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The Blue Room
The Blue Room begins with an appealing promise: Mathieu Amalric will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Mathieu Amalric and Léa Drucker gives The Blue Room an immediate pulse. The story of The Blue Room begins from a specific pressure point: In their blue hotel room, a clandestine couple of two married lovers plan an impossible future, as death shutters their already frail tranquillity. By the en
Aug 103 min read
Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory
Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory begins with an appealing promise: Michael Rossato Bennett will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Dan Cohen and Louise Dueno gives Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory an immediate pulse. The story of Alive Inside: A Story of Music and Memory begins from a specific pressure point: Dan Cohen, founder of the nonprofit organization Music & Memory, fi
Aug 103 min read
Action Jackson
Action Jackson begins with an appealing promise: Prabhu Deva will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Yami Gautam and Shahid Kapoor gives Action Jackson an immediate pulse. The story of Action Jackson begins from a specific pressure point: In order to escape crime and clutches of a ruthless mafia, a Bangkok based hit man seeks the help of his lookalike, a Mumbai based goon. By the end of its 2h
Aug 103 min read
Yo-kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow!
Yo kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow! begins with an appealing promise: Shigeharu Takahashi will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Haruka Tomatsu and Tomokazu Seki gives Yo kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow! an immediate pulse. The story of Yo kai Watch Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow! begins from a specific pressure point: Nate, Whisper, and Jibanyan
Aug 103 min read
The Green Prince
The Green Prince begins with an appealing promise: Nadav Schirman will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Mosab Hassan Yousef and Sheikh Hassan Yousef gives The Green Prince an immediate pulse. The story of The Green Prince begins from a specific pressure point: The son of a founding leader in the Palestinian organization, Hamas, becomes a spy for the Israelis. By the end of its 1h 41m running
Aug 103 min read
Love on the Cloud
Love on the Cloud begins with an appealing promise: Changwei Gu will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Angelababy and He Chen gives Love on the Cloud an immediate pulse. The story of Love on the Cloud begins from a specific pressure point: The story is about 3 young men going after their dream in the movie business in China for a big investment. By the end of its 2h 15m running time, the value of
Aug 103 min read
Main Tera Hero
Main Tera Hero begins with an appealing promise: David Dhawan will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Varun Dhawan and Ileana D'Cruz gives Main Tera Hero an immediate pulse. The story of Main Tera Hero begins from a specific pressure point: Seenu and Sunaina fall in love with each other when he saves her from a corrupt policeman who wishes to marry her. By the end of its 2h 8m running time, the val
Aug 103 min read
In the Name of My Daughter
In the Name of My Daughter begins with an appealing promise: André Téchiné will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Guillaume Canet and Catherine Deneuve gives In the Name of My Daughter an immediate pulse. The story of In the Name of My Daughter begins from a specific pressure point: Agnès Le Roux, a young independent woman, returns to Nice in 1976 to have a new start in her life after a faile
Aug 103 min read
20,000 Days on Earth
20,000 Days on Earth begins with an appealing promise: Iain Forsyth will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Nick Cave and Susie Bick gives 20,000 Days on Earth an immediate pulse. The story of 20,000 Days on Earth begins from a specific pressure point: Writer and musician Nick Cave marks his 20,000th day on the planet Earth. By the end of its 1h 37m running time, the value of 20,000 Days on Ea
Aug 103 min read
Kundo: Age of the Rampant
Kundo: Age of the Rampant begins with an appealing promise: Yoon Jong bin will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ha Jung woo and Gang Dong won gives Kundo: Age of the Rampant an immediate pulse. The story of Kundo: Age of the Rampant begins from a specific pressure point: A period action film centered on a militia group who turn against an unjust nobility. By the end of its 2h 17m running tim
Aug 103 min read
A Borrowed Identity
A Borrowed Identity begins with an appealing promise: Eran Riklis will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Tawfeek Barhom and Razi Gabareen gives A Borrowed Identity an immediate pulse. The story of A Borrowed Identity begins from a specific pressure point: A Palestinian Israeli boy named Eyad is sent to a prestigious boarding school in Jerusalem, where he struggles with issues of language, culture,
Aug 103 min read
White God
White God begins with an appealing promise: Kornél Mundruczó will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Zsófia Psotta and Sándor Zsótér gives White God an immediate pulse. The story of White God begins from a specific pressure point: Thirteen year old Lili fights to protect her dog Hagen. By the end of its 2h 1m running time, the value of White God rests less on novelty than on the care of its execu
Aug 103 min read
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