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Attack on Titan Part 1
Attack on Titan Part 1 begins with an appealing promise: Shinji Higuchi will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Haruma Miura and Kiko Mizuhara gives Attack on Titan Part 1 an immediate pulse. The story of Attack on Titan Part 1 begins from a specific pressure point: In a world where giant humanoid Titans prey on humans, Eren joins the scouting legion to get revenge on the monsters who killed e
Aug 103 min read
Hamlet
Hamlet begins with an appealing promise: Lyndsey Turner will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Benedict Cumberbatch and Ciarán Hinds gives Hamlet an immediate pulse. The story of Hamlet begins from a specific pressure point: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his Uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans his revenge. By the end of its 3h 37m running time, the value of
Aug 102 min read
Bombay Velvet
Bombay Velvet begins with an appealing promise: Anurag Kashyap will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma gives Bombay Velvet an immediate pulse. The story of Bombay Velvet begins from a specific pressure point: An ordinary man goes against all odds and forges his destiny to become a 'Big Shot'. By the end of its 2h 29m running time, the value of Bombay Velvet res
Aug 103 min read
Let's Get Married
Let's Get Married begins with an appealing promise: Jiang Liu will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ivy Chen and Zuo Da gives Let's Get Married an immediate pulse. The story of Let's Get Married begins from a specific pressure point: Wenwen, the owner of a bridal boutique, longs to find Mr Right and walk down the aisle in one of her beautiful wedding gowns. By the end of its 2h 7m running time, t
Aug 103 min read
Our Little Sister
Our Little Sister begins with an appealing promise: Hirokazu Koreeda will treat its family film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Haruka Ayase and Masami Nagasawa gives Our Little Sister an immediate pulse. The story of Our Little Sister begins from a specific pressure point: Three sisters live together in Kamakura. By the end of its 2h 7m running time, the value of Our Little Sister rests less on novelty than on
Aug 103 min read
Detective Chinatown
Detective Chinatown begins with an appealing promise: Sicheng Chen will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Baoqiang Wang and Haoran Liu gives Detective Chinatown an immediate pulse. The story of Detective Chinatown begins from a specific pressure point: After being rejected from the police academy, a mild mannered young man travels to Bangkok where he and an energetic distant relative must solve a
Aug 103 min read
Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love begins with an appealing promise: Jamal Hill will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Keke Palmer and Cory Hardrict gives Brotherly Love an immediate pulse. The story of Brotherly Love begins from a specific pressure point: Set on the backdrop of Philadelphia's famed Overbrook High School, we track the lives of the nations number one high school basketball player Sergio Taylor as he de
Aug 103 min read
Somewhere Only We Know
Somewhere Only We Know begins with an appealing promise: Jinglei Xu will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kris Wu and Likun Wang gives Somewhere Only We Know an immediate pulse. The story of Somewhere Only We Know begins from a specific pressure point: A guy meets a girl and they go on an amazing adventure together. By the end of its 1h 49m running time, the value of Somewhere Only We Know rests
Aug 103 min read
Phantom
Phantom begins with an appealing promise: Kabir Khan will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Saif Ali Khan and Katrina Kaif gives Phantom an immediate pulse. The story of Phantom begins from a specific pressure point: A disgraced Indian soldier carries out a series of assassinations in the hope of restoring his honour. By the end of its 2h 16m running time, the value of Phantom rests less on n
Aug 102 min read
The Boy and the Beast
The Boy and the Beast begins with an appealing promise: Mamoru Hosoda will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kôji Yakusho and Aoi Miyazaki gives The Boy and the Beast an immediate pulse. The story of The Boy and the Beast begins from a specific pressure point: When a young orphaned boy living on the streets of Shibuya stumbles upon a fantastic world of beasts, he's taken in by a gruff
Aug 103 min read
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero begins with an appealing promise: Khurram H. Alavi will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje and Ian McShane gives Bilal: A New Breed of Hero an immediate pulse. The story of Bilal: A New Breed of Hero begins from a specific pressure point: A thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his sister
Aug 103 min read
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine begins with an appealing promise: Alex Gibney will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Steve Jobs and Alex Gibney gives Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine an immediate pulse. The story of Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine begins from a specific pressure point: A look at the personal and private life of the late Apple CEO, Steve Jobs. By the end of its 2h 8m r
Aug 103 min read
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