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Soorma
Soorma begins with an appealing promise: Shaad Ali will treat its biographical drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Diljit Dosanjh and Taapsee Pannu gives Soorma an immediate pulse. The story of Soorma begins from a specific pressure point: Soorma is the story of the triumph of the human spirit, about a player, who made headlines for his miraculous comeback after facing a near death experience through sheer det
Aug 103 min read
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote begins with an appealing promise: Terry Gilliam will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between José Luis Ferrer and Ismael Fritschi gives The Man Who Killed Don Quixote an immediate pulse. The story of The Man Who Killed Don Quixote begins from a specific pressure point: Toby, a disillusioned film director, is pulled into a world of time jumping fantasy when a Spanish cobble
Aug 103 min read
Mia and the White Lion
Mia and the White Lion begins with an appealing promise: Gilles de Maistre will treat its family film framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Daniah De Villiers and Mélanie Laurent gives Mia and the White Lion an immediate pulse. The story of Mia and the White Lion begins from a specific pressure point: Mia moves to South Africa with her family to manage a lion farm and develops a special bond with Charlie, a white lion
Aug 103 min read
The Nightingale
The Nightingale begins with an appealing promise: Jennifer Kent will treat its thriller framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Aisling Franciosi and Maya Christie gives The Nightingale an immediate pulse. The story of The Nightingale begins from a specific pressure point: Set in 1825, Clare, a young Irish convict woman, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act
Aug 103 min read
We the Animals
We the Animals begins with an appealing promise: Jeremiah Zagar will treat its drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Evan Rosado and Raúl Castillo gives We the Animals an immediate pulse. The story of We the Animals begins from a specific pressure point: Manny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. By the end of its 1h 34m running time, the value of
Aug 103 min read
The Oath
The Oath begins with an appealing promise: Ike Barinholtz will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Ike Barinholtz and Tiffany Haddish gives The Oath an immediate pulse. The story of The Oath begins from a specific pressure point: In a politically divided America, a man struggles to make it through the Thanksgiving holiday without destroying his family. By the end of its 1h 33m running time, the valu
Aug 103 min read
Cirque du Soleil in Cinema: KURIOS - Cabinet of Curiosities
Cirque du Soleil in Cinema: KURIOS Cabinet of Curiosities begins with an appealing promise: Michel Laprise will treat its fantasy 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 Cirque du Soleil in Cinema: KURIOS Cabinet of Curiosities an immediate pulse. The story of Cirque du Soleil in Cinema: KURIOS Cabinet of Curiosities begins from a specific pressure point: I
Aug 103 min read
The Cold Blue
The Cold Blue begins with an appealing promise: Erik Nelson will treat its documentary framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between V.G. Alexander and Paul Haedike gives The Cold Blue an immediate pulse. The story of The Cold Blue begins from a specific pressure point: A tribute to one of the world's great filmmakers and the men of the 8th Air Force who flew mission after suicidal mission in the Second World War. By the end
Aug 103 min read
Ash Is Purest White
Ash Is Purest White begins with an appealing promise: Jia Zhang ke will treat its crime drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Tao Zhao and Fan Liao gives Ash Is Purest White an immediate pulse. The story of Ash Is Purest White begins from a specific pressure point: In an industrial city in China, a young dancer named Qiao falls in love with a mobster named Bin. By the end of its 2h 16m running time, the value of
Aug 103 min read
DCI 2018 Tour Premeire
DCI 2018 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 2018 Tour Premeire an immediate pulse. The story of DCI 2018 Tour Premeire begins from a specific pressure point: . By the end of its measured running time, the value of DCI 2018 Tour Premeire rests less on novel
Aug 103 min read
Teen Spirit
Teen Spirit begins with an appealing promise: Max Minghella will treat its music drama framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Elle Fanning and Agnieszka Grochowska gives Teen Spirit an immediate pulse. The story of Teen Spirit begins from a specific pressure point: A shy teenager dreams of escaping her small town and pursuing her passion to sing. By the end of its 1h 33m running time, the value of Teen Spirit rests les
Aug 103 min read
Puffs: Filmed Live Off Broadway
Puffs: Filmed Live Off Broadway begins with an appealing promise: Kristin McCarthy Parker will treat its comedy framework as a route into character rather than an excuse for noise. The early chemistry between Langston Belton and Madeleine Bundy gives Puffs: Filmed Live Off Broadway an immediate pulse. The story of Puffs: Filmed Live Off Broadway begins from a specific pressure point: For seven years a certain boy wizard went to a certain Wizard School and conquered evil. By t
Aug 103 min read
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