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The Rooftop begins with an appealing promise: Jay Chou will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jay Chou and Alan Ko gives The Rooftop an immediate pulse. The story of The Rooftop begins from a specific pressure point: Gao and his friends are the happiest kids in the city of Galilee. By the end of its 2h running time, the value of The Rooftop rests less on novelty than on the care of its execution.

Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon begins with an appealing promise: Hark Tsui will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Carina Lau and Sheng Chien gives Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon an immediate pulse. The story of Young Detective Dee: Rise of the Sea Dragon begins from a specific pressure point: From legendary action director Tsui Hark and the creators of international

Settai begins with an appealing promise: R. Kannan will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Arya and Hansika Motwani gives Settai an immediate pulse. The story of Settai begins from a specific pressure point: Three struggling room mates unknowingly become potential prey of a ruthless gangster. By the end of its 2h 16m running time, the value of Settai rests less on novelty than on the care of its ex

Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve begins with an appealing promise: Jim Bruce will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Liev Schreiber and Paul Volcker gives Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve an immediate pulse. The story of Money for Nothing: Inside the Federal Reserve begins from a specific pressure point: Nearly 100 years after its creation, the power of the U.S. By th

Breathe In begins with an appealing promise: Drake Doremus will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Felicity Jones and Guy Pearce gives Breathe In an immediate pulse. The story of Breathe In begins from a specific pressure point: When a foreign exchange student arrives in a small upstate New York town, she challenges the dynamics of her host family's relationships and alters their lives forever. By

King's Faith begins with an appealing promise: Nicholas DiBella will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Crawford Wilson and Lynn Whitfield gives King's Faith an immediate pulse. The story of King's Faith begins from a specific pressure point: When eighteen year old Brendan King attempts to leave his turbulent gang life behind him, his past continues to threaten his new found faith, family, and futur

Girl on a Bicycle begins with an appealing promise: Jeremy Leven will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Vincenzo Amato and Nora Tschirner gives Girl on a Bicycle an immediate pulse. The story of Girl on a Bicycle begins from a specific pressure point: Just when Paolo, an Italian in Paris, is ready to propose to his girlfriend Greta, he sees beautiful young Cecile on her bicycle. By the end of its

Blue Caprice begins with an appealing promise: Alexandre Moors will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Isaiah Washington and Tequan Richmond gives Blue Caprice an immediate pulse. The story of Blue Caprice begins from a specific pressure point: An abandoned boy is lured to America and drawn into the shadow of a dangerous father figure. By the end of its 1h 33m running time, the value of Blue C

Child's Pose begins with an appealing promise: Cãlin Peter Netzer will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Luminita Gheorghiu and Bogdan Dumitrache gives Child's Pose an immediate pulse. The story of Child's Pose begins from a specific pressure point: After the terrible news of a fatal car accident involving her son, a desperate mother will do anything in her power to set her child free. By the end o

The Best Offer begins with an appealing promise: Giuseppe Tornatore will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Geoffrey Rush and Jim Sturgess gives The Best Offer an immediate pulse. The story of The Best Offer begins from a specific pressure point: Virgil Oldman, a wealthy art auctioneer, takes the help of a young artificer, Robert, to understand and woo Claire Ibbetson, a young heiress, who hires

Man of Tai Chi begins with an appealing promise: Keanu Reeves will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Hu Chen and Keanu Reeves gives Man of Tai Chi an immediate pulse. The story of Man of Tai Chi begins from a specific pressure point: A young martial artist's unparalleled Tai Chi skills land him in a highly lucrative underworld fight club. By the end of its 1h 45m running time, the value of Ma

The United States of Autism begins with an appealing promise: Sugey Cruz will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kenneth Bock and Richard Everts gives The United States of Autism an immediate pulse. The story of The United States of Autism begins from a specific pressure point: Follow one man's 11,000 mile, 40 day journey across the American landscape to visit twenty families and individuals a