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Super 30
What stands out first about Super 30 is the confidence with which Vikas Bahl establishes its biographical drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Super 30 asks Hrithik Roshan and Mrunal Thakur to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Super 30 is established with useful clarity: Based on the life of Patna based mathematician Anand Kumar who runs the famed Super 30 program for IIT aspirants in Patna. That direct approach lets Super 30 use its
Aug 103 min read
My People, My Country
What stands out first about My People, My Country is the confidence with which Kaige Chen establishes its historical drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, My People, My Country asks Huang Bo and Qianyuan Wang to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of My People, My Country is established with useful clarity: An anthology film consist of 7 short stories directed by several different directors, which are based on 7 moments since the founding
Aug 103 min read
The Art of Self-Defense
What stands out first about The Art of Self Defense is the confidence with which Riley Stearns establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Art of Self Defense asks Jesse Eisenberg and Alessandro Nivola to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Art of Self Defense is established with useful clarity: After being attacked on the street, a young man enlists at a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei, in an e
Aug 103 min read
Promare
What stands out first about Promare is the confidence with which Hiroyuki Imaishi establishes its animated adventure identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Promare asks John Eric Bentley and Steve Blum to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Promare is established with useful clarity: A futuristic firefighting mecha service is created to protect the world. That direct approach lets Promare use its 1h 51m running time for character, atmosphere a
Aug 102 min read
Tod@s caen
What stands out first about Tod@s caen is the confidence with which Ariel Winograd establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Tod@s caen asks Martha Higareda and Omar Chaparro to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Tod@s caen is established with useful clarity: Adán (Omar Chaparro) is a charming seducer who believes he knows how to make any woman swoon. That direct approach lets Tod@s caen use its 2h running time for charact
Aug 103 min read
Kalank
What stands out first about Kalank is the confidence with which Abhishek Varman establishes its romance identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Kalank asks Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Kalank is established with useful clarity: The lives of six enigmatic characters become entangled whilst in search of love, but separated by the dichotomy between the two worlds of Husnabad, a town in North India. That direct
Aug 102 min read
Saaho
What stands out first about Saaho is the confidence with which Sujeeth establishes its action film identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Saaho asks Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Saaho is established with useful clarity: A man uses an arsenal of weapons to battle a gang of heavily armed thugs in the city. That direct approach lets Saaho use its 2h 50m running time for character, atmosphere and consequence.
Aug 102 min read
Friends 25th: The One With The Anniversary
What stands out first about Friends 25th: The One With The Anniversary is the confidence with which Kevin Bright establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Friends 25th: The One With The Anniversary asks the lead performer and the principal supporting performer to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Friends 25th: The One With The Anniversary is established with useful clarity: A tribute to the sitcom "Friends" on its 25th an
Aug 103 min read
The Last Full Measure
What stands out first about The Last Full Measure is the confidence with which Todd Robinson establishes its war drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Last Full Measure asks Sebastian Stan and Alison Sudol to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Last Full Measure is established with useful clarity: Thirty four years after his death, Airman William H. That direct approach lets The Last Full Measure use its 1h 56m running time for
Aug 103 min read
Bharat
What stands out first about Bharat is the confidence with which Ali Abbas Zafar establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Bharat asks Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Bharat is established with useful clarity: At the cusp of India's birth as an Independent nation, a family makes an arduous journey to freedom at a cost. That direct approach lets Bharat use its 2h 30m running time for charac
Aug 102 min read
Honey Boy
What stands out first about Honey Boy is the confidence with which Alma Har'el establishes its drama identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, Honey Boy asks Shia LaBeouf and Lucas Hedges to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of Honey Boy is established with useful clarity: A young actor's stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health. That direct approach lets Honey Boy use its
Aug 103 min read
The Beach Bum
What stands out first about The Beach Bum is the confidence with which Harmony Korine establishes its comedy identity. Rather than relying on premise alone, The Beach Bum asks Matthew McConaughey and Snoop Dogg to supply personality from the opening stretch. The premise of The Beach Bum is established with useful clarity: A rebellious stoner named Moondog lives life by his own rules. That direct approach lets The Beach Bum use its 1h 35m running time for character, atmosphere
Aug 103 min read
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