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Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi begins with an appealing promise: Bela Segal will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Freny Bhagat and Dinyar Contractor gives Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi an immediate pulse. The story of Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi begins from a specific pressure point: Farhad Pastakia (Boman Irani) has a dream job as a bra and panty salesman. By the end of its 1h 51m runnin

Deadtime begins with an appealing promise: Tony Jopia will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Laurence Saunders and Carl Coleman gives Deadtime an immediate pulse. The story of Deadtime begins from a specific pressure point: A Birmingham based band are ordered by their unhappy record company to an old warehouse; the goal being to re start their ailing careers with a kick ass new promo video. B

Luv begins with an appealing promise: Sheldon Candis will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Common and Michael Rainey Jr. gives Luv an immediate pulse. The story of Luv begins from a specific pressure point: An 11 year old boy gets a crash course in what it means to be a man when he spends a day with the ex convict uncle he idolizes. By the end of its 1h 34m running time, the value of Luv res

Free the Mind begins with an appealing promise: Phie Ambo will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Richard Davidson and Emma Seppala gives Free the Mind an immediate pulse. The story of Free the Mind begins from a specific pressure point: In 1992 Professor Richard Davidson, one of the world's leading neuroscientists, met the Dalai Lama, who encouraged him to apply the same rigorous methods he u

Joker begins with an appealing promise: Shirish Kunder will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha gives Joker an immediate pulse. The story of Joker begins from a specific pressure point: A space scientist working on a project to communicate with aliens visits a village called Paglapur. By the end of its 1h 44m running time, the value of Joker rests less on novelty than

Battlefield America begins with an appealing promise: Chris Stokes will treat its music drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Marques Houston and Mekia Cox gives Battlefield America an immediate pulse. The story of Battlefield America begins from a specific pressure point: A young businessman who lands a community service sentence falls in with a group of misfit kids who need mentoring. By the end of its 1h 46m

SOMM begins with an appealing promise: Jason Wise will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Bo Barrett and Shayn Bjornholm gives SOMM an immediate pulse. The story of SOMM begins from a specific pressure point: Four sommeliers attempt to pass the prestigious Master Sommelier exam, a test with one of the lowest pass rates in the world. By the end of its 1h 34m running time, the value of SOMM rest

Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo begins with an appealing promise: Mahiro Maeda will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Megumi Ogata and Megumi Hayashibara gives Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo an immediate pulse. The story of Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo begins from a specific pressure point: Fourteen years have passed since the near Third Impact. By the end of its 1h 36m ru

The Broken Circle Breakdown begins with an appealing promise: Felix van Groeningen will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Veerle Baetens and Johan Heldenbergh gives The Broken Circle Breakdown an immediate pulse. The story of The Broken Circle Breakdown begins from a specific pressure point: Elise and Didier fall in love at first sight, in spite of their differences. By the end of its 1h 51m runn

Monumental: In Search of America's National Treasure begins with an appealing promise: Duane Barnhart will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kirk Cameron and Todd Akin gives Monumental: In Search of America's National Treasure an immediate pulse. The story of Monumental: In Search of America's National Treasure begins from a specific pressure point: Follow Kirk Cameron across Europe and the U

Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya begins with an appealing promise: Mandeep Kumar will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia Deshmukh gives Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya an immediate pulse. The story of Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya begins from a specific pressure point: Mini isn't eager to wed the rich suitor who's been chosen for her, so she stages her own kidnapping and runs off with a man who

Populaire begins with an appealing promise: Régis Roinsard will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Romain Duris and Féodor Atkine gives Populaire an immediate pulse. The story of Populaire begins from a specific pressure point: 1958. By the end of its 1h 51m running time, the value of Populaire rests less on novelty than on the care of its execution. ⁠ Populaire gains much of its identity from perf