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Brooklyn Lobster begins with an appealing promise: Kevin Jordan will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Danny Aiello and Jane Curtin gives Brooklyn Lobster an immediate pulse. The story of Brooklyn Lobster begins from a specific pressure point: Giorgio's Lobster Farm has been a tradition in Brooklyn for over 65 years. By the end of its 1h 34m running time, the value of Brooklyn Lobster rests less o

Typhoon begins with an appealing promise: Kwak Kyung taek will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jang Dong gun and Lee Jung jae gives Typhoon an immediate pulse. The story of Typhoon begins from a specific pressure point: A modern day pirate plans a massive attack on North and South Korea. By the end of its 2h 4m running time, the value of Typhoon rests less on novelty than on the care of its

The Salon begins with an appealing promise: Mark Brown will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Vivica A. Fox and Darrin Dewitt Henson gives The Salon an immediate pulse. The story of The Salon begins from a specific pressure point: A beauty shop owner finds romance as she struggles to save her business. By the end of its 1h 30m running time, the value of The Salon rests less on novelty than on the

Queens begins with an appealing promise: Manuel Gómez Pereira will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Marisa Paredes and Carmen Maura gives Queens an immediate pulse. The story of Queens begins from a specific pressure point: Five mothers cope with the drama that surrounds their gay sons at a mass wedding. By the end of its 1h 47m running time, the value of Queens rests less on novelty than on the

Côte d'Azur begins with an appealing promise: Olivier Ducastel will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Gilbert Melki and Valeria Bruni Tedeschi gives Côte d'Azur an immediate pulse. The story of Côte d'Azur begins from a specific pressure point: For summer vacation, Marc (Melki) and Béatrix (Tedeschi) take their two kids to the seaside house of Marc's youth, where their daughter takes up with a bik

The Cave of the Yellow Dog begins with an appealing promise: Byambasuren Davaa will treat its family film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Batchuluun Urjindorj and Buyandulam Daramdadi gives The Cave of the Yellow Dog an immediate pulse. The story of The Cave of the Yellow Dog begins from a specific pressure point: The little Nansal finds a baby dog in the Mongolian veld, who becomes her best friend against all r

Bubble begins with an appealing promise: Steven Soderbergh will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Debbie Doebereiner and Omar Cowan gives Bubble an immediate pulse. The story of Bubble begins from a specific pressure point: Set against the backdrop of a decaying Midwestern town, a murder becomes the focal point of three people who work in a doll factory. By the end of its 1h 13m running time,

Dirty Deeds begins with an appealing promise: David Kendall will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Milo Ventimiglia and Lacey Chabert gives Dirty Deeds an immediate pulse. The story of Dirty Deeds begins from a specific pressure point: A high school has a tradition of dirty deeds the night before homecoming (if there's any volunteer) where, to win, the person performs 10 dirty deeds in 12 hours. B

Kisna: The Warrior Poet begins with an appealing promise: Subhash Ghai will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Vivek Oberoi and Isha Sharvani gives Kisna: The Warrior Poet an immediate pulse. The story of Kisna: The Warrior Poet begins from a specific pressure point: A man befriends and protects a British girl from a group of nationalists that want England to hand India back to them. By the end of

The Great New Wonderful begins with an appealing promise: Danny Leiner will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Maggie Gyllenhaal and Seth Gilliam gives The Great New Wonderful an immediate pulse. The story of The Great New Wonderful begins from a specific pressure point: The Great New Wonderful weaves five stories against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post 9 11 New York City. By the end

Three Times begins with an appealing promise: Hsiao Hsien Hou will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Shu Qi and Chang Chen gives Three Times an immediate pulse. The story of Three Times begins from a specific pressure point: Three stories set in three times, 1911, 1966 and 2005. By the end of its 2h running time, the value of Three Times rests less on novelty than on the care of its execution. ⁠

The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green begins with an appealing promise: George Bamber will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Daniel Letterle and Diego Serrano gives The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green an immediate pulse. The story of The Mostly Unfabulous Social Life of Ethan Green begins from a specific pressure point: A young gay man tries to balance his career as a perso