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Double Lover begins with an appealing promise: François Ozon will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Marine Vacth and Jérémie Renier gives Double Lover an immediate pulse. The story of Double Lover begins from a specific pressure point: Chloé, a fragile young woman, falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul. By the end of its 1h 47m running time, the value of Double Lover rests less on novelty t

Valley of Bones begins with an appealing promise: Dan Glaser will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Autumn Reeser and Rhys Coiro gives Valley of Bones an immediate pulse. The story of Valley of Bones begins from a specific pressure point: A disgraced paleontologist struggling to raise her son is tipped off to a groundbreaking dig site in the Badlands by a recovering meth addict, but his tie to t

9/11 begins with an appealing promise: Martin Guigui will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Charlie Sheen and Gina Gershon gives 9/11 an immediate pulse. The story of 9/11 begins from a specific pressure point: Five people find themselves trapped in an elevator during the September 11 attacks. By the end of its 1h 30m running time, the value of 9/11 rests less on novelty than on the care of i

Champion begins with an appealing promise: Judd Brannon will treat its sports drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Gary Graham and Andrew Cheney gives Champion an immediate pulse. The story of Champion begins from a specific pressure point: In the supercharged world of dirt track racing, a single mistake causes the lives of two men to change forever. By the end of its 1h 56m running time, the value of Champion

Tigers Are Not Afraid begins with an appealing promise: Issa López will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Paola Lara and Juan Ramón López gives Tigers Are Not Afraid an immediate pulse. The story of Tigers Are Not Afraid begins from a specific pressure point: A dark fairy tale about a gang of five children trying to survive the horrific violence of the cartels and the ghosts created every day

Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton begins with an appealing promise: Rory Kennedy will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Nick Carroll and Darrick Doerner gives Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton an immediate pulse. The story of Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton begins from a specific pressure point: Filmmaker Rory Kennedy examines the career of American Laird Hamil

The Guardians begins with an appealing promise: Xavier Beauvois will treat its war drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Nathalie Baye and Laura Smet gives The Guardians an immediate pulse. The story of The Guardians begins from a specific pressure point: Women are left behind to work a family farm during the Great War. By the end of its 2h 18m running time, the value of The Guardians rests less on novelty than

Marjorie Prime begins with an appealing promise: Michael Almereyda will treat its mystery framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Geena Davis and Hannah Gross gives Marjorie Prime an immediate pulse. The story of Marjorie Prime begins from a specific pressure point: A service that provides holographic recreations of deceased loved ones allows a woman to come face to face with the younger version of her late husband. By

Whose Streets? begins with an appealing promise: Sabaah Folayan will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Lezley McSpadden and Michael Brown Sr. gives Whose Streets? an immediate pulse. The story of Whose Streets? begins from a specific pressure point: An unflinching look at how the police killing of 18 year old Mike Brown inspired a community to fight back and sparked a global movement. By the

The Other Side of Hope begins with an appealing promise: Aki Kaurismäki will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Sherwan Haji and Sakari Kuosmanen gives The Other Side of Hope an immediate pulse. The story of The Other Side of Hope begins from a specific pressure point: A poker playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland. By the end of it

Summer 1993 begins with an appealing promise: Carla Simón will treat its family film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Laia Artigas and Paula Robles gives Summer 1993 an immediate pulse. The story of Summer 1993 begins from a specific pressure point: After her mother's death, six year old Frida is sent to her uncle's family to live with them in the countryside. By the end of its 1h 37m running time, the value of S

Goldbuster begins with an appealing promise: Sandra Kwan Yue Ng will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Sandra Kwan Yue Ng and Francis Ng gives Goldbuster an immediate pulse. The story of Goldbuster begins from a specific pressure point: A quirky internet star, a pair of retired gangsters, and the black sheep of a prolific family of herbalists are a few of the oddball tenants that call the dilapida