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Juliet, Naked
What stands out first about Juliet, Naked is the confidence with which Jesse Peretz establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Juliet, Naked asks Chris O'Dowd and Rose Byrne to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Juliet, Naked is established with useful clarity: Annie (the long suffering girlfriend of Duncan) has an unlikely transatlantic romance with once revered, now faded, singer songwriter, Tucker Crowe, who also happens
Aug 103 min read
The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2018: Live Action
What stands out first about The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2018: Live Action is the confidence with which Max Porter establishes its action film identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2018: Live Action asks Kobe Bryant and Tarra Riggs to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Oscar Nominated Short Films 2018: Live Action is established with useful clarity: Collective screening of the Academy Award nominated sh
Aug 103 min read
BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul
What stands out first about BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul is the confidence with which BTS establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul asks BTS and j hope to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul is established with useful clarity: A concert film by South Korean group BTS. That direct approach lets BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul
Aug 103 min read
Indivisible
What stands out first about Indivisible is the confidence with which David G. Evans establishes its war drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Indivisible asks Sarah Drew and Justin Bruening to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Indivisible is established with useful clarity: The extraordinary true story of Army Chaplain Darren Turner and his wife Heather. That direct approach lets Indivisible use its 1h 59m running time for character,
Aug 103 min read
Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer
What stands out first about Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer is the confidence with which Nick Searcy establishes its crime drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer asks Janine Turner and Nick Searcy to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer is established with useful clarity: A movie about the crimes and trial of K
Aug 103 min read
Ben Is Back
What stands out first about Ben Is Back is the confidence with which Peter Hedges establishes its drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Ben Is Back asks Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Ben Is Back is established with useful clarity: A drug addicted teenage boy shows up unexpectedly at his family's home on Christmas Eve. That direct approach lets Ben Is Back use its 1h 43m running time for character,
Aug 103 min read
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero
What stands out first about Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero is the confidence with which Richard Lanni establishes its animated adventure identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero asks Logan Lerman and Helena Bonham Carter to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero is established with useful clarity: The true story of a stray dog who joins his new master on the battlefields of the First World
Aug 103 min read
Replicas
What stands out first about Replicas is the confidence with which Jeffrey Nachmanoff establishes its action film identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Replicas asks Keanu Reeves and Alice Eve to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Replicas is established with useful clarity: A scientist becomes obsessed with bringing back his family members who died in a traffic accident. That direct approach lets Replicas use its 1h 47m running time for char
Aug 102 min read
Life Itself
What stands out first about Life Itself is the confidence with which Dan Fogelman establishes its romance identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Life Itself asks Oscar Isaac and Olivia Wilde to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Life Itself is established with useful clarity: As a young New York City couple goes from college romance to marriage and the birth of their first child, the unexpected twists of their journey create reverberations th
Aug 103 min read
2.0
What stands out first about 2.0 is the confidence with which S. Shankar establishes its action film identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, 2.0 asks Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of 2.0 is established with useful clarity: After mobiles start mysteriously flying out of the hands of people in Chennai, Dr Vaseegaran summons his trusted robot Chitti to ward off the bird shaped supernatural powers of Pakshirajan. T
Aug 103 min read
Ya veremos
What stands out first about Ya veremos is the confidence with which Pitipol Ybarra establishes its drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Ya veremos asks Mauricio Ochmann and Fernanda Castillo to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Ya veremos is established with useful clarity: Separated couple Rodrigo and Alejandra are required to see each other occasionally because they have joint custody of their son Santi. That direct approach lets Y
Aug 103 min read
Burn the Stage: The Movie
What stands out first about Burn the Stage: The Movie is the confidence with which Park Jun soo establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Burn the Stage: The Movie asks RM and Jin to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Burn the Stage: The Movie is established with useful clarity: A documentary following the worldwide famous music group BTS, as they tour the world and share their experience along with their beloved band
Aug 103 min read
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