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The Second Mother begins with an appealing promise: Anna Muylaert will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Regina Casé and Helena Albergaria gives The Second Mother an immediate pulse. The story of The Second Mother begins from a specific pressure point: When the estranged daughter of a hard working live in housekeeper suddenly appears, the unspoken class barriers that exist within the home are thro

Freetown begins with an appealing promise: Garrett Batty will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Henry Adofo and Michael Attram gives Freetown an immediate pulse. The story of Freetown begins from a specific pressure point: A group of native Liberian missionaries make a desperate cross country trip through their war torn country to save one of their own. By the end of its 1h 53m running time,

The Hunting Ground begins with an appealing promise: Kirby Dick will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Andrea Pino and Annie Clark gives The Hunting Ground an immediate pulse. The story of The Hunting Ground begins from a specific pressure point: An exposé of rape crimes on U.S. By the end of its 1h 43m running time, the value of The Hunting Ground rests less on novelty than on the care of it

Badlapur begins with an appealing promise: Sriram Raghavan will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Varun Dhawan and Nawazuddin Siddiqui gives Badlapur an immediate pulse. The story of Badlapur begins from a specific pressure point: Raghu begins walking a fine line between good and evil as he exacts violent revenge on two criminals who killed his family 15 years ago. By the end of its 2h 14m ru

Unbranded begins with an appealing promise: Phillip Baribeau will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ben Masters and Jonny Fitzsimons gives Unbranded an immediate pulse. The story of Unbranded begins from a specific pressure point: Unbranded follows four men and sixteen mustangs on an epic 3,000 mile journey from Mexico to Canada through the American West to inspire adoptions for the 50,000 wi

Janis: Little Girl Blue begins with an appealing promise: Amy Berg will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Cat Power and Janis Joplin gives Janis: Little Girl Blue an immediate pulse. The story of Janis: Little Girl Blue begins from a specific pressure point: Musician Cat Power narrates this documentary on Janis Joplin's evolution into a star from letters that Joplin wrote over the years to he

The Witness from director Sang hoon Ahn begins with an appealing promise: Sang hoon Ahn will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Mi Yang and Han Lu gives The Witness from director Sang hoon Ahn an immediate pulse. The story of The Witness from director Sang hoon Ahn begins from a specific pressure point: After escaping an abduction attempt, a blind woman and the young man who witnessed the crim

Voiceless begins with an appealing promise: Pat Necerato will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Rusty Joiner and Jocelyn Cruz gives Voiceless an immediate pulse. The story of Voiceless begins from a specific pressure point: An unstable young war veteran moves to North East Philadelphia to start an inner city community outreach and puts his life and fragile sanity on the line to stand against an

Heart of a Dog begins with an appealing promise: Laurie Anderson will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Laurie Anderson and Archie gives Heart of a Dog an immediate pulse. The story of Heart of a Dog begins from a specific pressure point: Multimedia artist Laurie Anderson reflects on her relationship with her beloved terrier Lolabelle. By the end of its 1h 15m running time, the value of Heart

Listen to Me Marlon begins with an appealing promise: Stevan Riley will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Marlon Brando and Stella Adler gives Listen to Me Marlon an immediate pulse. The story of Listen to Me Marlon begins from a specific pressure point: A documentary that utilizes hundreds of hours of audio that Marlon Brando recorded over the course of his life to tell the screen legend's s

Rosenwald begins with an appealing promise: Aviva Kempner will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Peter Ascoli and Julian Bond gives Rosenwald an immediate pulse. The story of Rosenwald begins from a specific pressure point: The movie shows the work that Rosenwald did in his efforts, with Booker T. By the end of its 1h 35m running time, the value of Rosenwald rests less on novelty than on the

Land of Mine begins with an appealing promise: Martin Zandvliet will treat its historical drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Roland Møller and Louis Hofmann gives Land of Mine an immediate pulse. The story of Land of Mine begins from a specific pressure point: In post World War II Denmark, a group of young German POWs are forced to clear a beach of thousands of land mines under the watch of a Danish Sergeant