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Phir Milenge
Phir Milenge begins with an appealing promise: Revathi will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Salman Khan and Abhishek Bachchan gives Phir Milenge an immediate pulse. The story of Phir Milenge begins from a specific pressure point: Tamanna Sahni (Shilpa Shetty) is a dedicated staff member of a top advertising agency; her ideas and designs have mainly contributed to the agency's success. By the end
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Aitraaz
Aitraaz begins with an appealing promise: Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Akshay Kumar and Kareena Kapoor gives Aitraaz an immediate pulse. The story of Aitraaz begins from a specific pressure point: A man is accused of sexual harassment by his former lover and he has to prove his innocence in order to restore his dignity. By the end of its 2h 40m running time, th
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Somersault
Somersault begins with an appealing promise: Cate Shortland will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Abbie Cornish and Sam Worthington gives Somersault an immediate pulse. The story of Somersault begins from a specific pressure point: A young girl flees her hometown and arrives in the Australian Alps, where new experiences help her learn the differences between sex and love. By the end of its 1h 46
Aug 152 min read
Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain... Begins to Die
Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain... Begins to Die begins with an appealing promise: Kevin Knoblock will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Fred Thompson and Michael Moore gives Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain... Begins to Die an immediate pulse. The story of Celsius 41.11: The Temperature at Which the Brain... Begins to Die begins from a specific pressure poi
Aug 153 min read
Summer Storm
Summer Storm begins with an appealing promise: Marco Kreuzpaintner will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Robert Stadlober and Kostja Ullmann gives Summer Storm an immediate pulse. The story of Summer Storm begins from a specific pressure point: A close friendship between two crew teammates is tested when one slowly discovers he's gay and attracted to the other. By the end of its 1h 38m running ti
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D.E.B.S.
D.E.B.S. begins with an appealing promise: Angela Robinson will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Sara Foster and Jordana Brewster gives D.E.B.S. an immediate pulse. The story of D.E.B.S. begins from a specific pressure point: Plaid skirted schoolgirls are groomed by a secret government agency to become the newest members of the elite national defense group, D.E.B.S. By the end of its 1h 31m runni
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Fida
Fida begins with an appealing promise: Ken Ghosh will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kareena Kapoor and Fardeen Khan gives Fida an immediate pulse. The story of Fida begins from a specific pressure point: A young man is hellbent to destroy his arch enemy and his lover, who destroyed his life. By the end of its 2h 2m running time, the value of Fida rests less on novelty than on the care of
Aug 153 min read
Cachorro
Cachorro begins with an appealing promise: Miguel Albaladejo will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between José Luis García Pérez and David Castillo gives Cachorro an immediate pulse. The story of Cachorro begins from a specific pressure point: Pedro, a gay man with an active social life and many friends, takes in his nephew Bernardo for a couple weeks. By the end of its 1h 39m running time, the value of
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Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst
Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst begins with an appealing promise: Robert Stone will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Russ Little and Michael Bortin gives Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst an immediate pulse. The story of Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst begins from a specific pressure point: The story of the 1974 kidnap of teenage heiress Patty Hearst, which set off one of the
Aug 153 min read
Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer
Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer begins with an appealing promise: Ralph Torjan will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Carlos Castaneda and Peter Coyote gives Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer an immediate pulse. The story of Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer begins from a specific pressure point: History, speculation, experimental footage, and even animation is all used to ex
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Face
Face begins with an appealing promise: Sang gon Yoo will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Song Yun ah and Shin Hyeon jun gives Face an immediate pulse. The story of Face begins from a specific pressure point: Lee Hyun min, who works reconstructing faces from their skull, quits his work in a institute to stay with his Beta allergic daughter Jin that was submitted to a transplant of heart by t
Aug 153 min read
Word Wars
Word Wars begins with an appealing promise: Eric Chaikin will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Joe Edley and Matt Graham gives Word Wars an immediate pulse. The story of Word Wars begins from a specific pressure point: A look at the obsessive world of competitive Scrabble. By the end of its 1h 20m running time, the value of Word Wars rests less on novelty than on the care of its execution.
Aug 153 min read
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