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The Romantics begins with an appealing promise: Galt Niederhoffer will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Katie Holmes and Anna Paquin gives The Romantics an immediate pulse. The story of The Romantics begins from a specific pressure point: Seven close friends reunite for the wedding of two of their friends. By the end of its 1h 35m running time, the value of The Romantics rests less on novelty tha

Wild Target begins with an appealing promise: Jonathan Lynn will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt gives Wild Target an immediate pulse. The story of Wild Target begins from a specific pressure point: A hit man tries to retire but a beautiful thief may change his plans. By the end of its 1h 38m running time, the value of Wild Target rests less on novelty than on the care

Blood Done Sign My Name begins with an appealing promise: Jeb Stuart will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Michael Rooker and Nick Searcy gives Blood Done Sign My Name an immediate pulse. The story of Blood Done Sign My Name begins from a specific pressure point: A drama based on a true story, in which a black Vietnam era veteran is allegedly murdered by a local white businessman, who is later exo

The Trouble with Terkel begins with an appealing promise: Thorbjørn Christoffersen will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Mike Olsen and Shark Firestone gives The Trouble with Terkel an immediate pulse. The story of The Trouble with Terkel begins from a specific pressure point: Average teenager Terkel's life takes a turn for the worse when an unknown maniac starts stalking him. By the

Marwencol begins with an appealing promise: Jeff Malmberg will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Mark Hogancamp and Emmanuel Nneji gives Marwencol an immediate pulse. The story of Marwencol begins from a specific pressure point: Documentary about Mark Hogancamp. By the end of its 1h 23m running time, the value of Marwencol rests less on novelty than on the care of its execution. ⁠ The acting

Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm begins with an appealing promise: Jacob Hatley will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Larry Campbell and Jay Collins gives Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm an immediate pulse. The story of Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm begins from a specific pressure point: A documentary on Levon Helm, a founding member

Blank City begins with an appealing promise: Celine Danhier will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Amos Poe and Ann Magnuson gives Blank City an immediate pulse. The story of Blank City begins from a specific pressure point: During the punk rock stage in the late '70s, downtown New York experienced a wave of "Do it yourself" independent filmmaking. By the end of its 1h 34m running time, the v

Kaboom begins with an appealing promise: Gregg Araki will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Thomas Dekker and Haley Bennett gives Kaboom an immediate pulse. The story of Kaboom begins from a specific pressure point: A sexually "undeclared" college freshman's clairvoyant/prophetic dreams are the first sign that something very strange is going on involving his classmates with him at the center. By t

Trust begins with an appealing promise: David Schwimmer will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Clive Owen and Catherine Keener gives Trust an immediate pulse. The story of Trust begins from a specific pressure point: A teenage girl is targeted by an online sexual predator. By the end of its 1h 46m running time, the value of Trust rests less on novelty than on the care of its execution. ⁠ The dir

Centurion begins with an appealing promise: Neil Marshall will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Michael Fassbender and Dominic West gives Centurion an immediate pulse. The story of Centurion begins from a specific pressure point: A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack. By the end of its 1h 37m running

Stonewall Uprising begins with an appealing promise: Kate Davis will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Paul Bosche and Alfredo del Rio gives Stonewall Uprising an immediate pulse. The story of Stonewall Uprising begins from a specific pressure point: This film tells the story of the massive police raid of Stonewall in June 1969. By the end of its 1h 20m running time, the value of Stonewall Up

I Saw the Devil begins with an appealing promise: Kim Jee woon will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Lee Byung hun and Choi Min sik gives I Saw the Devil an immediate pulse. The story of I Saw the Devil begins from a specific pressure point: A secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases. By the end of its 2h 24m running time, the value of I Saw th