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Tucker and Dale vs Evil
Tucker and Dale vs Evil begins with an appealing promise: Eli Craig will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Tyler Labine and Alan Tudyk gives Tucker and Dale vs Evil an immediate pulse. The story of Tucker and Dale vs Evil begins from a specific pressure point: Affable hillbillies Tucker and Dale are on vacation at their dilapidated mountain cabin when they are mistaken for murderers by a grou
Aug 103 min read
Brighton Rock
Brighton Rock begins with an appealing promise: Rowan Joffe will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Sam Riley and Andrea Riseborough gives Brighton Rock an immediate pulse. The story of Brighton Rock begins from a specific pressure point: Charts the headlong fall of Pinkie, a razor wielding disadvantaged teenager with a religious death wish. By the end of its 1h 51m running time, the value of Bri
Aug 103 min read
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life begins with an appealing promise: Joann Sfar will treat its biographical drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Eric Elmosnino and Lucy Gordon gives Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life an immediate pulse. The story of Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life begins from a specific pressure point: A glimpse at the life of French singer Serge Gainsbourg, from growing up in 1940s Nazi occupied Paris through his suc
Aug 103 min read
Rare Exports
Rare Exports begins with an appealing promise: Jalmari Helander will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jorma Tommila and Onni Tommila gives Rare Exports an immediate pulse. The story of Rare Exports begins from a specific pressure point: In the depths of the Korvatunturi mountains, 486 meters deep, lies the closest ever guarded secret of Christmas. By the end of its 1h 24m running time, the v
Aug 103 min read
El Bulli: Cooking in Progress
El Bulli: Cooking in Progress begins with an appealing promise: Gereon Wetzel will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ferran Adrià and Oriol Castro gives El Bulli: Cooking in Progress an immediate pulse. The story of El Bulli: Cooking in Progress begins from a specific pressure point: Chef Ferran Adrià spends half the year making new culinary creations for his restaurant. By the end of its 1h
Aug 103 min read
Monsters
Monsters begins with an appealing promise: Gareth Edwards will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Scoot McNairy and Whitney Able gives Monsters an immediate pulse. The story of Monsters begins from a specific pressure point: Six years after Earth has suffered an alien invasion, a cynical journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through an infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the
Aug 103 min read
My Perestroika
My Perestroika begins with an appealing promise: Robin Hessman will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between the lead performer and the principal supporting performer gives My Perestroika an immediate pulse. The story of My Perestroika begins from a specific pressure point: Tells the story of five people from the last generation of Soviet children who were brought up behind the Iron Curtain. By the
Aug 103 min read
Frozen
Frozen begins with an appealing promise: Adam Green will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Shawn Ashmore and Emma Bell gives Frozen an immediate pulse. The story of Frozen begins from a specific pressure point: Three skiers stranded on a chairlift are forced to make life or death choices, which prove more perilous than staying put and freezing to death. By the end of its 1h 33m running time, the
Aug 103 min read
Troll Hunter
Troll Hunter begins with an appealing promise: André Øvredal will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Otto Jespersen and Robert Stoltenberg gives Troll Hunter an immediate pulse. The story of Troll Hunter begins from a specific pressure point: A group of students investigates a series of mysterious bear killings, but learns that there are much more dangerous things going on. By the end of its 1h 4
Aug 103 min read
Passione
Passione begins with an appealing promise: John Turturro will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between John Turturro and Max Casella gives Passione an immediate pulse. The story of Passione begins from a specific pressure point: A look at the musical roots and traditions of Naples, Italy, as well as its influence on the rest of the world. By the end of its 1h 30m running time, the value of Passione
Aug 102 min read
Boy
Boy begins with an appealing promise: Taika Waititi will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between James Rolleston and Te Aho Eketone Whitu gives Boy an immediate pulse. The story of Boy begins from a specific pressure point: Boy, an 11 year old child and devout Michael Jackson fan who lives on the east coast of New Zealand in 1984, gets a chance to know his absentee criminal father, who has returned to f
Aug 103 min read
Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child
Jean Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child begins with an appealing promise: Tamra Davis will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jean Michel Basquiat and Julian Schnabel gives Jean Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child an immediate pulse. The story of Jean Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child begins from a specific pressure point: Director Tamra Davis pays homage to her friend in this definitive docum
Aug 103 min read
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