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Horns begins with an appealing promise: Alexandre Aja will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Daniel Radcliffe and Juno Temple gives Horns an immediate pulse. The story of Horns begins from a specific pressure point: In the aftermath of his girlfriend's mysterious death, a young man awakens to find strange horns sprouting from his forehead. By the end of its 2h running time, the value of Horns

Afternoon Delight begins with an appealing promise: Joey Soloway will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kathryn Hahn and Link Ruiz gives Afternoon Delight an immediate pulse. The story of Afternoon Delight begins from a specific pressure point: Rachel tries to spice up her marriage with a trip to a strip club. By the end of its 1h 38m running time, the value of Afternoon Delight rests less on nove

A.C.O.D. begins with an appealing promise: Stuart Zicherman will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Adam Scott and Richard Jenkins gives A.C.O.D. an immediate pulse. The story of A.C.O.D. begins from a specific pressure point: A grown man caught in the crossfire of his parents' 15 year divorce discovers he was unknowingly part of a study on divorced children and is enlisted in a follow up years lat

Anita: Speaking Truth to Power begins with an appealing promise: Freida Lee Mock will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jill Abramson and Joe Biden gives Anita: Speaking Truth to Power an immediate pulse. The story of Anita: Speaking Truth to Power begins from a specific pressure point: A profile of Anita Hill, the African American lawyer who challenged Clarence Thomas' nomination to the US S

We Are the Best! begins with an appealing promise: Lukas Moodysson will treat its music drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Mira Barkhammar and Mira Grosin gives We Are the Best! an immediate pulse. The story of We Are the Best! begins from a specific pressure point: Three girls in 1980s Stockholm decide to form a punk band despite not having any instruments and being told by everyone that punk is dead. By the

Code Black begins with an appealing promise: Ryan McGarry will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Danny Cheng and Andrew Eads gives Code Black an immediate pulse. The story of Code Black begins from a specific pressure point: A notorious trauma bay in an inner city E.R. By the end of its 1h 18m running time, the value of Code Black rests less on novelty than on the care of its execution. ⁠ Ben

Cutie and the Boxer begins with an appealing promise: Zach Heinzerling will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ushio Shinohara and Noriko Shinohara gives Cutie and the Boxer an immediate pulse. The story of Cutie and the Boxer begins from a specific pressure point: This candid New York love story explores the chaotic 40 year marriage of famed boxing painter Ushio Shinohara and his wife, Noriko

The Double begins with an appealing promise: Richard Ayoade will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jesse Eisenberg and Mia Wasikowska gives The Double an immediate pulse. The story of The Double begins from a specific pressure point: The unenviable life of a government agency clerk takes a horrific turn with the arrival of a new co worker who is both his exact physical double and his opposite othe

Bethlehem begins with an appealing promise: Yuval Adler will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Tsahi Halevi and Shadi Mar'i gives Bethlehem an immediate pulse. The story of Bethlehem begins from a specific pressure point: Tells the story of the complex relationship between an Israeli Secret Service officer and his teenage Palestinian informant. By the end of its 1h 39m running time, the value of

Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus begins with an appealing promise: Sebastián Silva will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Michael Cera and Gaby Hoffmann gives Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus an immediate pulse. The story of Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus begins from a specific pressure point: As Jamie travels in Chile, he invites an eccentric woman to join his group's quest to score a fab

Ghanchakkar begins with an appealing promise: Raj Kumar Gupta will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan gives Ghanchakkar an immediate pulse. The story of Ghanchakkar begins from a specific pressure point: A safe cracker claims he has lost his memory when two criminals come calling for their cut of the bank heist loot. By the end of its 2h 17m running time, the value of

Prince Avalanche begins with an appealing promise: David Gordon Green will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch gives Prince Avalanche an immediate pulse. The story of Prince Avalanche begins from a specific pressure point: Two highway road workers spend the summer of 1988 away from their city lives. By the end of its 1h 34m running time, the value of Prince Avalanche rests