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Range 15
Range 15 begins with an appealing promise: Ross Patterson will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between William Shatner and Martin Klebba gives Range 15 an immediate pulse. The story of Range 15 begins from a specific pressure point: Veterans wake up after a night of partying to find out that the zombie apocalypse has spread across the United States. By the end of its 1h 29m running time, the value
Aug 103 min read
Embrace: The Documentary
Embrace: The Documentary begins with an appealing promise: Taryn Brumfitt will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Taryn Brumfitt and Renee Airya gives Embrace: The Documentary an immediate pulse. The story of Embrace: The Documentary begins from a specific pressure point: Embrace follows body image activist Taryn Brumfitt's crusade as she explores the global issue of body loathing, inspiring u
Aug 103 min read
American Honey
American Honey begins with an appealing promise: Andrea Arnold will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Sasha Lane and Shia LaBeouf gives American Honey an immediate pulse. The story of American Honey begins from a specific pressure point: A teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and gets caught up in a whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she
Aug 103 min read
Mr. Church
Mr. Church begins with an appealing promise: Bruce Beresford will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Eddie Murphy and Britt Robertson gives Mr. Church an immediate pulse. The story of Mr. Church begins from a specific pressure point: Unique friendship develops when a girl and her dying mother retain the services of a talented cook Henry Joseph Church. By the end of its 1h 44m running time, the valu
Aug 103 min read
Lost in Paris
Lost in Paris begins with an appealing promise: Dominique Abel will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Emmanuelle Riva and Pierre Richard gives Lost in Paris an immediate pulse. The story of Lost in Paris begins from a specific pressure point: Fiona visits Paris for the first time to assist her myopic Aunt Martha. By the end of its 1h 23m running time, the value of Lost in Paris rests less on novel
Aug 103 min read
Chaar Sahibzaade 2: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur
Chaar Sahibzaade 2: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur begins with an appealing promise: Harry Baweja will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Harman Baweja and Pawan Kalra gives Chaar Sahibzaade 2: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur an immediate pulse. The story of Chaar Sahibzaade 2: Rise of Banda Singh Bahadur begins from a specific pressure point: Banda Singh Bahadur, transformed by divine grace,
Aug 103 min read
Little Men
Little Men begins with an appealing promise: Ira Sachs will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Ehle gives Little Men an immediate pulse. The story of Little Men begins from a specific pressure point: A new pair of best friends have their bond tested by their parents' battle over a dress shop lease. By the end of its 1h 25m running time, the value of Little Men rests less on
Aug 103 min read
The Exception
The Exception begins with an appealing promise: David Leveaux will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Lily James and Jai Courtney gives The Exception an immediate pulse. The story of The Exception begins from a specific pressure point: A German soldier tries to determine if the Dutch resistance has planted a spy to infiltrate the home of Kaiser Wilhelm in Holland during the onset of World War II,
Aug 103 min read
The Monkey King 2
The Monkey King 2 begins with an appealing promise: Soi Cheang will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Aaron Kwok and Gong Li gives The Monkey King 2 an immediate pulse. The story of The Monkey King 2 begins from a specific pressure point: When a travelling monk is stranded in a wasteland, The Monkey King must escort him across the land to retrieve sacred scriptures and protect him from an evi
Aug 103 min read
Saturday's Warrior
Saturday's Warrior begins with an appealing promise: Michael Buster will treat its music drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Mason Mac and Monica Moore Smith gives Saturday's Warrior an immediate pulse. The story of Saturday's Warrior begins from a specific pressure point: A group of siblings comes to earth to experience trials crucial to their eternal progression and learn the true meaning of their existence.
Aug 103 min read
I Belonged to You
I Belonged to You begins with an appealing promise: Yibai Zhang will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Chao Deng and Tian'ai Zhang gives I Belonged to You an immediate pulse. The story of I Belonged to You begins from a specific pressure point: A recently dumped radio host finds a new perspective on love when a young intern begins to work with him on his show. By the end of its 1h 52m running tim
Aug 103 min read
Chongqing Hot Pot
Chongqing Hot Pot begins with an appealing promise: Qing Yang will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kun Chen and Baihe Bai gives Chongqing Hot Pot an immediate pulse. The story of Chongqing Hot Pot begins from a specific pressure point: When a young man and his friends dig a hole to expand their restaurant, they enter a nearby bank vault that is being robbed. By the end of its 1h 34m running time
Aug 103 min read
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