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Hampstead begins with an appealing promise: Joel Hopkins will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between James Norton and Brendan Gleeson gives Hampstead an immediate pulse. The story of Hampstead begins from a specific pressure point: An American widow finds unexpected love with a man living wild on Hampstead Heath when they take on the developers who want to destroy his home. By the end of its 1h 42m run

Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn The Broadway Musical begins with an appealing promise: David Horn will treat its music drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Corbin Bleu and Bryce Pinkham gives Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn The Broadway Musical an immediate pulse. The story of Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn The Broadway Musical begins from a specific pressure point: Roundabout Theatre Company's live stage production or Ir

Thelma begins with an appealing promise: Joachim Trier will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Eili Harboe and Kaya Wilkins gives Thelma an immediate pulse. The story of Thelma begins from a specific pressure point: A confused religious girl tries to deny her feelings for a female friend who's in love with her. By the end of its 1h 56m running time, the value of Thelma rests less on novelty th

Chavela begins with an appealing promise: Catherine Gund will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Eugenia León and Jesusa Rodríguez gives Chavela an immediate pulse. The story of Chavela begins from a specific pressure point: The life of pioneering singer Chavela Vargas, from her birth in Costa Rica in 1919 to her death in Mexico in 2012. By the end of its 1h 33m running time, the value of Chav

Ghost Stories begins with an appealing promise: Jeremy Dyson will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Samuel Bottomley and Deborah Wastell gives Ghost Stories an immediate pulse. The story of Ghost Stories begins from a specific pressure point: After receiving a file with details of three unexplained cases of apparitions, skeptical professor Phillip Goodman embarks on a terrifying trip. By the

Eating Animals begins with an appealing promise: Christopher Dillon Quinn will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Natalie Portman and Bruce Friedrich gives Eating Animals an immediate pulse. The story of Eating Animals begins from a specific pressure point: An examination of our dietary choices and the food we put in our bodies. By the end of its 1h 34m running time, the value of Eating Animal

Blade of the Immortal begins with an appealing promise: Takashi Miike will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Takuya Kimura and Hana Sugisaki gives Blade of the Immortal an immediate pulse. The story of Blade of the Immortal begins from a specific pressure point: Cursed with a life of immortality, a samurai is tasked by a young girl to help avenge the death of her father. By the end of its 2h

Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It begins with an appealing promise: John Griesser will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami and Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati gives Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It an immediate pulse. The story of Hare Krishna! The Mantra, the Movement and the Swami Who Started It begins fro

Ex Libris begins with an appealing promise: Frederick Wiseman will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Paul Holdengräber and Elvis Costello gives Ex Libris an immediate pulse. The story of Ex Libris begins from a specific pressure point: A look within the walls of the New York Public Library. By the end of its 3h 17m running time, the value of Ex Libris rests less on novelty than on the care of

Journey's End begins with an appealing promise: Saul Dibb will treat its war drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Paul Bettany and Sam Claflin gives Journey's End an immediate pulse. The story of Journey's End begins from a specific pressure point: Set in a dugout in Aisne in 1918, it is the story of a group of British officers, led by mentally disintegrating young Officer Stanhope, as they await their fate. By

Far From the Tree begins with an appealing promise: Rachel Dretzin will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Amy Allnutt and Jack Allnutt gives Far From the Tree an immediate pulse. The story of Far From the Tree begins from a specific pressure point: Based on the NY Times bestselling book by Andrew Solomon, Far from the Tree examines the experiences of families in which parents and children are

Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean Michel Basquiat begins with an appealing promise: Sara Driver will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Alexis Adler and Jean Michel Basquiat gives Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean Michel Basquiat an immediate pulse. The story of Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean Michel Basquiat begins from a specific pressure point: Explorin