna Mana Hai an immediate pulse. The story of Darna Mana Hai begins from a specific pressure point: After their car breaks down in the middle of the night, seven friends find shelter and tell one another stories to kill time till dawn. By the end of its 2
Aug 153 min read
Crying Ladies
Crying Ladies begins with an appealing promise: Mark Meily will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Sharon Cuneta and Hilda Koronel gives Crying Ladies an immediate pulse. The story of Crying Ladies begins from a specific pressure point: A whimsical comedy about three women who cry at funerals, professionally. By the end of its 1h 50m running time, the value of Crying Ladies rests less on novelty th
Aug 153 min read
Beautiful Boxer
Beautiful Boxer begins with an appealing promise: Ekachai Uekrongtham will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Asanee Suwan and Sorapong Chatree gives Beautiful Boxer an immediate pulse. The story of Beautiful Boxer begins from a specific pressure point: Biopic of transgender Muay Thai boxer Parinya Charoenphol who pursued the sport to pay for her gender reassignment surgery. By the end of its
Aug 153 min read
Concert for George
Concert for George begins with an appealing promise: David Leland will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Joe Brown and Eric Clapton gives Concert for George an immediate pulse. The story of Concert for George begins from a specific pressure point: George Harrison's friends, family, and bandmates unite for a tribute concert on the one year anniversary of his death. By the end of its 2h 20m run
Aug 153 min read
The Boys & Girl from County Clare
The Boys & Girl from County Clare begins with an appealing promise: John Irvin will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Colm Meaney and Bernard Hill gives The Boys & Girl from County Clare an immediate pulse. The story of The Boys & Girl from County Clare begins from a specific pressure point: In 1965, Jimmy McMahon and his group of Liverpudlians plot to win the annual céilí music competition in Ire
Aug 153 min read
Girls Will Be Girls
Girls Will Be Girls begins with an appealing promise: Richard Day will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jack Plotnick and Clinton Leupp gives Girls Will Be Girls an immediate pulse. The story of Girls Will Be Girls begins from a specific pressure point: Three actresses at various places on the Hollywood food chain navigate the minefield of love, aging, and ambition. By the end of its 1h 19m runni
Aug 153 min read
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