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Pati Patni Aur Woh
What stands out first about Pati Patni Aur Woh is the confidence with which Mudassar Aziz establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Pati Patni Aur Woh asks Kartik Aaryan and Bhumi Pednekar to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Pati Patni Aur Woh is established with useful clarity: Chintu Tyagi is an ordinary, middle class man who finds himself torn between his wife and another woman. That direct approach lets Pati Patni Au
Aug 103 min read
Between Me and My Mind
What stands out first about Between Me and My Mind is the confidence with which Steven Cantor establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Between Me and My Mind asks Ernest Anastasio and Sue Anastasio to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Between Me and My Mind is established with useful clarity: Driven by a constant need to create, Phish frontman Trey Anastasio takes on new projects, including some of his most personal
Aug 103 min read
Mafia Inc
What stands out first about Mafia Inc is the confidence with which Daniel Grou establishes its crime drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Mafia Inc asks Sergio Castellitto and Marc André Grondin to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Mafia Inc is established with useful clarity: The Gamache, tailors from father to son, have been dressing the Mafia family Paternò for three generation. That direct approach lets Mafia Inc use its 2h 23m r
Aug 102 min read
Kinky Boots: The Musical
What stands out first about Kinky Boots: The Musical is the confidence with which Jerry Mitchell establishes its music drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Kinky Boots: The Musical asks Matt Henry and Killian Donnelly to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Kinky Boots: The Musical is established with useful clarity: A filmed version of the popular stage musical, in which a feisty drag queen attempts to rescue a shoe factory by designin
Aug 103 min read
Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am
What stands out first about Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am is the confidence with which Timothy Greenfield Sanders establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am asks Toni Morrison and Hilton Als to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am is established with useful clarity: This artful and intimate meditation on the legendary storyteller examines her life, her works
Aug 103 min read
The Fighting Preacher
What stands out first about The Fighting Preacher is the confidence with which T.C. Christensen establishes its historical drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Fighting Preacher asks David McConnell and Cassidy Hubert to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Fighting Preacher is established with useful clarity: When Willard and Rebecca Bean are called on a mission to a town that's hostile towards them, they must choose whether to
Aug 103 min read
Rush: Cinema Strangiato 2019
What stands out first about Rush: Cinema Strangiato 2019 is the confidence with which Dale Heslip establishes its music drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Rush: Cinema Strangiato 2019 asks Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Rush: Cinema Strangiato 2019 is established with useful clarity: The Holy Trinity of Rock returns to the big screen on Wednesday, August 21, when the first "Annual Exercise in Fan In
Aug 103 min read
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love
What stands out first about Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love is the confidence with which Nick Broomfield establishes its documentary identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love asks Nick Broomfield and Leonard Cohen to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love is established with useful clarity: An in depth look at the relationship between the late musician Leonard Cohen and his Norweg
Aug 103 min read
Noah
What stands out first about Noah is the confidence with which the directing team establishes its historical drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Noah asks the lead performer and the principal supporting performer to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Noah is established with useful clarity: Travel with Noah as he fulfills God's wish, even amidst seemingly impossible odds and the scrutiny of onlookers. That direct approach lets Noah us
Aug 102 min read
The Souvenir
What stands out first about The Souvenir is the confidence with which Joanna Hogg establishes its romance identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Souvenir asks Tom Burke and Tilda Swinton to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Souvenir is established with useful clarity: A young film student in the early '80s becomes romantically involved with a complicated and untrustworthy man. That direct approach lets The Souvenir use its 2h running
Aug 103 min read
Luka Chuppi
What stands out first about Luka Chuppi is the confidence with which Laxman Utekar establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Luka Chuppi asks Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Luka Chuppi is established with useful clarity: Pretending to be married in order to cohabitate, a small town couple lands in endless awkward situations to hide the truth from their orthodox families. That direct app
Aug 103 min read
Bennett's War
What stands out first about Bennett's War is the confidence with which Alex Ranarivelo establishes its sports drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Bennett's War asks Michael Roark and Ali Afshar to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Bennett's War is established with useful clarity: Soldier Marshall Bennett returns back home after sustaining injuries from an improvised explosive device overseas. That direct approach lets Bennett's War
Aug 103 min read
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