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Kung Fu Yoga begins with an appealing promise: Stanley Tong will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jackie Chan and Yixing Zhang gives Kung Fu Yoga an immediate pulse. The story of Kung Fu Yoga begins from a specific pressure point: Two professors team up to locate a lost treasure and embark on an adventure that takes them from a Tibetan ice cave to Dubai, and to a mountain temple in India. By the

Mountain begins with an appealing promise: Jennifer Peedom will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Willem Dafoe and the principal supporting performer gives Mountain an immediate pulse. The story of Mountain begins from a specific pressure point: An experience about the highest peaks around the world. By the end of its 1h 14m running time, the value of Mountain rests less on novelty than on th

Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami begins with an appealing promise: Sophie Fiennes will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Grace Jones and Lowell 'Sly' Dunbar gives Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami an immediate pulse. The story of Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami begins from a specific pressure point: Electrifying concert performances and intimate, personal footage showcase the life and talent

Oh Lucy! begins with an appealing promise: Atsuko Hirayanagi will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Shinobu Terajima and Soseki Yamatoya gives Oh Lucy! an immediate pulse. The story of Oh Lucy! begins from a specific pressure point: A lonely woman living in Tokyo decides to take an English class, where she discovers her alter ego, Lucy. By the end of its 1h 35m running time, the value of Oh Lucy!

Rebel in the Rye begins with an appealing promise: Danny Strong will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Nicholas Hoult and Kevin Spacey gives Rebel in the Rye an immediate pulse. The story of Rebel in the Rye begins from a specific pressure point: The life of celebrated but reclusive author, J.D. By the end of its 1h 46m running time, the value of Rebel in the Rye rests less on novelty than on the

I'll Push You: A Real Life Inspiration begins with an appealing promise: Chris Karcher will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Patrick Gray and Justin Skeesuck gives I'll Push You: A Real Life Inspiration an immediate pulse. The story of I'll Push You: A Real Life Inspiration begins from a specific pressure point: It all started with three little words. By the end of its 1h 40m running time, t

Tom of Finland begins with an appealing promise: Dome Karukoski will treat its biographical drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Pekka Strang and Seumas Sargent gives Tom of Finland an immediate pulse. The story of Tom of Finland begins from a specific pressure point: Award winning filmmaker Dome Karukoski brings to screen the life and work of artist Touko Valio Laaksonen (aka Tom of Finland), one of the most i

BOSTON: An American Running Story begins with an appealing promise: Jon Dunham will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Matt Damon and Robert de Castella gives BOSTON: An American Running Story an immediate pulse. The story of BOSTON: An American Running Story begins from a specific pressure point: The history of the Boston Marathon from its humble origins starting with only 15 runners, to the

Leaning Into The Wind begins with an appealing promise: Thomas Riedelsheimer will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Andy Goldsworthy and Holly Goldsworthy gives Leaning Into The Wind an immediate pulse. The story of Leaning Into The Wind begins from a specific pressure point: Leaning into the Wind follows artist Andy Goldsworthy on his exploration of the world and himself through ephemeral an

The Gospel According to André begins with an appealing promise: Kate Novack will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between André Leon Talley and Bethann Hardison gives The Gospel According to André an immediate pulse. The story of The Gospel According to André begins from a specific pressure point: This intimate portrait for André Leon Tally, a fixture in the world of fashion, takes viewers on a jour

The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl begins with an appealing promise: Masaaki Yuasa will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Gen Hoshino and Kana Hanazawa gives The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl an immediate pulse. The story of The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl begins from a specific pressure point: In this comedy about one epic night in Kyoto, a college sophomore goes on a series of surreal

The Invisibles begins with an appealing promise: Claus Räfle will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Max Mauff and Alice Dwyer gives The Invisibles an immediate pulse. The story of The Invisibles begins from a specific pressure point: While Joseph Goebbels infamously declared Berlin "free of Jews" in 1943, 1,700 managed to survive in the Nazi capital through the end of WWII. By the end of its