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The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow - The Nutcracker
The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow The Nutcracker 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 The Nutcracker an immediate pulse. The story of The Bolshoi Ballet: Live From Moscow The Nutcracker begins from a specific pressure point: . By the e
Aug 103 min read
Hichki
Hichki begins with an appealing promise: Siddharth P Malhotra will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Rani Mukerji and Rohit Saraf gives Hichki an immediate pulse. The story of Hichki begins from a specific pressure point: Naina, who lives with Tourette Syndrome, gets assigned a class of defiant students and must ensure that her students realize their potential. By the end of its 1h 56m running tim
Aug 102 min read
Russ Taff: I Still Believe
Russ Taff: I Still Believe begins with an appealing promise: Rick Altizer will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Steven Curtis Chapman and Amy Grant gives Russ Taff: I Still Believe an immediate pulse. The story of Russ Taff: I Still Believe begins from a specific pressure point: "Russ Taff: I Still Believe," a gripping documentary chronicling the beloved vocalist's unparalleled musical journ
Aug 103 min read
Diane
Diane begins with an appealing promise: Kent Jones will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Mary Kay Place and Jake Lacy gives Diane an immediate pulse. The story of Diane begins from a specific pressure point: Diane fills her days helping others and desperately attempting to bond with her drug addicted son. By the end of its 1h 35m running time, the value of Diane rests less on novelty than on the c
Aug 103 min read
Suicide the Ripple Effect
Suicide the Ripple Effect begins with an appealing promise: Greg Dicharry will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Kevin Hines and Marcus Butler gives Suicide the Ripple Effect an immediate pulse. The story of Suicide the Ripple Effect begins from a specific pressure point: Survivor and mental wellness advocate Kevin Hines explores the lasting effects of suicide focusing on breaking stigma, adv
Aug 103 min read
Cyrano, My Love
Cyrano, My Love begins with an appealing promise: Alexis Michalik will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Thomas Solivérès and Olivier Gourmet gives Cyrano, My Love an immediate pulse. The story of Cyrano, My Love begins from a specific pressure point: December 1897, Paris. By the end of its 1h 50m running time, the value of Cyrano, My Love rests less on novelty than on the care of its execution.
Aug 103 min read
Kusama: Infinity
Kusama: Infinity begins with an appealing promise: Heather Lenz will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Yayoi Kusama and the principal supporting performer gives Kusama: Infinity an immediate pulse. The story of Kusama: Infinity begins from a specific pressure point: Artist Yayoi Kusama and experts discuss her life and work, from her modest beginnings in Japan to becoming an internationally re
Aug 103 min read
Believer
Believer begins with an appealing promise: Lee Hae young will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ryu Jun yeol and Park Hae joon gives Believer an immediate pulse. The story of Believer begins from a specific pressure point: A police detective determined to catch the unseen boss of Asia's biggest drug cartel joins hands with a revenge thirsty member of the gang. By the end of its 2h 3m running
Aug 103 min read
The Hummingbird Project
The Hummingbird Project begins with an appealing promise: Kim Nguyen will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgård gives The Hummingbird Project an immediate pulse. The story of The Hummingbird Project begins from a specific pressure point: A pair of high frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber optic cable deal. By
Aug 103 min read
Jane and Emma
Jane and Emma begins with an appealing promise: Chantelle Squires will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Danielle Deadwyler and Emily Goss gives Jane and Emma an immediate pulse. The story of Jane and Emma begins from a specific pressure point: In 1844, after travelling hundreds of miles on foot, a black woman finds friendship with the wife of the founder of the Mormon Church. By the end of its 1h
Aug 103 min read
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine begins with an appealing promise: Ira Steven Behr will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Max Grodénchik and Andrew Robinson gives What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine an immediate pulse. The story of What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine begins from a specific pressure point: I
Aug 103 min read
The Wedding Guest
The Wedding Guest begins with an appealing promise: Michael Winterbottom will treat its action film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Dev Patel and Radhika Apte gives The Wedding Guest an immediate pulse. The story of The Wedding Guest begins from a specific pressure point: A story centered on a mysterious British Muslim man (Dev Patel) on his journey across Pakistan and India. By the end of its 1h 36m running tim
Aug 103 min read
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