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Effie Gray begins with an appealing promise: Richard Laxton will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Dakota Fanning and Greg Wise gives Effie Gray an immediate pulse. The story of Effie Gray begins from a specific pressure point: A look at the scandalous love triangle between Victorian art critic John Ruskin (Greg Wise), his teenage bride Euphemia "Effie" Gray (Dakota Fanning), and Pre Raphaelite p

Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me begins with an appealing promise: James Keach will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Glen Campbell and Kim Campbell gives Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me an immediate pulse. The story of Glen Campbell: I'll Be Me begins from a specific pressure point: As he struggles with Alzheimer's disease, country music legend Glen Campbell embarks on his farewell tour in the U.S., Aust

Women Who Flirt begins with an appealing promise: Ho Cheung Pang will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Xun Zhou and Xiaoming Huang gives Women Who Flirt an immediate pulse. The story of Women Who Flirt begins from a specific pressure point: When a woman decides to take it upon herself to win back the love of her live, she realizes she'll have to sink to using her female prowess and becoming what

Coming Home begins with an appealing promise: Yimou Zhang will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Gong Li and Daoming Chen gives Coming Home an immediate pulse. The story of Coming Home begins from a specific pressure point: Lu and Feng are a devoted couple forced to separate when Lu is arrested and sent to a labor camp as a political prisoner during the Cultural Revolution. By the end of its 1h 4

Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania begins with an appealing promise: Shashank Khaitan will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Varun Dhawan and Alia Bhatt gives Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania an immediate pulse. The story of Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania begins from a specific pressure point: A girl from Ambala, Kavya Pratap Singh, is about to be married. By the end of its 2h 13m running time, the value of Humpty Sha

Goodbye to Language begins with an appealing promise: Jean Luc Godard will treat its fantasy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Héloïse Godet and Kamel Abdelli gives Goodbye to Language an immediate pulse. The story of Goodbye to Language begins from a specific pressure point: Two similar versions of a couple having an affair. By the end of its 1h 10m running time, the value of Goodbye to Language rests less on nov

The Pirates begins with an appealing promise: Seok hoon Lee will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kim Nam gil and Son Ye jin gives The Pirates an immediate pulse. The story of The Pirates begins from a specific pressure point: A band of pirates and a group of bandits fight to catch a gray whale that has swallowed a royal stamp. By the end of its 2h 10m running time, the value of The Pirates rests

She's Beautiful When She's Angry begins with an appealing promise: Mary Dore will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Chude Pamela Allen and Alta gives She's Beautiful When She's Angry an immediate pulse. The story of She's Beautiful When She's Angry begins from a specific pressure point: A documentary that resurrects the buried history of the outrageous, often brilliant women who founded the m

Cold in July begins with an appealing promise: Jim Mickle will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Michael C. Hall and Sam Shepard gives Cold in July an immediate pulse. The story of Cold in July begins from a specific pressure point: When a protective father meets a murderous ex con, both need to deviate from the path they are on as they soon find themselves entangled in a downwards spiral of lie

Beijing Love Story begins with an appealing promise: Sicheng Chen will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Sicheng Chen and Liya Tong gives Beijing Love Story an immediate pulse. The story of Beijing Love Story begins from a specific pressure point: Different generations look at love, romance and commitment, all from a uniquely Beijing perspective; a pregnant woman must choose between her husband a

Saint Laurent begins with an appealing promise: Bertrand Bonello will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Gaspard Ulliel and Jérémie Renier gives Saint Laurent an immediate pulse. The story of Saint Laurent begins from a specific pressure point: Yves Saint Laurent's life from 1967 to 1976, during which time the famed fashion designer was at the peak of his career. By the end of its 2h 30m running t

But Always begins with an appealing promise: Snow Zou will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Nicholas Tse and Yuanyuan Gao gives But Always an immediate pulse. The story of But Always begins from a specific pressure point: 1970s Beijing: two school friends, both with different backgrounds and families, lose touch, only to rekindle the romance in New York City, where they must decide between a pre