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Look What's Happened Now
Look What's Happened Now begins with an appealing promise: Samir Karnik will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Amitabh Bachchan and Vivek Oberoi gives Look What's Happened Now an immediate pulse. The story of Look What's Happened Now begins from a specific pressure point: A woman decides to marry her childhood friend, after getting her heart broken by her sweetheart. By the end of its 2h 45m runni
Aug 153 min read
Don't Move
Don't Move begins with an appealing promise: Sergio Castellitto will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Penélope Cruz and Sergio Castellitto gives Don't Move an immediate pulse. The story of Don't Move begins from a specific pressure point: A destitute woman (Cruz) becomes involved with an upper crust physician (Castellitto). By the end of its 2h 5m running time, the value of Don't Move rests less
Aug 153 min read
Enduring Love
Enduring Love begins with an appealing promise: Roger Michell will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Rhys Ifans and Daniel Craig gives Enduring Love an immediate pulse. The story of Enduring Love begins from a specific pressure point: Two strangers become connected by a tragedy, yet one dangerously feels that the connection goes much deeper than the other is willing to admit. By the end of its 1
Aug 153 min read
She Hate Me
She Hate Me begins with an appealing promise: Spike Lee will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Anthony Mackie and Kerry Washington gives She Hate Me an immediate pulse. The story of She Hate Me begins from a specific pressure point: Fired from his job for exposing corrupt business practices, a former biotech executive turns to impregnating wealthy lesbians for profit. By the end of its 2h 18m runn
Aug 153 min read
Highwaymen
Highwaymen begins with an appealing promise: Robert Harmon will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jim Caviezel and Rhona Mitra gives Highwaymen an immediate pulse. The story of Highwaymen begins from a specific pressure point: Rennie Cray (Caviezel) embarks on a bloodthirsty rampage to avenge the death of his wife who was struck down by a serial killer a man who hunts and kills women using hi
Aug 153 min read
The Hunting of the President
The Hunting of the President begins with an appealing promise: Nickolas Perry will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Morgan Freeman and Jonathan Alter gives The Hunting of the President an immediate pulse. The story of The Hunting of the President begins from a specific pressure point: Previously unreleased material outlines the campaign against Bill Clinton's presidency, from his days in Ark
Aug 153 min read
Syrian Bride
Syrian Bride begins with an appealing promise: Eran Riklis will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Hiam Abbass and Makram Khoury gives Syrian Bride an immediate pulse. The story of Syrian Bride begins from a specific pressure point: In Majdal Shams, the largest Druze village in Golan Heights on the Israeli Syrian border, the Druze bride Mona is engaged to get married with Tallel, a television comed
Aug 153 min read
Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela
Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela begins with an appealing promise: Maurizio Benazzo will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jasper Johal and Justin Davis gives Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela an immediate pulse. The story of Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela begins from a specific pressure point: Every 12 years over 70 million pilgrims gather at the meeting of India's holiest rivers, the Gange
Aug 153 min read
House of D
House of D begins with an appealing promise: David Duchovny will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between David Duchovny and Téa Leoni gives House of D an immediate pulse. The story of House of D begins from a specific pressure point: By working through problems stemming from his past, Tom Warshaw, an American artist living in Paris, begins to discover who he really is, and returns to his home to reconci
Aug 153 min read
Brothers
Brothers begins with an appealing promise: Susanne Bier will treat its war drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ulrich Thomsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas gives Brothers an immediate pulse. The story of Brothers begins from a specific pressure point: Two brothers must negotiate changing roles and shifting family dynamics when one is sent to war in Afghanistan. By the end of its 1h 57m running time, the value of Brothe
Aug 153 min read
Yes
Yes begins with an appealing promise: Sally Potter will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Joan Allen and Simon Abkarian gives Yes an immediate pulse. The story of Yes begins from a specific pressure point: In this film, told almost entirely in iambic pentameter, She is a scientist in a loveless marriage to Anthony, a devious politician. By the end of its 1h 40m running time, the value of Yes rest
Aug 152 min read
Still We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie
Still We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie begins with an appealing promise: Paul Doyle Jr. will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Joe Castiglione and Jim Connors gives Still We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie an immediate pulse. The story of Still We Believe: The Boston Red Sox Movie begins from a specific pressure point: A look at the Boston Red Sox's 2003 season, from Spring Training to
Aug 153 min read
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