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The Legend of God's Gun begins with an appealing promise: Mike Bruce will treat its fantasy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Robert Bones and Kirpatrick Thomas gives The Legend of God's Gun an immediate pulse. The story of The Legend of God's Gun begins from a specific pressure point: In this psychadelic western, a gun slinging preacher, a gang of venom drinking bandits, and a bounty hunter all meet in the circle

Youth Without Youth begins with an appealing promise: Francis Ford Coppola will treat its mystery framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Tim Roth and Alexandra Maria Lara gives Youth Without Youth an immediate pulse. The story of Youth Without Youth begins from a specific pressure point: A love story wrapped in a mystery. By the end of its 2h 4m running time, the value of Youth Without Youth rests less on novelty than

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten begins with an appealing promise: Julien Temple will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Joe Strummer and Steve Jones gives Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten an immediate pulse. The story of Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten begins from a specific pressure point: As the front man of the Clash from 1977, Joe Strummer changed people's lives forever. B

The Signal begins with an appealing promise: David Bruckner will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Anessa Ramsey and Justin Welborn gives The Signal an immediate pulse. The story of The Signal begins from a specific pressure point: A horror film told in three parts, from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission that turns people into killers invades every cell phone, radio, and

Mio fratello è figlio unico begins with an appealing promise: Daniele Luchetti will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Elio Germano and Riccardo Scamarcio gives Mio fratello è figlio unico an immediate pulse. The story of Mio fratello è figlio unico begins from a specific pressure point: Two brothers come of age in a small Italian town in the '60s and '70s. By the end of its 1h 48m running time, th

Mrs. Worthington's Party begins with an appealing promise: David Wall will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between David Wall and Sean Patrick Brennan gives Mrs. Worthington's Party an immediate pulse. The story of Mrs. Worthington's Party begins from a specific pressure point: Shortly before Christmas, cold, impatient priest arrives in a tiny fishing village to shut down a dwindling parish's church. By

Steep begins with an appealing promise: Mark Obenhaus will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ingrid Backstrom and Anselme Baud gives Steep an immediate pulse. The story of Steep begins from a specific pressure point: Steep traces the legacy of extreme skiing from its early pioneers to the daredevils of today. By the end of its 1h 32m running time, the value of Steep rests less on novelty than

The Grocer's Son begins with an appealing promise: Eric Guirado will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Nicolas Cazalé and Clotilde Hesme gives The Grocer's Son an immediate pulse. The story of The Grocer's Son begins from a specific pressure point: Antoine moves home to help his mom drive the mobile grocery, when his dad's hospitalized. By the end of its 1h 36m running time, the value of The Grocer

Honeydripper begins with an appealing promise: John Sayles will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Danny Glover and LisaGay Hamilton gives Honeydripper an immediate pulse. The story of Honeydripper begins from a specific pressure point: 1950. By the end of its 2h 4m running time, the value of Honeydripper rests less on novelty than on the care of its execution. ⁠ Rather than summarise every ev

King of California begins with an appealing promise: M. Cahill will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Michael Douglas and Evan Rachel Wood gives King of California an immediate pulse. The story of King of California begins from a specific pressure point: An unstable dad who after getting out of a mental institution tries to convince his daughter that there's Spanish gold buried somewhere under sub

Surfwise begins with an appealing promise: Doug Pray will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Juliette Paskowitz and David Paskowitz gives Surfwise an immediate pulse. The story of Surfwise begins from a specific pressure point: Doug Pray explores the life of surfer Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz. By the end of its 1h 33m running time, the value of Surfwise rests less on novelty than on the care of its

Planet B Boy begins with an appealing promise: Benson Lee will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Stephane Fiossanangaye and Mr. Freeze gives Planet B Boy an immediate pulse. The story of Planet B Boy begins from a specific pressure point: Jumping continents and crossing cultures, "Planet B Boy" looks at the history of breakdancing and its vibrant resurgence in urban cultures around the world.