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Love, Kennedy
Love, Kennedy begins with an appealing promise: T.C. Christensen will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jasen Wade and Heather Beers gives Love, Kennedy an immediate pulse. The story of Love, Kennedy begins from a specific pressure point: A teenage girl copes with her diagnosis of terminal juvenile Batten Disease. By the end of its 1h 32m running time, the value of Love, Kennedy rests less on novel
Aug 103 min read
A Gentleman
A Gentleman begins with an appealing promise: Krishna D.K. will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Sidharth Malhotra and Jacqueline Fernandez gives A Gentleman an immediate pulse. The story of A Gentleman begins from a specific pressure point: Gaurav, a simple hard working guy for a white collar job visits Mumbai for a meeting where his doppelganger is about to bring chaos in his life. By the end o
Aug 103 min read
A Bag of Marbles
A Bag of Marbles begins with an appealing promise: Christian Duguay will treat its biographical drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Dorian Le Clech and Batyste Fleurial gives A Bag of Marbles an immediate pulse. The story of A Bag of Marbles begins from a specific pressure point: In occupied France, Maurice and Joseph, two young Jewish brothers left to their own devices demonstrate an incredible amount of clev
Aug 103 min read
Song to Song
Song to Song begins with an appealing promise: Terrence Malick will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ryan Gosling and Rooney Mara gives Song to Song an immediate pulse. The story of Song to Song begins from a specific pressure point: Two intersecting love triangles. By the end of its 2h 9m running time, the value of Song to Song rests less on novelty than on the care of its execution. Song to
Aug 103 min read
Condorito: The Movie
Condorito: The Movie begins with an appealing promise: Alex Orrelle will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Omar Chaparro and Jessica Cediel gives Condorito: The Movie an immediate pulse. The story of Condorito: The Movie begins from a specific pressure point: Condorito embarks in a hilarious adventure to save the planet and his loved ones from an evil alien. By the end of its 1h 28m ru
Aug 103 min read
Chasing the Dragon
Chasing the Dragon begins with an appealing promise: Jason Kwan will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Donnie Yen and Andy Lau gives Chasing the Dragon an immediate pulse. The story of Chasing the Dragon begins from a specific pressure point: An illegal immigrant from Mainland China sneaks into corrupt British colonized Hong Kong in 1963, transforming himself into a ruthless and emerging drug
Aug 103 min read
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood begins with an appealing promise: Matt Tyrnauer will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Scotty Bowers and William Mann gives Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood an immediate pulse. The story of Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood begins from a specific pressure point: A portrait of unsung Hollywood legend Scotty Bowers, whose bestselling
Aug 103 min read
Final Portrait
Final Portrait begins with an appealing promise: Stanley Tucci will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Geoffrey Rush and Armie Hammer gives Final Portrait an immediate pulse. The story of Final Portrait begins from a specific pressure point: The story of Swiss painter and sculptor Alberto Giacometti. By the end of its 1h 30m running time, the value of Final Portrait rests less on novelty than on th
Aug 102 min read
Phillauri
Phillauri begins with an appealing promise: Anshai Lal will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Anushka Sharma and Diljit Dosanjh gives Phillauri an immediate pulse. The story of Phillauri begins from a specific pressure point: A man must marry a tree to ward off threats to his love life, but the tree turns out to have more spirit than the man bargained for. By the end of its 2h 18m running time, th
Aug 102 min read
DCI 2017 Tour Premeire
DCI 2017 Tour Premeire begins with an appealing promise: the directing team will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between the lead performer and the principal supporting performer gives DCI 2017 Tour Premeire an immediate pulse. The story of DCI 2017 Tour Premeire begins from a specific pressure point: . By the end of its measured running time, the value of DCI 2017 Tour Premeire rests less on novel
Aug 103 min read
Duckweed
Duckweed begins with an appealing promise: Han Han will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Chao Deng and Eddie Peng gives Duckweed an immediate pulse. The story of Duckweed begins from a specific pressure point: In the near death after an accident, a sports car driver time travelled back to the 1990s to meet his severe father and never seen mother in a small Chinese town. By the end of its 1h 42m r
Aug 102 min read
Beach Rats
Beach Rats begins with an appealing promise: Eliza Hittman will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Harris Dickinson and Madeline Weinstein gives Beach Rats an immediate pulse. The story of Beach Rats begins from a specific pressure point: A Brooklyn teenager spends his days experimenting with drugs and looking online for older men to meet. By the end of its 1h 38m running time, the value of Beach Ra
Aug 103 min read
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