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Taxi to the Dark Side begins with an appealing promise: Alex Gibney will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Alex Gibney and Brian Keith Allen gives Taxi to the Dark Side an immediate pulse. The story of Taxi to the Dark Side begins from a specific pressure point: Alex Gibney exposes the haunting details of the USA's torture and interrogation practices during the War in Afghanistan. By the end

The Duchess of Langeais begins with an appealing promise: Jacques Rivette will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jeanne Balibar and Guillaume Depardieu gives The Duchess of Langeais an immediate pulse. The story of The Duchess of Langeais begins from a specific pressure point: In Majorca, in 1823, a French general, Armand de Montriveau, overhears a cloistered nun singing in a chapel; he insists o

Shootout at Lokhandwala begins with an appealing promise: Apoorva Lakhia will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt gives Shootout at Lokhandwala an immediate pulse. The story of Shootout at Lokhandwala begins from a specific pressure point: An account of the gangster Maya Dolas and his gang which terrorized Mumbai City, and the ensuing standoff between Mumbai Pol

Passage to Zarahemla begins with an appealing promise: Chris Heimerdinger will treat its fantasy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Summer Naomi Smart and Moronai Kanekoa gives Passage to Zarahemla an immediate pulse. The story of Passage to Zarahemla begins from a specific pressure point: Two teens from L.A. make their way to Utah to hide with distant Mormon relatives from their troubled pasts. By the end of its 1

Crazy Love begins with an appealing promise: Dan Klores will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Burt Pugach and Linda Pugach gives Crazy Love an immediate pulse. The story of Crazy Love begins from a specific pressure point: The bizarre true story of Linda Riss and Burt Pugach. By the end of its 1h 32m running time, the value of Crazy Love rests less on novelty than on the care of its executio

O'Horten begins with an appealing promise: Bent Hamer will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Baard Owe and Espen Skjønberg gives O'Horten an immediate pulse. The story of O'Horten begins from a specific pressure point: A drama focused on a life changing moment in 67 year old train engineer Odd Horten's existence: the evening of his retirement. By the end of its 1h 30m running time, the value of O'

The Life Before Her Eyes begins with an appealing promise: Vadim Perelman will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood gives The Life Before Her Eyes an immediate pulse. The story of The Life Before Her Eyes begins from a specific pressure point: A woman's survivor's guilt from a Columbine like event 15 years ago causes her present day idyllic life to fall apart. By th

For the Bible Tells Me So begins with an appealing promise: Daniel G. Karslake will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Imogene Robinson and Victor Robinson gives For the Bible Tells Me So an immediate pulse. The story of For the Bible Tells Me So begins from a specific pressure point: An exploration of the intersection between religion and homosexuality in the U.S. and how the religious right

City of Men begins with an appealing promise: Paulo Morelli will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Douglas Silva and Darlan Cunha gives City of Men an immediate pulse. The story of City of Men begins from a specific pressure point: Best buddies Acerola and Laranjinha, about to turn 18, discover things about their missing fathers' pasts which will shatter their solid friendship, in the middle

Jellyfish begins with an appealing promise: Shira Geffen will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Sarah Adler and Nikol Leidman gives Jellyfish an immediate pulse. The story of Jellyfish begins from a specific pressure point: Meduzot (the Hebrew word for Jellyfish) tells the story of three very different Israeli women living in Tel Aviv whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern

Sleuth begins with an appealing promise: Kenneth Branagh will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Michael Caine and Jude Law gives Sleuth an immediate pulse. The story of Sleuth begins from a specific pressure point: On his sprawling country estate, an aging writer matches wits with the struggling actor who has stolen his wife's heart. By the end of its 1h 28m running time, the value of Sleuth res

Teeth begins with an appealing promise: Mitchell Lichtenstein will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jess Weixler and John Hensley gives Teeth an immediate pulse. The story of Teeth begins from a specific pressure point: Still a stranger to her own body, a high school student discovers she has a physical advantage when she becomes the object of male violence. By the end of its 1h 34m running