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The Monkey King 3
The Monkey King 3 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 Shaofeng Feng gives The Monkey King 3 an immediate pulse. The story of The Monkey King 3 begins from a specific pressure point: A travelling monk and his followers find themselves trapped in a land inhabited by only women. By the end of its 1h 54m running time, the value of The
Aug 103 min read
The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - Don Quixote
The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow Don Quixote begins with an appealing promise: the directing team will treat its feature film 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 The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow Don Quixote an immediate pulse. The story of The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow Don Quixote begins from a specific pressure point: . By the end of its
Aug 103 min read
The Doors: Break On Thru - A Celebration Of Ray Manzarek
The Doors: Break On Thru A Celebration Of Ray Manzarek begins with an appealing promise: Justin Kreutzmann will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Emily Armstrong and Exene Cervenka gives The Doors: Break On Thru A Celebration Of Ray Manzarek an immediate pulse. The story of The Doors: Break On Thru A Celebration Of Ray Manzarek begins from a specific pressure point: A concert documentary from
Aug 103 min read
Family
Family begins with an appealing promise: Laura Steinel will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Taylor Schilling and Bryn Vale gives Family an immediate pulse. The story of Family begins from a specific pressure point: An emotionally stunted aunt tries to bond with her 13 year old niece, who wants nothing more than to run away and become a Juggalo. By the end of its 1h 25m running time, the value of
Aug 103 min read
Have It All -The Movie
Have It All The Movie begins with an appealing promise: Martin Montgomery will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Katie Grober and Greg Grunberg gives Have It All The Movie an immediate pulse. The story of Have It All The Movie begins from a specific pressure point: . By the end of its 1h 30m running time, the value of Have It All The Movie rests less on novelty than on the care of its executi
Aug 103 min read
Studio 54
Studio 54 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 Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell gives Studio 54 an immediate pulse. The story of Studio 54 begins from a specific pressure point: The story of the notorious 1970s New York City nightclub. By the end of its 1h 38m running time, the value of Studio 54 rests less on novelty than on the care of its exec
Aug 103 min read
The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - Coppélia
The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow Coppélia begins with an appealing promise: the directing team will treat its comedy 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 The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow Coppélia an immediate pulse. The story of The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow Coppélia begins from a specific pressure point: . By the end of its 2h 45m running
Aug 103 min read
Default
Default begins with an appealing promise: Kook Hee Choi will treat its historical drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kim Hye su and Yoo Ah in gives Default an immediate pulse. The story of Default begins from a specific pressure point: A dramatization of the behind the scenes story of the IMF negotiations that took place during the financial crisis in 1997, through three parallel stories. By the end of its 1h
Aug 103 min read
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms begins with an appealing promise: Masakazu Hashimoto will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Manaka Iwami and Miyu Irino gives Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms an immediate pulse. The story of Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms begins from a specific pressure point: Maquia, a teenager, belongs to the Iorph community whose members can l
Aug 103 min read
Hesburgh
Hesburgh begins with an appealing promise: Patrick Creadon will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Theodore Hesburgh and Robert Sam Anson gives Hesburgh an immediate pulse. The story of Hesburgh begins from a specific pressure point: Amidst some of the most tumultuous times in our nation's history, Rev. By the end of its 1h 46m running time, the value of Hesburgh rests less on novelty than on
Aug 102 min read
The Iron Orchard
The Iron Orchard begins with an appealing promise: Ty Roberts will treat its romance framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Hassie Harrison and Austin Nichols gives The Iron Orchard an immediate pulse. The story of The Iron Orchard begins from a specific pressure point: "The Iron Orchard" is the story of Jim McNeely, a young man thrust into the vibrant and brutal West Texas oilfields in 1939, who works his way through
Aug 103 min read
The Guilty
The Guilty begins with an appealing promise: Gustav Möller will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jakob Cedergren and Jessica Dinnage gives The Guilty an immediate pulse. The story of The Guilty begins from a specific pressure point: A police officer assigned alarm dispatch duty enters a race against time when he answers an emergency call from a kidnapped woman. By the end of its 1h 25m running
Aug 103 min read
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