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Batti Gul Meter Chalu
Batti Gul Meter Chalu begins with an appealing promise: Shree Narayan Singh will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor gives Batti Gul Meter Chalu an immediate pulse. The story of Batti Gul Meter Chalu begins from a specific pressure point: The life of three friends takes a tragic turn due to an inflated electricity bill, which leads to a courtroom drama and social awa
Aug 103 min read
Meeting Gorbachev
Meeting Gorbachev begins with an appealing promise: Werner Herzog will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Mikhail Gorbachev and Werner Herzog gives Meeting Gorbachev an immediate pulse. The story of Meeting Gorbachev begins from a specific pressure point: The life of Mikhail Gorbachev, the eighth and final President of the Soviet Union in chronological order. By the end of its 1h 30m running t
Aug 103 min read
Canal Street
Canal Street begins with an appealing promise: Rhyan LaMarr will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Lance Reddick and Will Yun Lee gives Canal Street an immediate pulse. The story of Canal Street begins from a specific pressure point: After being arrested for the murder of a white classmate, a young black man's father fights in court for his son's vindication. By the end of its 1h 29m running tim
Aug 103 min read
London Fields
London Fields begins with an appealing promise: Mathew Cullen will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jason Isaacs and Theo James gives London Fields an immediate pulse. The story of London Fields begins from a specific pressure point: Clairvoyant femme fatale Nicola Six has been living with a dark premonition of her impending death by murder. By the end of its 1h 58m running time, the value of Lon
Aug 103 min read
Lords of Chaos
Lords of Chaos begins with an appealing promise: Jonas Åkerlund will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Rory Culkin and Emory Cohen gives Lords of Chaos an immediate pulse. The story of Lords of Chaos begins from a specific pressure point: A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome. By the end of its 1h 58m running time, the
Aug 103 min read
Her Smell
Her Smell begins with an appealing promise: Alex Ross Perry will treat its music drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Elisabeth Moss and Cara Delevingne gives Her Smell an immediate pulse. The story of Her Smell begins from a specific pressure point: A self destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspiration that led her band to success. By the end of its 2h 16m ru
Aug 103 min read
The House That Jack Built
The House That Jack Built begins with an appealing promise: Lars von Trier will treat its horror film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Matt Dillon and Bruno Ganz gives The House That Jack Built an immediate pulse. The story of The House That Jack Built begins from a specific pressure point: In five episodes, failed architect and vicious sociopath Jack recounts his elaborately orchestrated murders each, as he view
Aug 103 min read
Mobile Suit Gundam: NT - Narrative
Mobile Suit Gundam: NT Narrative begins with an appealing promise: Hidekazu Hara will treat its animated adventure framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jun'ya Enoki and Tomo Muranaka gives Mobile Suit Gundam: NT Narrative an immediate pulse. The story of Mobile Suit Gundam: NT Narrative begins from a specific pressure point: The Federation and Neo Zeon collaborate to capture a rogue suit. By the end of its 1h 28m run
Aug 103 min read
What They Had
What They Had begins with an appealing promise: Elizabeth Chomko will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Hilary Swank and Michael Shannon gives What They Had an immediate pulse. The story of What They Had begins from a specific pressure point: Bridget returns home at her brother's urging to deal with her ailing mother and her father's reluctance to let go of their life together. By the end of its 1h
Aug 103 min read
Eating You Alive
Eating You Alive begins with an appealing promise: Paul David Kennamer Jr. will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Suzy Amis and Neal Barnard gives Eating You Alive an immediate pulse. The story of Eating You Alive begins from a specific pressure point: How and why what we eat is the cause of the chronic diseases that are killing us, and changing what we eat can save our lives one bite at a ti
Aug 103 min read
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings
Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings begins with an appealing promise: Hark Tsui will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Carina Lau and Mark Chao gives Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings an immediate pulse. The story of Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings begins from a specific pressure point: Detective Dee is forced to defend himself against the accusations of Empress Wu while invest
Aug 103 min read
The World Before Your Feet
The World Before Your Feet begins with an appealing promise: Jeremy Workman will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Matt Green and the principal supporting performer gives The World Before Your Feet an immediate pulse. The story of The World Before Your Feet begins from a specific pressure point: For over six years, and for reasons he can't explain, Matt Green, 37, has been walking every block
Aug 103 min read
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