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Red Road begins with an appealing promise: Andrea Arnold will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kate Dickie and Tony Curran gives Red Road an immediate pulse. The story of Red Road begins from a specific pressure point: Jackie works as a CCTV operator. By the end of its 1h 53m running time, the value of Red Road rests less on novelty than on the care of its execution. ⁠ As director of Red Road,

The Bubble begins with an appealing promise: Eytan Fox will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ohad Knoller and Yousef 'Joe' Sweid gives The Bubble an immediate pulse. The story of The Bubble begins from a specific pressure point: "The Bubble" is the story of a group of young people who live in Tel Aviv, Israel. By the end of its 1h 57m running time, the value of The Bubble rests less on novelty th

Vanaja begins with an appealing promise: Rajnesh Domalpalli will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Mamatha Bhukya and Urmila Dammannagari gives Vanaja an immediate pulse. The story of Vanaja begins from a specific pressure point: Vanaja, the 15 year old daughter of a financially troubled fisherman goes to work in the local landlady's house in hopes of learning Kuchipudi dance. By the end of its 1h

Awesome; I Shot That! begins with an appealing promise: Adam Yauch will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Mike D and Adam Horovitz gives Awesome; I Shot That! an immediate pulse. The story of Awesome; I Shot That! begins from a specific pressure point: A live performance shot by audience members at a 2004 Beastie Boys concert at Madison Square Garden. By the end of its 1h 30m running time, th

Outsourced begins with an appealing promise: John Jeffcoat will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Josh Hamilton and Ayesha Dharker gives Outsourced an immediate pulse. The story of Outsourced begins from a specific pressure point: After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman (Hamilton) heads to India to train his replacement. By the end of its 1h 43m running tim

Holly begins with an appealing promise: Guy Moshe will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ron Livingston and Chris Penn gives Holly an immediate pulse. The story of Holly begins from a specific pressure point: In Cambodia, Holly, a 12 year old Vietnamese girl, encounters Patrick, an American stolen artifacts dealer. By the end of its 1h 54m running time, the value of Holly rests less on novelty than

La faute à Fidel! begins with an appealing promise: Julie Gavras will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Nina Kervel Bey and Julie Depardieu gives La faute à Fidel! an immediate pulse. The story of La faute à Fidel! begins from a specific pressure point: A 9 year old girl weathers big changes in her household as her parents become radical political activists in 1970 71 Paris. By the end of its 1h 39

Hollywood Dreams begins with an appealing promise: Henry Jaglom will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Tanna Frederick and Justin Kirk gives Hollywood Dreams an immediate pulse. The story of Hollywood Dreams begins from a specific pressure point: In the City of Angels, a young Iowan girl (Frederick) fresh off the bus falls in love with a promising actor (Kirk). By the end of its 1h 40m running tim

The Flying Scotsman begins with an appealing promise: Douglas Mackinnon will treat its sports drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jonny Lee Miller and Laura Fraser gives The Flying Scotsman an immediate pulse. The story of The Flying Scotsman begins from a specific pressure point: The true story of Graeme Obree, the Champion cyclist who built his bicycle from old bits of washing machines who won his championsh

Hatchet begins with an appealing promise: Adam Green will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kane Hodder and Joel David Moore gives Hatchet an immediate pulse. The story of Hatchet begins from a specific pressure point: When a group of tourists in a New Orleans haunted swamp tour find themselves stranded in the wilderness, their evening of fun and spooks turns into a horrific nightmare. By the

An Unreasonable Man begins with an appealing promise: Henriette Mantel will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan gives An Unreasonable Man an immediate pulse. The story of An Unreasonable Man begins from a specific pressure point: A look at the career of consumer advocate Ralph Nader. By the end of its 2h 2m running time, the value of An Unreasonable Man rests less o

The Bridge begins with an appealing promise: Eric Steel will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Eric Geleynse and Chris Brown gives The Bridge an immediate pulse. The story of The Bridge begins from a specific pressure point: Filmmakers use hidden cameras to capture the various suicide attempts at the Golden Gate Bridge the world's most popular suicide destination. By the end of its 1h 34m run