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The Nomi Song
The Nomi Song begins with an appealing promise: Andrew Horn will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Klaus Nomi and Ann Magnuson gives The Nomi Song an immediate pulse. The story of The Nomi Song begins from a specific pressure point: Having failed to break into professional opera in his native Germany (where, as an usher in West Berlin's Deutsche Oper, he would serenade the staff after the rea
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Eulogy
Eulogy begins with an appealing promise: Michael Clancy will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ray Romano and Jesse Bradford gives Eulogy an immediate pulse. The story of Eulogy begins from a specific pressure point: A black comedy that follows three generations of a family, who come together for the funeral of the patriarch unveiling a litany of family secrets and covert relationships. By the end
Aug 153 min read
Three... Extremes
Three... Extremes begins with an appealing promise: Fruit Chan will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Bai Ling and Lee Byung hun gives Three... Extremes an immediate pulse. The story of Three... Extremes begins from a specific pressure point: An Asian cross cultural trilogy of horror films from accomplished indie directors. By the end of its 2h 5m running time, the value of Three... Extremes
Aug 153 min read
Jack Paradise (Les nuits de Montréal)
Jack Paradise (Les nuits de Montréal) begins with an appealing promise: Gilles Noël will treat its music drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Roy Dupuis and Joah Baston gives Jack Paradise (Les nuits de Montréal) an immediate pulse. The story of Jack Paradise (Les nuits de Montréal) begins from a specific pressure point: . By the end of its 1h 30m running time, the value of Jack Paradise (Les nuits de Montréal)
Aug 153 min read
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed
Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed begins with an appealing promise: Brett Sullivan will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Emily Perkins and Brendan Fletcher gives Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed an immediate pulse. The story of Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed begins from a specific pressure point: Ginger's sister Brigitte, now a werewolf herself, must try to find a cure for her blood lust before the next full mo
Aug 153 min read
Chrystal
Chrystal begins with an appealing promise: Ray McKinnon will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Lisa Blount and Billy Bob Thornton gives Chrystal an immediate pulse. The story of Chrystal begins from a specific pressure point: Twenty years after the accident that claimed his son's life and permanently injured his wife, a man returns to his home in search of redemption. By the end of its 1h 46m
Aug 153 min read
Brother to Brother
Brother to Brother begins with an appealing promise: Rodney Evans will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Anthony Mackie and Roger Robinson gives Brother to Brother an immediate pulse. The story of Brother to Brother begins from a specific pressure point: A drama that looks back on the Harlem Renaissance from the perspective of an elderly, black writer who meets a gay teenager in a New York homeless
Aug 153 min read
The Future of Food
The Future of Food begins with an appealing promise: Deborah Koons Garcia will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Charles Benbrook and Grace Booth gives The Future of Food an immediate pulse. The story of The Future of Food begins from a specific pressure point: THE FUTURE OF FOOD offers an in depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered
Aug 153 min read
Dev
Dev begins with an appealing promise: Govind Nihalani will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Amitabh Bachchan and Om Puri gives Dev an immediate pulse. The story of Dev begins from a specific pressure point: Joint Commissioner of Police Dev Pratap Singh, a duty bound, self righteous officer, and Special Commissioner Tejinder Khosla, the balancing force between the political interests of Chief Minis
Aug 153 min read
Decoys
Decoys begins with an appealing promise: Matthew Hastings will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Corey Sevier and Stefanie von Pfetten gives Decoys an immediate pulse. The story of Decoys begins from a specific pressure point: Luke and Roger are just another couple of college guys trying to lose their virginity. By the end of its 1h 35m running time, the value of Decoys rests less on novelty
Aug 153 min read
Go for Zucker
Go for Zucker begins with an appealing promise: Dani Levy will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Henry Hübchen and Hannelore Elsner gives Go for Zucker an immediate pulse. The story of Go for Zucker begins from a specific pressure point: A Journalist of Jewish descent in Berlin feels that he is a loser of the political changes in Germany after 1989. By the end of its 1h 35m running time, the value
Aug 153 min read
Seeing Other People
Seeing Other People begins with an appealing promise: Wallace Wolodarsky will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jay Mohr and Julianne Nicholson gives Seeing Other People an immediate pulse. The story of Seeing Other People begins from a specific pressure point: Two months shy of their wedding, a couple decide to allow each other last flings until their wedding. By the end of its 1h 30m running tim
Aug 153 min read
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