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Carter High begins with an appealing promise: Arthur Muhammad will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Charles S. Dutton and Vivica A. Fox gives Carter High an immediate pulse. The story of Carter High begins from a specific pressure point: During the 1980s Carter High School in Dallas, Texas was a football powerhouse. By the end of its 1h 50m running time, the value of Carter High rests less o

Love begins with an appealing promise: Gaspar Noé will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Aomi Muyock and Karl Glusman gives Love an immediate pulse. The story of Love begins from a specific pressure point: Murphy is an American living in Paris who enters a highly sexually and emotionally charged relationship with Electra. By the end of its 2h 15m running time, the value of Love rests less on nove

Hitchcock/Truffaut begins with an appealing promise: Kent Jones will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Wes Anderson and Peter Bogdanovich gives Hitchcock/Truffaut an immediate pulse. The story of Hitchcock/Truffaut begins from a specific pressure point: Filmmakers discuss how Francois Truffaut's 1966 book "Cinema According to Hitchcock" influenced their work. By the end of its 1h 19m running

Dheepan begins with an appealing promise: Jacques Audiard will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jesuthasan Antonythasan and Kalieaswari Srinivasan gives Dheepan an immediate pulse. The story of Dheepan begins from a specific pressure point: Dheepan is a Sri Lankan Tamil warrior who flees to France and ends up working as a caretaker outside Paris. By the end of its 1h 55m running time, the va

Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things begins with an appealing promise: Matt D'Avella will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Dan Harris and Ryan Nicodemus gives Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things an immediate pulse. The story of Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things begins from a specific pressure point: How might your life be better with less.

The Family Fang begins with an appealing promise: Jason Bateman will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jason Bateman and Nicole Kidman gives The Family Fang an immediate pulse. The story of The Family Fang begins from a specific pressure point: A brother and sister return to their family home in search of their world famous parents who have disappeared. By the end of its 1h 45m running time, the v

My Golden Days begins with an appealing promise: Arnaud Desplechin will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Quentin Dolmaire and Lou Roy Lecollinet gives My Golden Days an immediate pulse. The story of My Golden Days begins from a specific pressure point: Paul is preparing to leave Tajikistan, while thinking back on his adolescent years. By the end of its 2h 3m running time, the value of My Golden

Go Away Mr. Tumor begins with an appealing promise: Yan Han will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Baihe Bai and Daniel Wu gives Go Away Mr. Tumor an immediate pulse. The story of Go Away Mr. Tumor begins from a specific pressure point: An imaginative woman copes with a debilitating form of cancer by remaining optimistic and spending time with her friends. By the end of its 1h 25m running time, th

The People Vs. Fritz Bauer begins with an appealing promise: Lars Kraume will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Burghart Klaußner and Ronald Zehrfeld gives The People Vs. Fritz Bauer an immediate pulse. The story of The People Vs. Fritz Bauer begins from a specific pressure point: The story of the man who brought high ranking German Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann to justice. By the end of its 1h 4

The Man in 3B begins with an appealing promise: Trey Haley will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Lamman Rucker and Christian Keyes gives The Man in 3B an immediate pulse. The story of The Man in 3B begins from a specific pressure point: Daryl Graham (Lamman Rucker) has just moved into a Jamaica, Queens, apartment building and his neighbors, both male and female alike, can't stop talking about h

Ixcanul begins with an appealing promise: Jayro Bustamante will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between María Mercedes Coroy and María Telón gives Ixcanul an immediate pulse. The story of Ixcanul begins from a specific pressure point: On the slopes of an active volcano in Guatemala, a marriage is arranged for seventeen year old María by her Kaqchikel parents. By the end of its 1h 33m running time, the va

April and the Extraordinary World begins with an appealing promise: Christian Desmares will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Marion Cotillard and Marc André Grondin gives April and the Extraordinary World an immediate pulse. The story of April and the Extraordinary World begins from a specific pressure point: It's 1941 but France is trapped in the nineteenth century, governed by steam